Rights, Reflection, and Reciprocity: Implications of the Same-Sex Marriage Debate for Tolerance and the Political Process

@article{Djupe2016RightsRA,
  title={Rights, Reflection, and Reciprocity: Implications of the Same-Sex Marriage Debate for Tolerance and the Political Process},
  author={Paul A. Djupe and Andrew R. Lewis and Ted Gerard Jelen},
  journal={Politics and Religion},
  year={2016},
  volume={9},
  pages={630 - 648}
}
Abstract Contentious battles over state-level Religious Freedom Restoration Acts suggest a fundamental refashioning of the “culture war” clashes in American politics. Conservatives — particularly religious conservatives — have come to champion a politics of rights, using “liberal weapons” (rights) to win battles or at least stave off loses. This raises important questions about the long-run effects of making rights claims. Does rights claiming lead to balkanization and reinforce group… 
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