Tragic Choices in Ideological Battles: Gay Rights Versus Religious Freedom

A major domestic issue in the United States today is the battle between gay rights and religious liberty. It is an issue often framed as a zero-sum battle where one side must lose and be faced with a tragic choice. Thus far, it has only been religious individuals who believe marriage is only supposed to be between men and women, and who act on this belief who have been made to make this choice. Religious believers connected to the wedding industry who refuse to facilitate gay weddings have been faced with the tragic choice of either abandoning their faith or being subjected to draconian legal penalties. This is a 180 degree change from a generation ago when homosexuals who were subjected to the same thing. This paper explores how the rights of both parties can be protected by exploring various U.S. Supreme Court cases and the meaning of the First, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Business Ethics: Privacy

本稿は，義務論的倫理学の視点から社会の中にある道徳基準について概観し，ビジネス環境におけるプライバシーの重要性について論証することを目的としている。ビジネス環境においては，模範的な人でさえプライバシーを侵害する可能性は否めない。本論では，多様な視点からプライバシーについて詳述するため，たとえば９月11日のテロ事件後にアメリカで起きた個人情報に関する事例等も用いている。義務論的倫理学の中で取り扱われる道徳原理を軸とした場合，個人のプライバシーを守ることは最重要課題であるといえるだろう

Placebo Justice: Victim Recommendations and Offender Sentences in Sexual Assault Cases

After many years of neglect, crime victims have recently been rediscovered, and concern for them has become an important item on the agenda of the criminal justice system.1 Feminist activists have exerted particular pressure on the criminal justice system to reform its attitudes and practices relating to the concerns of sexual assault victims.2 One might reasonably expect that this upsurge of concern will result in sexual assault victims exerting greater influence on decision-making at all stages of the processing of offenders

The People Who Own the Country Ought to Govern It : The Supreme Court, Hegemony, and Its Consequences

In 1637, Rene Descartes published one of the great books of intellectual history—Discourse on Methods. This book attempted to lay the foundation for the philosophical tradition known as rationalism. It contained epistemological rules for arriving at certain truth. Descartes asserted that truth is derived from two mental operations: intuition and deduction. Upon these indubitable rocks would be built an edifice of knowledge enduring forever

Differential Sentencing Patterns among Felony Sex Offenders and Non-Sex Offenders

More than thirty years ago, commentators noted that there is doubtless no subject on which one can obtain more definite opinions and less definite knowledge than in the area of the sentencing of sex offenders.1 The literature is no less deficient today. There are numerous assertions to the effect that sex offenders receive draconian penalties2 while certain feminist theorists maintain that sex offenders receive overly lenient treatment.3 In both cases, however, the unanswered question is, In relation to what

Pop Music Lyrics : An Alternative Guide to Teaching English for University Students

This study will focus on achieving higher levels of engagement in universityEnglish Second Language classrooms. Though alternative approaches otherthan the textbook, students have the opportunity to learn about pop culture.More precisely, focusing on the use of English lyrics as an effective method inpromoting motivation as well as an understanding of language. In recent times,young people turn to YouTube for entertainment without being prompted orencouraged. Therein, it would be a good idea to incorporate Western musicinto English studies. Learners can select their favourite hits on the pop chartsfor analyzing and understanding. In this particular research, Ed Sheeran song“Castle on the hill” has been selected with two sentences being deconstructed.Students will be encouraged to master those two sentences and usethem in various situations