Love the sin
Subtitle: sexual regulation and the limits of religious tolerance
By: Janet R. Jakobsen and Ann Pellegrini
Contributors: Pellegrini, Ann, 1964-
Series: Sexual cultures
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Gay rights -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Homosexuality -- Government policy -- United States; Gay rights -- United States
Description: "In this carefully argued study, Janet R. Jakobsen and Ann Pellegrini examine this powerful and disturbing connection as they explore the reasons why secular institutions habitually use religion to regulate sexual life.

From state legislatures to the halls of Congress and the Supreme Court, from daily newspapers to popular magazines and television talk shows, Jakobsen and Pellegrini illustrate the intensity of America's obsession with sex in the name of values and the dangers it poses to some of our most basic freedoms.".

"Using a wide range of case studies, Love the Sin offers an insightful critique of the ways in which sexuality in general and homosexuality in particular are discussed and debated in the public arena. Additionally, the book sets forth constructive alternatives that highlight the vital links between sexual and religious freedom and expose the hazards of using religion as a justification for regulating sexuality."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index