18. 1534 English “Reformation”
1689 The Toleration Act passed by the
Parliament
1689 publication anonymously of John
Locke’s Epistola de tolerantia
155 years !!!
Curtailment of government purpose and power
Rise of Political Liberalism
19. C s icund rs nd
la s e ta ing Ne und rs nd
w e ta ing
Between hate, To ra e= re p c
le nc s e t,
persecution, a p va a c p nc ,
p ro l, c e ta e
a p c tio
p re ia n,
maltreatment and va a n
lid tio
acceptance, approval, a o inio a life
ll p ns nd
appreciation, s sa e ua
tyle re q l
validation
It is undesirable, yet
legally permitted
because coercion to
conformity is not a
suitable means (lesser
20. C s icund rs nd
la s e ta ing Ne und rs nd
w e ta ing
John Locke: acts, Only a tsa w rd
c nd o s
institutions, and tha ha a the
t rm no r
p rs n
e o
opinions that Hum nis .o : “If Go
a m rg d
undermine the fabric d e no e t,
o s t xis
of society e rythingisp rm d
ve e itte
a fo Exis ntia m
nd r te lis
“If there is no God,
thisisthes rting
ta -
everything is p int.”
o
permitted.”
Disastrous!!!
21. C s icund rs nd
la s e ta ing Ne und rs nd
w e ta ing
P s rva n o c
re e tio f ivil So ie w a jus b
c ty ill d t y
s c ty
o ie
its lf; d n’t w rry
e o o
Fa ily
m So ia Evo
c l lutio !!
n
Ma rria e
g
If So efo so hum n
m rm f a P lis o m rria e
lura m f a g s
unio w und rm
ns ill e ine
iso y
ka
s c ty no tob
o ie t e
le a a c p d(tho h
g lly c e te ug
no p he )
t unis d
22. Union of one male and one female
Union of two males or two females
Why restricted to two?
23. TheNe rla s Se t
the nd , p
20
05
齊人之福(後現代版)
In USA, 10 0 “ lura
,0 0 p l
m rria e ” 0 0J n 2 0 )
a g s (2 /2 a 0 9
24. If homosexuality is to be treasured and
approved, so should bisexuality
If homosexuals can legally marry, so should
bisexuals. a marriage of 3 partners?
25. Equal Protection of Civil Rights
Protection from violence
Protection from domestic violence
Protection from violence inflicted by the one
who lives with you and with whom you have
an intimate/dependent relationship
Domestic violence: 家庭暴力?家居暴力?
26. Civil union or domestic partnership
Benefits of health or life insurance or hospital
visitation
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