PHI 1102 Study Guide - Reasonable Accommodation, Negative Liberty, Jan Narveson
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2. freedom of conscience and religion (these define the purposes of secularism) 4. neutrality of state with respect to religious convictions (the institutional realization of the purpose) 1. the french republican model is a restrictive secularism . This restrictive secularism model is not suitable for quebec because. A) it does not truly link institutional structures to the purposes of secularism. B) the emancipatory mission directed against religion is not compatible with state neutrality. C) the integration process in diversified societies is achieved through exchanges between citizens, on the intercultural model, rather than by relegating identities to the background. Restrictive secularism does not line up with quebecs history of dealing with diversity that is. Taylor and bouchard call for open secularism for quebec, which allows for religious more open and generous accommodation. One of the concrete underlying questions is the wearing of religious signs t&b argue against a general prohibition except where functions directly imply the need for impartiality ex judges.
