Exercise 7.3, V
“It goes like this,” he says. “If religious freedom is a right, then the people at New Cradle have a
right to practice it as they choose. And if they have a right to practice it as they choose, then if
they think same-sex marriage violates their religion, then they can refuse to help same-sex
couples adopt a baby. Now religious freedom is a right and those people think same-sex
marriage violates their religion. Hence they can refuse to help same-sex couples adopt a baby.”
1. R P
“But wait just a minute,” Chloe says. “New Cradle is engaged in a commercial activity,
just like a restaurant, and some of its babies come from out of state. So I would offer you this
1. (R E) (D V)
“I can see that New Cradle faces a dilemma,” Dylan replies. “If it helps same-sex
couples adopt a baby, then it will violate its own principles; but if it does not help them, then it
will violate constitutional principles.”
1. (H O) • (H C)