Abstract

What do Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd v Colorado Civil Rights Commission, other leading cases from the USA, Canada, and the UK, and Teresa Bejan’s concept of ‘mere civility’, teach us about free speech and toleration? This article seeks to answer that question and suggest a path forward that allows people with deep disagreements about fundamental social and moral issues to live peaceably together despite their differences. This article defends two primary claims: First, ‘mere civility’ is complimentary to a broader legal argument for protecting the freedom of all members of a society to espouse and live out their views within the context of the public square and marketplace; and Second, compelling speech (or agreement) under the guise of civility endangers liberty and genuine equality. When freedom is properly protected, ‘mere civility’ is the natural result, while attempts to achieve something more than ‘mere civility’ invariably jeopardize freedom.

中文翻译：

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杰作蛋糕店和言论自由和宽容的基础

摘要

杰作蛋糕店有限公司诉科罗拉多州民权委员会做什么，来自美国，加拿大和英国的其他主要案例，以及特雷莎·贝扬（Teresa Bejan）的“纯文明”概念，教给我们有关言论自由和宽容的知识吗？本文力图回答该问题，并提出一条前进的道路，使在基本社会和道德问题上存在深深分歧的人们能够尽管彼此不同而和平相处。本文为两个主要主张辩护：首先，“纯粹的文明”是对保护社会所有成员在公共场所和市场环境中拥护和实践自己的观点的自由的广泛法律论据的补充；第二，以文明为幌子的令人信服的言论（或协议）危害自由和真正的平等。当自由得到适当的保护时，“纯文明”是自然的结果，