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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (38212)	7/21/2005 11:57:42 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Perhaps you are right. I do not really think it is fine for Muslim, Jewish, or Christian countries to insist on a state supported religion. I thought the implication was that if your laws allow it, it's fine. Such laws are archaic, and until the whole world has the equivalent of the First Amendment, there will be no peace. There has been a great brouhaha over displays of the Ten Commandments on public property. I do not see how this in any way discriminates against other religions, because under our laws if the majority votes to put some other monument up on the court house lawn, they can. The majority just does not see it that way and some people can't stand it. I think the main reason for the First Amendment was to protect religion from the government, not the other way around. You are right, it is a brilliant idea. Edit: Here's the passage I was referring to. My comments above do not really pertain to it very well, I'm afraid. I think it is fine to close your culture to outsiders if that is what you want to do, and if your laws allow it. The Islamic societies do everything they can to discourage infidels from living in them- other religions are often illegal.