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To: Rambi who wrote (67760)	9/13/2005 1:10:48 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

I would draw the line a lot more leniently than most, at least that's my perception. I would allow polygamy, for example. But not child marriage. I would allow infant circumcision but not infant clitoridectomy. I don't even know what the Canadian debate was about, I must admit. But here in the US a Muslim marriage contract is enforceable, as is a Jewish marriage contract, as is a Buddhist marriage contract. But only if the couple also gets a civil marriage, and the religious contract is executed in a form which is admissible in court. People have to accommodate both their own religions and the requirements of the state -- which is pretty much the way Christians do it, too. For example, Catholics can't prevent a divorce, but they don't have to remarry.