Good. Very good.
I'd been getting worried about the implications of the religious hatred law, now thankfully defeated.
To me it seemed that drawing parallels between this law and race hatred legislation was like trying to include Intelligent Design in the Science classroom. A race, we all agree, is something you can't decide, can't change, and which says nothing concrete about how you behave or treat others. A religion, on the other hand, will often be the defining factor in your behaviour - and a bad interpretation of it should rightly be criticised.
Thank you, Mr. Atkinson.
To me it seemed that drawing parallels between this law and race hatred legislation was like trying to include Intelligent Design in the Science classroom. A race, we all agree, is something you can't decide, can't change, and which says nothing concrete about how you behave or treat others. A religion, on the other hand, will often be the defining factor in your behaviour - and a bad interpretation of it should rightly be criticised.
Thank you, Mr. Atkinson.
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10:55 AM
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does religion dictate your behavior? What of young British muslims who often want to live their lives in unmediated compatiblity with their British (and Western ) way of life? Therefore, religion cannot wholly define they are.
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