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Monday, June 4, 2012

A cast-iron case for a secular society, Islam and Pluralism, NewAgeIslam.com

Islam and Pluralism
A cast-iron case for a secular society
Nick Cohen The Observer,
Sunday August 3 2008

When the Commission for Racial Equality investigated racism in the building industry, it said that a man's skin colour was irrelevant to whether he would make a good worker. A black bricklayer should have the same opportunities as a white bricklayer. Today's supporters of homosexual adoption say that the sexuality of a couple is irrelevant. If they can show they would make good parents, they should have the same rights to adopt as everyone else. The argument among economists about the gender pay gap is, at root, an argument about relevance as well. Are women paid less because they take time off to have children or because of misogynist employers' irrelevant prejudices?

Now politicians, judges and the godly are trying to turn religion into an equal opportunities cause. The language sounds the same as in the 20th century, but the consequences could not be more different. Instead of fighting for equality, they are demanding special treatment and the social fragmentation that goes with it.

http://newageislam.com/a-cast-iron-case-for-a-secular-society/islam-and-pluralism/d/423


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