I agree....but it might be impossible to separate the two. After all, government is merely a group of people, and the vast majority of people believe in a God.  When a religious person is asked to rule on matters of ethics.....its not surprising they fall back on their beliefs as rooted in religion.

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: John Stanley
  To: CF-Community
  Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 8:56 AM
  Subject: RE: multiculturalism question

  >>Can a predominately Judeo-Christian society trust Islamic
  >>religious rules to protect the rights of all individuals?

  This is exactly the reason for keeping religious freaking rules out of
  society.

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 9:53 AM
  To: CF-Community
  Subject: Re: multiculturalism question

  Here you go:

  LETTER FROM THE AMERICAS
  When the Koran Speaks, Will Canadian Law Bend?
  By CLIFFORD KRAUSS

  Published: August 4, 2004

  Steve Payne for The New York Times
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