Says who? - About the majority believing in a deity. From what I
understand only a slim  minority in Europe now have that belief.

Anyhow by your logic then religion should rule government.

larry

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 09:02:47 -0500, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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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