tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-263107069054598587.post4439426389790031070..comments2018-10-15T10:14:34.402-04:00Comments on Vox Populi: Is an Islamic Reformation Possible? Towards a Vatican II of Islam by Ibn WarraqUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-263107069054598587.post-42176519531547720772008-03-25T01:01:00.000-04:002008-03-25T01:01:00.000-04:00You say that orthodox is incompatible with human r...You say that orthodox is incompatible with human rights. But so is orthodox Christianity. And orthodox Judaism.<BR/> As you point out, universal education, economic progress, human rights quaranteed by law, etc can eventually lead to most Muslim becoming secular in practice. But it will remain incompatible with their religion. But, even though the factors mentioned above have led to the majority of Christians in the West becoming secular in practice, orthodox Christianity is still incompatible with their secularism.<BR/> As long as the majority believes in any kind of religion, there will always be the potential or danger of the religion promoting a right wing backlash such as we now have to contend with in the United States with the current outbreak of fundamentalism. We can all hope that the counter reaction to the current outbreak of religious extremism will lead to the majority of humans freeing themselves from the prison of religious belief.<BR/><BR/>RobertHalfhill@gmail.comRobertHalfhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07438798415414909426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-263107069054598587.post-45816130104819524622008-03-09T20:14:00.000-04:002008-03-09T20:14:00.000-04:00And now Blair is going to be lecturing on 'faith' ...And now Blair is going to be lecturing on 'faith' at Yale. How useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com