On Feb 7, 2008 11:13 AM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He added Muslims > should not have to choose between "the stark alternatives of cultural > loyalty or state loyalty". >
I wholly reject that notion. State laws are derived from the dominant culture present within. The laws should strive to respect other cultures where possible. However, there will be areas where the law must be very clear...and if a particular subculture of that state violates that law....the options are really twofold: 1) remain and break the law and face the consequences or 2) move to a state (country) who's laws more fit your culture There are many areas where laws can be flexible to allow for cultural differences. For instance, Christian worship services feed wine to children as young as second grade. That's technically against the law. If Muslim services had something similar, I'm sure it could be granted the same pass. But the kind of bunk this guy is talking about amounts to cultural relativism....the idea that there are no objective moral truths. Once you start admitting that, it is the TRUE definition of slippery slope. I can murder anyone I want, blame it on my culture, and there wouldn't be a damn thing you could do about it. Grrr....i'm too riled up right before lunch. You troll!!! -- It was dark all around There was frost on the ground When the Tigers broke free ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:253670 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
