> There are models to follow, and I can perhaps use Trinidad as an > example. There is a strong muslim population here and we don't have > issues of wife killing etc. or any of the more radical things you read > about. We haven't altered our laws to allow for any of these extreme > acts either. > > There must be mutual respect, and if there isn't then the state has a > right to protect society according to its laws.
The problem with that concept is that in "civilized" societies those with extreme views and practices cry foul when laws are enforced on them. They want to bring their laws along with them so they can continue to do what their fathers and grandfathers did. You may have achieved balance in Trinidad but that is not the case in most countries. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:257733 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
