A gutsy statement, and I think one with merit for the reason Giok states. It also inserts the separation of church and state to a small degree by setting aside an essentially religous custom for the purposes of public discourse.

Of course it will ruffle Muslims, who (for some good and some not so good reasons) have shown over the last few years that they can be very touchy about their customs and beliefs, even when offence is accidental, imagined, or insignificant.

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