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Thread #71855   Message #2477459
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
27-Oct-08 - 04:14 PM
Thread Name: BS: secular vs. non-secular
Subject: RE: BS: secular vs. non-secular
Turkey has tried to maintain a strong government, free of religion, but the strengthening of Islam means that there are demands for headscarf tolerance, and sharia law in family matters.
France is having problems satisfying an increasing Muslim minority, and there have been demands in UK and elsewhere for sharia law to be applied in Muslim family matters.
The trend, strengthened by political action, seems to be toward stronger religious influence in countries with one dominant religion, and in addition, allowance of religious practices that are variant to those of the majority.

Here in Canada, in Calgary at least, there is a division on vaccination between the public and separate (Catholic)schools, both taxpayer supported. Certain vaccination procedures will be followed by the public schools that will be forbidden in the separate schools. Depending on religion, one group has elected for protection, the other has gone against it.

In other words, religious groups try to push their beliefs, and secularists push back. These conflicts can lead to change in the nature of a society.