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Samir, Jerome isn't too fond of religion in general - he caused a stir on Kos a while back with diaries slamming all religious faith, and Christianity specifically. He is also quite liberal on the issues in question. So it is probably safe to say that he wouldn't agree with Islamic religious strictures on gender, sexuality, and religion's role in the state. But that's not because of any specific anti-Islamic bias.
by MarekNYC on Mon Feb 6th, 2006 at 04:08:10 PM EST
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I was not slamming all religious faith, but all religious organisations and more specifically any attempt to bring absolutes into political or public discourse.

I am actually quite envious of people that have the faith - and the peace of mind that comes with it - to believe that there is more than a big empty nothing after we die. (Of course, you can replace "faith" by "ability to suspend rational judgement" and make it offensive).

But it's true that I am an equal opportunity religious basher. The catholic church is just as bad as islam ;-)

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Mon Feb 6th, 2006 at 04:21:10 PM EST
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