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CusCus · 23-08-2006, 16:19

OK I'm going to throw a liitle spanner in the works

Why should the UK be a Christian "Church of England" country when (quite rightly) people are allowed to practice their own religion?

I would say there is a very strong argument for separation of Religion from the State, hence BigEars (Charles Windsor) wanting to be "defender of faiths" rather than "defender of the faith"

A secular state would (I infer) therefore less likely to be discriminatory against "non-state" religious beliefs.

And following on therefore, why not allow (say) 4 days a year for religious holidays to be taken whenever an individual chooses according to their religious beliefs - Christmas, passover, Eid, Ramadam, whatever.

Comments from open minded individuals.!

France is a secular state in theory but has much worse troubles with integration than we have, however, so there's plenty of room to pick holes in my argument above.

23-08-2006, 16:19	#118
CusCus Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 40 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Re: One Step Too Far OK I'm going to throw a liitle spanner in the works Why should the UK be a Christian "Church of England" country when (quite rightly) people are allowed to practice their own religion? I would say there is a very strong argument for separation of Religion from the State, hence BigEars (Charles Windsor) wanting to be "defender of faiths" rather than "defender of the faith" A secular state would (I infer) therefore less likely to be discriminatory against "non-state" religious beliefs. And following on therefore, why not allow (say) 4 days a year for religious holidays to be taken whenever an individual chooses according to their religious beliefs - Christmas, passover, Eid, Ramadam, whatever. Comments from open minded individuals.! France is a secular state in theory but has much worse troubles with integration than we have, however, so there's plenty of room to pick holes in my argument above.