Young. British. Female. Muslim. -Times Online. It’s a controversial time for British women to be wearing the hijab, the basic Muslim headscarf. Last month, Belgium became the first European country to pass legislation to ban the burka (the most concealing of Islamic veils), calling it a “threat” to female dignity, while France looks poised to follow suit. In Italy earlier this month, a Muslim woman was fined €500 (£430) for wearing the Islamic veil outside a post office. And yet, while less than 2 per cent of the population now attends a Church of England service every week, the number…
That’s a great article, and it brings up something I have said often in the past–the sadism that brings people to commit violent acts is prior to any religious or theological concept created to justify it. It’s not that religious people are violent, it’s that violent people have learned to hide behind religion.
I’ve elaborated a bit on my own blog. Incidentally, have you been invited to the Progressive Faith Blog Con?