Many liberals are appalled by such deference by the state to religion. Although I don't know much about the legislation, it strikes me as more communitarian than liberal in spirit.
-- Luke
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Henwood" <dhenwood at panix.com> To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] The Feminism of Fools
> Ted Winslow wrote:
>
> >From a letter from two Muslim women in yesterday's Toronto Star
> >defending the Ontario government's decision to allow the setting up
> >of shari'a based arbitration panels:
> >
> >"Beating or hurting one's wife is not permitted in Islam; only a
> >slight tap that doesn't cause any pain with a _miswack_ (toothpick)
> >is allowed; anything further is reprehensible."
>
> As Alexander Cockburn once said in a very different context, I love
> liberals when they try to think constructively.
>
> Doug
> ___________________________________
> http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk