Posted on 03/11/2010 11:53:54 PM PST by ekeni
Whether we can agree on the content of a common ethic is another question entirely. But this is where critical and indepth debates should take place, and it’s in this way that the issue of our plural future together should be determined. That future cannot be shaped by superficial discussions of national identity, values or Britishness. Similarly, we must stop treating diversity as a hindrance, for it should be exactly the opposite. Rather, an ethics based on our common citizenship must be forged from a serious and profound engagement with the meaning of our common humanity.
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"Once again I submit that which was removed by the moderator. Without reason and questioning what hope does Islam have in the modern free world?
005.101 YUSUFALI: O ye who believe! Ask not questions about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. But if ye ask about things when the Qur’an is being revealed, they will be made plain to you, Allah will forgive those: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing.
005.102 YUSUFALI: Some people before you did ask such questions, and on that account lost their faith."
Do you think thats wise?
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