Enslaved by religions Law (and "the community")
by
curiousgemini
02/11/2008, 6:17 PM
Hitchens is right on the mark here. What the Archbishop is advocating is putting the rights of a religious community above the rights of individuals. Of course, not all Muslims in Britain are as hostile to women's rights as in the examples Hitchens give. But, in too many cases, the religious authorities in the Islamic world seem to have an utter disregard to the autonomy and freedom of women. This is not about "morality" in a religious community, its about using religion as a tool of male domination and control. This is not to pick on Muslems. Not so long ago, many Christians had little regard for the rights of women too.