Focus (Forum & Focus)
Mar. 11, 2008
Coercive Intolerance
Forum Column - By David Llewellyn - A recent case in Malaysia demonstrates the anti-liberty ramifications the introduction of Islamic sharia law might have in a democratic legal system.
By David Llewellyn
This article appears on Page 6.
The one practice that democracy cannot tolerate is coercive intolerance. Democratic intolerance toward Islamic sharia law reflects Islamic intolerance of democratic values and personal liberty, particularly freedom of religion and other personal beliefs, private actions and intimate behaviors that sharia law seeks to regulate.
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