From the Islamophobes this will doubtless provoke an 'it's political correctness gone mad' bleating about special 'treatment' for Muslims. But for us Humanists it throws up a couple of serious concerns.
Presumably any atheist who has received a harsher sentence for the same offence will now have grounds to appeal on the grounds of discrimination.
Most of all we again have to suffer the smugness of religious-types assuming that they hold the monopoly on a moral compass. That kind of thinking has a deep hold on society as a whole - how often do we hear that its said that churches or faith schools may preach some nonsense but at least they give kids 'values' ?
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It is sad to see that so many have attributed moral values with religion on one hand but on the other attempt to demonise any other religion.
In reality of course religion does both but inevitably will always used to push the agenda of the ruling class and therefore in many ways organised religion is morally bankrupt and the product of some many conflicts in society
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