Taming the Gods: Religion and Democracy on Three Continents
Public Affairs Program, Global Ethics Forum Video Highlights
March 10, 2010
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Focusing on Muslims in Europe, Ian Buruma argues that religions (including Islam) and liberal democracies are compatible, despite many peoples' fears. Democracy allows space for religion as long as believers obey their society's laws--and the majority of European Muslims are law-abiding.
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