22nd January 2004, 3:20 PM
Yes, calling this "liberal" is quite misguided, as I said. It does have some basis for why they should try it, but still... it is not liberal. You say it's seperation of church and state? In a way, but it's more because of fear and lack of understanding (going both ways), and the fact that the Muslim world is more backward (politically) than the Western one and is more religious -- which is a problem, definitely, in a secular nation like France...