tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561829398685858313.post7548536716161879824..comments2023-05-08T04:06:30.276-07:00Comments on Notes of an Itinerant Mendicant: Can Islam be Secular: On how the question predetermines your answerJason Keith Fernandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747657801280747019noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561829398685858313.post-21320963922517905082009-11-24T12:12:16.004-08:002009-11-24T12:12:16.004-08:00On your column for tomorrow, Jason: yes, tolerance...On your column for tomorrow, Jason: yes, tolerance and respect are the core ethos of what we called 'benevolent secularism'. They are also perfect strategies for non-engagement, 'noli me tangere', the guardian for the comfort zone of secular liberal existence. The difference in response to our Bosnian muslim in India and in Holland, might be explained because a Dutch audience does not feel threatened by these statements. We consider our secular worldview so superior to any of these deficient life forms, that we don't even bother to engage. We welcome anyone, of course on the condition that one neutralizes ones claims to a contesting worldview. And hence the superiority of the secular worldview becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.Tonnoreply@blogger.com