Community, diversity and the public good
I'm intending to go along to this event and decided I would set out my thoughts on the questions put so I will hopefully be able to give some cogent answers. As always as a Humanist I have to admit that I can be wrong and would therefore welcome comments below. The Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life: community, diversity and the public good 12 March 2014, 3.30-5.30pm The commission asks: What are the foundations of a democratic and diverse nation? How is community identity formed in a multi-faith society? Should the freedom of religious expression be limited? How should religion and belief be taught in state schools? What lessons can Leicester share about interfaith dialogue and action? What are the foundations of a democratic and diverse nation? I think the word liberal is missing here. Our liberties, established in the Magna Carta, Bill of Rights 1689 and the Human Rights Act, limit the power of the state over the individ...