Can of Worms: Mufti Wants Moratorium on French Law Separating Church and State

From the desk of Tiberge on Fri, 2008-02-01 13:06

The mufti of the Paris mosque, Dalil Boubakeur, has dropped what amounts to 
a political and religious bomb. He proposes a moratorium on the French law of 
1905 separating Church and State, because not enough mosques are being built 
in France.

Besides his position as mufti, he is the president of the CFCM (French Council
of the Muslim Faith), an association officially established in 2003 thanks to 
the efforts of Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy.

Questioned by Le Monde, Mr. Boubakeur set forth the idea of a "moratorium of 
10 to 20 years" on the 1905 law, which forbids all public funding of places 
of worship, so that Islam can "catch up" on its needs. "The
associations that 
administer houses of worship need to be given air to breathe," he says.

This has to be one of the most daring statements made yet by a Muslim leader 
in France. There are at least 1500 mosques and prayer rooms in France, 75 in 
Paris alone.

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Full article at "Brussels Journal"
http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/2927

Cheers, Steve..

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