Morocco attempting moderate Islam

As owner of the ironic nickname "St. James the Apostate", everyone knows my loving hatred of religion (you can debate whether or not Buddhism is a religion), but since I don't have any really good ideas as to what else can fulfill religion's role in civilized societies (instead of its pernicious role in blood-thirsty ones), it's good to see that folks like King Mohammed VI are trying very hard to keep the proverbial baby instead of the co-proverbial bathwater that the Wahabbists embrace.

Imagine an Islamic state in which:

• Women don't live in fear.
• The King calls himself First Among Equals.
• Democracy & self-determination instead of kleptocracy is the order of things.
  

Three cheers for King Mohammed! Let's hope for the sake of everyone that this enterprise succeeds.


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