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I'll vote for basic human rights over traditional cultural practice any day.
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That's one thing that's always bene the palce i've drawn the line, where religion (or culture) comes before or impinges on basic human rights, dignity or quality of life. example: Catholic church forcing the stopping of the morning after pill being given out in french PUBLIC high schools because of what they beleive. France has one of the highest teenage birth rates. ....On a related issue a reasonably group of us at school (public) are fighting the singing of a hymn at speach night at the moment...
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The tricky part comes in when there is a dispute over what is a basic human right.
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AH - good old arguement this one - is there such a thing as absolute rights. Yes - inside any structure (such as human society) there is, or should be so i believe. Universal decleration of human rights is usually considered a good starting point. THat mayor sounds like a very stupid person - reminds me of the DC(?) one i heard quoted "the brave men who died in vietnam, more than 100% of which were black..."