I think you're right about the connection between fewer economic prospects and rising fundamentalism. It makes sense - people tend to seek SOMETHING in their lives to be certain about when the basics are proving elusive.
That said, I'm gald "separation of church and state" is not quite as solidly enshrined in our constitution as it is in yours. It gives us more options to seek creative solutions in a few areas. Whether we will or not is still an open question. (Our laws do enshrine freedom of religion, but the courts tend to interpret that as meaning, "As long as there's an equal, non-religious option, some support for a religious one is not discrimination."
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Date: 2006-08-18 01:17 pm (UTC)That said, I'm gald "separation of church and state" is not quite as solidly enshrined in our constitution as it is in yours. It gives us more options to seek creative solutions in a few areas. Whether we will or not is still an open question. (Our laws do enshrine freedom of religion, but the courts tend to interpret that as meaning, "As long as there's an equal, non-religious option, some support for a religious one is not discrimination."