"Religions do not determine further the role of the state, they can not help but recognize it or acknowledge it. The State can not substitute for religion and impose their own consciences definition of the Absolute: the citizens must be able to choose according to their conscience and in freedom. At this point, the positive law must guarantee the fundamental right of human beings ".
The question of the foundation of human rights may lead the state and religions to work, each for its part, in truth, that is liberating. Without an adequate foundation, the universality of human rights - to which I adhere completely - likely to be regionalised. For example, what the Declaration of Human Rights recognizes the Islamic states? The Declaration opens the hope of a universal legal order.
is one of the major current debates and should not be carried out with the attitude of conquest or colonization, but the second reason. We have to work because the different cultures can evolve so that this concept does not appear as a product exclusively western posters but his roots in all cultures of humanity. Humanity must be thought of as 'a'. Secularism is a historical and cultural value of the first magnitude. Can not be reduced to a legal determination. It is not recorded, still, in an ideal empyrean, is located in history, rests on foundational texts, is guaranteed by judicial practice, translates into political action. It represents a life style that evolves encoded with the succession of generations.
and the secular as structuring the modern French culture that pose new questions: it thus conceived as a free spirit, giving the end for some of the suspects, to clarify the goals of each, to overcome with loyalty , reasonableness and courtesy disputes. What are the new questions that in our society are turning to French secularism? The company was rocked by major changes after the First World War. The transformations have taken place upside the internal equilibrium in society.
From the beginning the Republic has assigned a space for religious minorities has accepted Protestantism, has recognized the Jewish citizens during the French Revolution. But the role of Catholicism is specific as it is in fact constituted a majority. It was as if the Catholic religion to play a role of 'public service', although only rely on its own merits. But this building has been deeply shocked by the entire twentieth century, both for ideological reasons and for economic and social reasons. We realized that as one of the current feeding memory and public morality was being hampered, if not diverted? Today there is much talk of de-socialization suburbs.
not forget that, For example, they were not designed nor Muslims nor Jews. When they were built after the Second World War, it was to cope with a surge in population that 15 years had resulted in France, the doubling of urban buildings. The de-socialization, which is attributed to the immigrants and what they truly are the first victims is the result of urbanization in the country made during the long wave of the '50s. Catholicism pays the price of this upheaval. In truth no longer has the practical possibility of ensuring that once was true for almost the entire French population: the religious education was taught together at school public, the church, the presbytery and 80% of the French was lectured! They were probably corrupt, or deprived of moral principles? Currently, the concrete conditions of schooling and education prevent the passage of time to exercise even that "public service" in favor of historical memory and spiritual.
This tradition remains accessible to only a few militant minorities. It is physically impossible to ensure that cultural transmission to the majority. Ask the state to take on this task would be an extremely dangerous because it derives an ideology or a pseudo-religion of the state could replace the religious freedom of citizens and their personal dignity. It is more appropriate to continue reflecting on French culture and his memory. Some progress has been made to alleviate the systematic elimination of the religious teaching of culture. How to speak German culture without talking about Luther, or the history of France without highlighting the biblical and Christian roots? Of course it would take teachers who looked with sympathy to the religious dimension is inscribed in our civilization.
Although it is not their job to convey to inculcate a faith or belief in transcendent order. Our contemporaries often feel assaulted by a kind of disrespect. Mockery accentuates a popular drift aggressive which can lead to political consequences. In our society of the rule of respect: we must ensure that this rule is respected.
Jean-Marie Lustiger - from Future © are reserved
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