NO, Mr Mayor, I shall not be fasting from sunrise until sunset for a day in Ramadan in order “better to understand” Muslims any more than I will be urging friends to circumcise their children in order better to understand Jews or to stand at Stonehenge in order better to understand druids.
I think it important that people understand about religion but there is a difference between understanding and active participation in rites just for the sake of it. [Daily Express] Read more
