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1/10/06

European secularism - Editorials/Op-Ed - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper

The Washington Times

"European secularism

TODAY'S COLUMNIST
By Tulin Daloglu
January 10, 2006

When President Bush talks about Iraq, he emphasizes the spread of democracy as key to fighting terrorism. He has described his resolve to fight radical Islamists in religious terms, but he has stopped short of characterizing it as a war between Christendom and Islam. 'It should be clear to all that Islam -- the faith of one-fifth of humanity -- is consistent with democratic rule,' Mr. Bush has said. But the president chose not to talk about secularism, which is necessary to a functioning democracy. "

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