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Dit deel in de Coornhert-reeks bevat twee nog niet eerder verschenen achttiendeeeuwse teksten. Ze behandelen burgerlijke en godsdienstige vrijheid en verdraagzaamheid. De auteurs, Boudewijn van Rees en Cornelius Rogge, waren beiden remonstranten. Ze voerden gezamenlijk actie voor de scheiding van kerk en staat in het kader van de Bataafse Republiek en later sloegen ze de handen ineen bij een poging tot een verenigde protestantse kerk van Nederland te komen. Deze geschriften vormen de grondslag voor dat streven. In de inleiding behandelt Simon Vuyk het debat over tolerantie in de achttiende eeu

Following some general observations on the growing secularization of Western societies & after producing statistical data documenting the percentages of Muslim populations in Belgium & the Netherlands, three major issues are addressed from a Belgian perspective: (1) Islam bashing in the context of the recognition of freedom of religions & worldviews in a modern democratic society, (2) policies & attitudes toward visible religious symbols worn in public places; the banning of the hijab (the headscarf worn by Muslim females) in Antwerp public schools, & (3) the degree of separation between state & religion in Belgium. It is argued that the Islamic religion should not be associated with violence, terrorism, or oppression of women; Islam should be integrated on equal rights with other religions into the Belgian society, while emancipative & liberal movements within it should be actively supported. The banning of head scarves for Muslim teachers & students in Flanders is assessed from the broader perspective of similar policies, either implemented or planned, in France, Germany, & other European countries. Articles from the Belgian constitution are quoted to illustrate that the separation between state & religion in this country is incomplete; although the government adopts a neutral stance toward all worldviews, the state recognizes six official religions whose practice is partially supported with tax-payer's money & their clergy receive state pension; the favoring of the Catholic Church in this arrangement is pointed out. It is concluded on a general note that despite the secularization of the society, religious issues figure prominently in the public sphere. Z. Dubiel

In 2008, the Dutch politician Geert Wilders (Partij voor de Vrijheid PVV, Party For Freedom) published on the Internet his film Fitna, discussing the Islam in what the author of the present article calls an amateurish series of stereotypes, prejudices, decontextualized images and (purposeful) mistranslations. The Dutch debate surrounding the movies was almost exclusively directed in terms of freedom of opinion and expression, and their alleged threat. An upheaval amongst the Dutch political elite and within media circles that was, however, disappointingly short. In the present article, the author discusses the obsession for Islam as a symptom of growing political incapacity to make a rational and nuanced analysis of the diversity and complexity of the Islam on the one hand, and the role and place of religion in the 21st century in general. The first part is a criticism of the conducted debate, the second part an effort to formulate the right questions that can lead to some realistic answers. References. O. van Zijl

Inhoud -- Voorwoord -- Ter inleiding: de onvermijdelijke ongemakken van de vrijheid -- De geest van Robespierre -- De paradox van de vervolging -- Ongehoorde ongehoorzaamheid: een no GO! -- Nous sommes Charlie! (maar niet voor voetbaltuig) -- Rechtbank gelooft niet in Rokerskerk -- Iedereen seksist -- Gekozen en ongekozen discriminatie? -- #JeSuisHypocrisie? -- Kuifje in het land van justitie -- In de ban van de Koran -- Boerkaverbod in Absurdistan -- Voetbal, muziek en machtsmisbruik -- Handschudweigeraar kan het schudden -- Borsten en (andere) dubbele maatstaven -- B&B weigert M&M