«The liberal tradition was built on this foundation stone laid by Locke

and others, on this determination to expel the civil authorities from

the realm of belief. Now, some of the self-styled heirs of Lockean

liberalism are explicitly inviting the state back into the realm of

belief. They are fundamentally blurring the Enlightenment distinction

between those areas where the civil authorities have jurisdiction – our

‘outward lives’ relating to property, security and law – and those areas

where the civil authorities should have no jurisdiction – our ‘inward

lives’ of freedom of belief and expression,» sa Brendan O’Neill på

Litteraturhuset i oktober. Spiked! publiserer innlegget i anledning det

franske forbudet mot ansiktsdekkende plagg.

Les også William Langley om «France’s burka ban is a victory for tolerance» i The Daily Telegraph.