01-Oct-2010, 10:36 PM
Soli Sorabjee called the Allahabad HC verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi title suit to be an act of 'judicial statesmanship'. But perhaps it's really 'judicial appeasement'.
I was dismayed to read yesterday that the judgment actually featured the sentence: " The disputed site is the birthplace of Lord Ram.”
I therefore share the dismay of the authors of the following article:
http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?267313
After the unfounded euphoria over the so-called 'one-third reconciliation formula' has worn out, the realization that literalist, majoritarian religion has overriden factual evidence will soon sink in. There's no escaping the fact that this is a setback for freethinkers.
I was dismayed to read yesterday that the judgment actually featured the sentence: " The disputed site is the birthplace of Lord Ram.”
I therefore share the dismay of the authors of the following article:
http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?267313
After the unfounded euphoria over the so-called 'one-third reconciliation formula' has worn out, the realization that literalist, majoritarian religion has overriden factual evidence will soon sink in. There's no escaping the fact that this is a setback for freethinkers.