“The great irony is that the surest guarantor of religious freedom is the promotion of secularism. Theocracy and religious freedom are mutually exclusive. It is in the countries where there is light between church and state that believers enjoy the most freedom.”
(John Moore, National Post, Canada)
“For democracy to flourish, and to prevent it from degenerating into theocracy, there has to be sharp separation between faith and state.”
Joe Jeerakathil, Star Phoenix