The doctrine of tolerance and, foremost, respecting cultural and religious diversity cannot easily cope with those who claim the right to intolerance, especially within the same society.

Link: IHS :: HNN :: Entrapped by Tolerance: Humanism in the Netherlands

Dr Floris van den Berg, a philosopher at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, is a member of the Dutch Freethought Association. He argues that Dutch Humanists have got into a muddle about multiculturalism. He says,

Dutch organised humanism has lost its orientation by taking the path of multiculturalism and thereby forgetting the essence of humanism: the freedom of the individual – not the group.

His article is relevant to our concerns about secular education, amongst other things.