The term Devil's Advocate originated in the Catholic Church, where the advocate argued against the canonisation of a candidate to uncover flaws in the evidence favouring canonisation. Here we play devil's advocate in promoting contrarian arguments for the sake of debate and to explore the idea further.
THE HIERARCHY OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Some 'human rights' rightly trump others, with free speech coming before freedom of religion. Clive Matelas argues that Islam is incompatible with this and other basic rights, and that courts across Europe are supporting the Islamists.