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Booker Rising: International News Tidbits
Jihad Watch: Islamic countries pushing global "blasphemy" law
| 4. Islamic countires push global blasphemy law: http://bit.ly/4qkz3m 21 days ago |
| Islamic countries push a global 'blasphemy' law http://bit.ly/1cXeyi #sharia 10/30/2009 |
| Islam: Islamic countries push a global 'blasphemy' law http://bit.ly/4qkz3m 10/30/2009 |
International News Tidbits
Booker Rising —
... For years, Islamic nations have succeeded in passing "blasphemy" resolutions at the U.N. (in the General Assembly and in its human rights body). The measures call on states to limit "religiously offensive" language or speech. Symbolism no longer satisfies the resolutions' sponsor – the Organization of the Islamic Council. Under the leadership of Pakistan, the 57-nation OIC wants to give the religious anti-defamation idea legal teeth by making it part of an international convention, or legally binding treaty(hat tip: ...
Islamic countries pushing global "blasphemy" law
Jihad Watch —
... all honest exploration of the Islamic motives and goals of the jihadis, thereby rendering us defenseless against them. What is odd here is that the Christian Science Monitor says that the U.S. is opposing this initiative. That is good news if it is true, but if it is true, why did the U.S. cosponsor with Egypt a UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for criminalization of incitement to religious hatred?
"Islamic countries push a global 'blasphemy' law," from the Christian Science Monitor, October 28:
Remember the Danish ...
Fort Hood
Belmont Club —
... out civil partnerships on the grounds of her Christian beliefs. What is the difference between a Christian who refuses to carry out an abortion on the basis of a religious belief and an environmentalist who refuses to follow management on the basis of his adherence to Gaia? What is the difference between either of these and a Muslim who believes his fundamental duty is to the Ummah and not the United States of America? And can a multicultural country so constituted survive? The Christian Science Monitor argues that blasphemy laws now being pushed by the United Nations will ...

