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The right to blasphemy | 138 comments (138 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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I can't agree with the comparison.

Let the muslim associations in France lodge a suit against France Soir or take similar actions as those taken to prevent the ad about Vinci's Last Supper - and frankly, France is a bit behind UK/USA on free speech defense with quite a few over-restrictive laws in my opinion - and maybe they win it and France Soir are fined and have to publish an official apology.

What is going on is just so different: people are being threatened, and grenades thrown at diplomatic representations in Palestine.

And although I can't disagree more with what Jérôme's written on monotheist religions, I do not propose to blow his head off ...

'La fin désastreuse a répondu aux moyens indignes' Germain Tillion

by Rom on Fri Feb 3rd, 2006 at 06:27:17 AM EST
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Please note: everything, no matter WHAT IT IS is extremely offensive to somebody else.

When talking about tolerance, we must first ask to those who damand we tolerate them: do you tolerate us?

In general, Moslems don't tolerate Jews and Christians as equals but as inferiors who are second- or third-class citizens. Remember Judaism is a crime in Saudi Arabia and is very close to being one in many Islamic countries.

The cartoon thing is about the imposition of Shiara law on Western Europe and Christians and Jews as legal dhimmis (second class citizens under shiara law).

by messy on Fri Feb 3rd, 2006 at 03:07:57 PM EST
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The right to blasphemy | 138 comments (138 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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