Religions > Atheism > In the News: U.N. rights council adopts resolution against religious defamation at Muslim prodding
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"Jason Spaceman" |
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03 Apr 2007 06:49:52 AM |
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In the News: U.N. rights council adopts resolution against religious defamation at Muslim prodding |
From the article:
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GENEVA: Islamic countries pushed through a resolution at the U.N. Human
Rights Council on Friday urging a global prohibition on the public
defamation of religion - a response largely to the furor last year over
caricatures published in a Danish newspaper of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad.
The statement proposed by the Organization of Islamic Conference addressed
what it called a "campaign" against Muslim minorities and the Islamic
religion around the world since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the
United States.
The resolution, which was opposed by European and a number of other
non-Muslim countries, "expresses deep concern at attempts to identify Islam
with terrorism, violence and human rights violations."
It makes no mention of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism or any
other religion besides Islam, but urges countries "to take resolute action
to prohibit the dissemination of racist and xenophobic ideas and material
aimed at any religion or its followers that constitute incitement and
religious hatred, hostility, or violence."
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Read it at
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/30/news/UN-GEN-UN-Islam.php
J. Spaceman
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| User: "BTR1701" |
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| Title: Re: In the News: U.N. rights council adopts resolution against religious defamation at Muslim prodding |
03 Apr 2007 07:04:59 PM |
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In article <eutf10$jd$1@news.datemas.de>,
Jason Spaceman <notreally@jspaceman.homelinux.org> wrote:
From the article:
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GENEVA: Islamic countries pushed through a resolution at the U.N. Human
Rights Council on Friday urging a global prohibition on the public
defamation of religion - a response largely to the furor last year over
caricatures published in a Danish newspaper of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad.
The statement proposed by the Organization of Islamic Conference addressed
what it called a "campaign" against Muslim minorities and the Islamic
religion around the world since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the
United States.
The resolution, which was opposed by European and a number of other
non-Muslim countries, "expresses deep concern at attempts to identify Islam
with terrorism, violence and human rights violations."
It makes no mention of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism or any
other religion besides Islam, but urges countries "to take resolute action
to prohibit the dissemination of racist and xenophobic ideas and material
aimed at any religion or its followers that constitute incitement and
religious hatred, hostility, or violence."
Thank goodness we have a Constitution that trumps this kind of *****.
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| User: "Nosterill" |
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| Title: Re: In the News: U.N. rights council adopts resolution against religious defamation at Muslim prodding |
03 Apr 2007 08:42:47 AM |
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On Apr 3, 12:49 pm, Jason Spaceman <notrea...@jspaceman.homelinux.org>
wrote:
From the article:
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GENEVA: Islamic countries pushed through a resolution at the U.N. Human
Rights Council on Friday urging a global prohibition on the public
defamation of religion - a response largely to the furor last year over
caricatures published in a Danish newspaper of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad.
The statement proposed by the Organization of Islamic Conference addressed
what it called a "campaign" against Muslim minorities and the Islamic
religion around the world since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the
United States.
The resolution, which was opposed by European and a number of other
non-Muslim countries, "expresses deep concern at attempts to identify Islam
with terrorism, violence and human rights violations."
It makes no mention of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism or any
other religion besides Islam, but urges countries "to take resolute action
to prohibit the dissemination of racist and xenophobic ideas and material
aimed at any religion or its followers that constitute incitement and
religious hatred, hostility, or violence."
Presumably the religions themselves will still be free to continue the
dissemination of racist and xenophobic ideas and material aimed at any
religion, other than their own, or its followers that constitute
incitement and
religious hatred, hostility, or violence.
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