Posted on 07/26/2015 1:24:03 PM PDT by markomalley
“This requires everyone to intensify efforts to criminalize insulting heavenly religions, prophets, holy books, religious symbols and places of worship.” What is wrong with this? Who wants to insult “heavenly religions, prophets, holy books, religious symbols and places of worship,” anyway?
One problem with it, among many, is that at a time when hatred and violence are being preached and perpetrated in the name of a “heavenly religion” and justified by reference to a “holy book,” to criminalize criticism of such things would be tantamount to muzzling all resistance to that hatred and violence. And that may be precisely the agenda.
“Criminalize vilification of religious symbols, says Saudi official,” Saudi Gazette, July 26, 2015:
LILLE, France — Saudi Arabia has reiterated its call on the international community to criminalize any act vilifying religious beliefs and symbols of faith as well as all kinds of discrimination based on religion.
Addressing an international symposium on media coverage of religious symbols based on international law, which started in this French city on Saturday, a senior Saudi official said the Kingdom emphasized years ago that the international community must act urgently to confront ethnic, religious and cultural intolerance, which has become widespread in all communities and peoples of the world.
“We have made it clear that freedom of expression without limits or restrictions would lead to violation and abuse of religious and ideological rights,” said Abdulmajeed Al-Omari, director for external relations at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs.
“This requires everyone to intensify efforts to criminalize insulting heavenly religions, prophets, holy books, religious symbols and places of worship,” he added.
Al-Omari pointed out that such abuses bred intolerance, extremism and human rights violations and contributed to the growing phenomenon of defamation of religions….
Al-Omari said the Saudi participation in the symposium falls in line with its efforts to support the principles of justice, humanity, promotion of values and the principles of tolerance in the world as well as to emphasize the importance of respecting religions and religious symbols. — SPA
Remove “criticism of” and we agree.
Saudi Arabia: Consistently Unclear on Free Speech since the Year 600.
Why? Is this a way to somehow appease Iran?
We all know the Saudi’s are shaking in their boots of what 0bama/Kerry did to them and the entire world for that matter.
Words, or lack of words, will not eradicate the Iran problem.
The International Community should criminalize Islam.
Bibles are illegal in Saudi Arabia
Churches are illegal in Saudi Arabia
Yet - they are America’s more honored ally in the region.
Blow it out your collective anal orifices!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are thinking of Islam, which has a free pass to badmouth any other faith of course while being immune. Nice racket if you can get it.
Kind of like Orrin Hatch today telling Senator Cruz to stop criticizing the Senators
I think they’ve already accomplished that in Europe and possibly Canada (i.e., hate-crime laws). I think they’re now working on us.
Was there ever a more sadistic religion in the history of mankind?
If so, how was eradicated?
Not according to Obama.
So, are they going to allow and sustain creation of a synagogue and a church in Mecca?
How about if you “just ignore it”?
Well, we would, but Islam is a goat-impregnating murderous cult started by an insane epileptic killing thief named Mohammad, and it is the most evil, woman-mutilating fake-ass religion ever fielded. It sanctions the rape of children and camels and the ass-smelling monkeys who wallow in their prayer rugs, squatting in the spilled semen that leaked onto those unholy cloths. They worship a big black rock like a bunch of inbred clowns, love to kill in the most abhorrent ways, and have contributed zero -- and I mean zero -- to mankind in their entire existence. Their slobbering 'prayers', which are no more than paeans to Satan, are incomprehensible and evil. There is war and discord everywhere Islam exists. The Koran is the most unholy, evil, twisted document to be on the planet Earth. If every Islamist was destroyed, it would not be enough -- their stench impregnates the very soil. They do not possess a religion, they possess a guide to depravity and carnal lusts. There is not one redeeming feature in Islam, not one. They are only happy when bathed with the blood of innocents, and can writhe like maggots in the corpses of their victims. Islamics are not fit to even be called sub-human, they are much worse than that. They hate all women, they kill all beauty, they destroy antiquities and anything of value. They are stuck in the 7th century, emerging only long enough to acquire explosives and AK-47s to kill good men and women. If God took a big old smelly dump, it would be Islam. Pigs even spit on the Koran -- who wouldn't, it is the center of all evil in the world!
Would the Saudis be ok with criticism of Shiites?
Islam made the clitorectomy a big hit. Also, “the gay toss and splatter” is pretty big these days.
As the pope says, who are we to judge?
I’m so old, I remember playing volley ball at the beach, before sawing off christians heads and dumping them into the water became popular... I just don’t fit in anymore.
And since we’re giving them the internet, they’ll be able to do just that. :)
Like hell robed towelhead. Stop the headchopping and destruction first, then we’ll call you nice names.
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