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Most of world lacks real religious freedom, UN official says
Associated Press ^ | Oct 25, 2017 12:54 AM EDT | Edith M. Lederer

Posted on 10/24/2017 10:58:35 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Three-quarters of the world’s people live in countries that either restrict the right to religion or belief or have “a high level of social hostility involving religion or belief,” the U.N. special investigator on religious rights said Tuesday.

Ahmed Shaheed told the General Assembly’s human rights committee that religious intolerance is prevalent globally — and rising around the world.

He said over 70 countries currently have anti-blasphemy laws that can be used to suppress dissenting views, in violation of international human rights standards. […]

Some forms of discrimination are direct, such as prohibiting some or all religions or beliefs, he said. But others may be indirect, like zoning laws that prevent construction of certain houses of worship or bans on refugees or immigrants, “ostensibly for national security reasons, from countries where majority populations belong to particular faith communities,” he said. …

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TOPICS: Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: religiousfreedom; rop; shaheed; un
The implications of who they support “religious freedom” are blatant and obvious. No mention of retreat of religious freedom thanks to the left in the USA.
1 posted on 10/24/2017 10:58:36 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Religious Freedom! will become the cry from the U.N. in order to battle anyone in the EU who attempts to fight the Islamic invasion.


2 posted on 10/24/2017 11:49:22 PM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: Olog-hai
Ahmed Shaheed...

Hmmmmm. What religion might he be promoting?

3 posted on 10/25/2017 12:18:36 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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This sentence says it all, the hypocrisy is killing them at the UN:

“...the U.N. special investigator on religious rights said Tuesday. Ahmed Shaheed told the General Assembly’s human rights committee...”

The UN who daily vilifies Israel’s “abuses” of Human Rights and freedom of worship is the biggest joke there is.

Israel is the ONLY, free, Democratic, tolerant, Western, Liberal, Free Market, Capitalist, open society in the Middle East.

All faiths are FREE to practice their religion in Israel while Muslim countries are the real Racists.

Just look at this UN representative’s name... SHAHEED means martyr or a Muslim who died for the “cause” of Islam, either by suicide vest, killing a non-Muslim or killing another (different sect) Muslim.

That says it all folks. Mr. Martyr talks about religious freedom? What a Cesspool the UN is!!


4 posted on 10/25/2017 12:50:58 AM PDT by Netz ( and looking for a way ti IMPROVE mankind.)
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To: Olog-hai

Like EVERY muslim country...


5 posted on 10/25/2017 2:08:49 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Olog-hai

For now, I want to emphasize restoring religious freedom in the United States. That is why we elected President Trump.


6 posted on 10/25/2017 2:46:07 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Fresh Wind

He’s one of those rare Amish from the Maldives ...


7 posted on 10/25/2017 3:07:07 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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>>Like EVERY muslim country...<<

They don’t mean those countries. They mean countries where you aren’t allowed to wear a burka.


8 posted on 10/25/2017 4:08:15 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (Every Californian who supported "sanctuary state" has blood and ashes on his/her hands)
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To: Olog-hai

This turd tells half truths and outright lies.

He plays the “muslims are victims” card but it is the Islamic imperialists who are the victimizers.

THEIRS are the nations that prohibit or restrict (and penalize) non-muslim faiths.

THEIRS are the nations that impose a death penalty on those who’d convert away from the faith.

THEIRS are the nations that live under theocratic rule.

THEIRS are the nations funding the construction of Islamic colonies in the West to further spread the Islamic empire to which all obedient muslims bow to 5 times a day every day and never decry the injustices against non-muslims in Saudi Arabia.

Shall I go on?


9 posted on 10/25/2017 4:34:47 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: Fresh Wind
>>Hmmmmm. What religion might he be promoting?

But others may be indirect, like zoning laws that prevent construction of certain houses of worship or bans on refugees or immigrants, “ostensibly for national security reasons, from countries where majority populations belong to particular faith communities,” he said.

The one that is repeatedly killing thousands in the West with people who come from the countries he claims are being treated unfairly.

10 posted on 10/25/2017 4:36:55 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: a fool in paradise

When the U.N. says ‘freedom’, it means slavery. Doublethink, or more accurately, Libthink.


11 posted on 10/25/2017 5:24:51 AM PDT by Spok
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