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To: gaspar

You are absolutely right about the soft handling of radical organisations!

I think you should see that in the light of the "Schoolstrijd". A hundred years ago government created laws that made schools from every religion (than of course Catholics and Protestants) should get money from the gov.
So when the Islam came, they also got money from the gov. Now the problem is the fact that the gov doesn't want to discriminate. There are radical Christian schools but they don't cause much trouble and now there are Islamic schools that do.

The Dutch people are reluctant to act against religion... Live and let live is the motto.

That will change now I believe. Politicians from Christian parties are urging for though action against mosques.


68 posted on 11/10/2004 4:18:37 AM PST by teezle
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To: teezle

Read this last night on FR:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1275113/posts

'Thou shall not kill' message censored: removal of artwork meant to honor slain filmmaker
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Tuesday, November 9, 2004

Posted on 11/09/2004 1:53:56 AM MST by JohnHuang2

Dutch authorities have destroyed a piece of public art meant to memorialize slain filmmaker Theo van Gogh because it included the phrase "Thou shalt not kill."

According to Radio Netherlands, the Volkskrant newspaper reported a Dutch artist in Rotterdam wanted to express his emotions over the murder of van Gogh, who was allegedly killed by a Muslim extremist last week due to his criticism of Islam.

The artist's painting on a wall in his neighborhood included an ascending angel with the date and the familiar commandment from the Old Testament inscribed. Authorities were not impressed.

"In the year 2004, this commandment is considered too sensitive in our multicultural society," wrote the Volkskrant.

Officials ordered the immediate removal of the artwork from the public space, Radio Netherlands reported.

According to the newspaper, when a local television team showed up, the police ordered the crew to stop filming the painting and hand over the film. A reporter who tried to stop the destruction of the painting was jailed for three hours.


75 posted on 11/10/2004 4:26:28 AM PST by beaversmom (The greatness of a man is measured by the fatness of his wife)
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