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Norwegians more skeptical of Islam
Aftenposten ^ | February 8, 2006

Posted on 02/08/2006 7:44:13 AM PST by ConservativeStatement

Nearly half of those polled say they have become more skeptical about Islam as a religion after the global uproar around the Mohammed caricatures.

The result comes from a survey carried out by InFact for Norway's best-selling newspaper VG.

According to the survey, which was carried out on Tuesday, 47.8 percent of those asked said they were more skeptical about Islam, while 36.7 percent their opinion of the religion had not been affected by the caricature controversy. A small group of 6.5 percent said they were less skeptical about Islam after the turmoil.

At the same time, 30.8 percent say that they have become more mistrustful towards Norwegian Muslims after the caricature reactions, while 53.6 percent say their attitude towards this group has not been affected. About 6.8 percent said they were less suspicious of Norwegian Muslims after the controversy.

Fully seven out of ten polled said they expected Muslims in Norway to have a harder time in the wake of the international controversy.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: borderslanguage; caricature; cartoon; culture; deport; deportdeport; deportdeportdeport; islam; mohammed; norwegians; poll; riots
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1 posted on 02/08/2006 7:44:14 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Progress.


2 posted on 02/08/2006 7:45:17 AM PST by oldleft
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Wake Up Europe!


3 posted on 02/08/2006 7:46:08 AM PST by Sometimes A River (allow Common Sense and Faith to trump Logic and Reason)
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To: oldleft

Makes you wonder about the people who fell into the 6.5% grouping.


4 posted on 02/08/2006 7:47:00 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

With good reason. Islam is a cult that teaches submission to the point of gladly blowing yourself up to kill the infidels. It is a death cult!


5 posted on 02/08/2006 7:47:08 AM PST by conservativecorner
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

"About 6.8 percent said they were less suspicious of Norwegian Muslims after the controversy."

no accounting for how people read the news is there?


6 posted on 02/08/2006 7:47:11 AM PST by vimto (Life isn't a dry run)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

What does 'sceptical' mean???


7 posted on 02/08/2006 7:47:14 AM PST by VoodooEconomics
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To: oldleft

yes, much progress. I've stirred up the pot on Libertyforum.org with these posts. It's time that more progress is sought after.


8 posted on 02/08/2006 7:47:24 AM PST by tgambill (I would like to comment.....)
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To: oldleft
Im suprised no US flags have been torched/ embassies attacked. Theyve learned not to mess with us.

I call on the American Press stand up for their so called Free Speech they always use to bash our troops and President.
9 posted on 02/08/2006 7:47:28 AM PST by HHKrepublican_2 (OP Spread the Truth....http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1535158/posts)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Islamic nutballs?


10 posted on 02/08/2006 7:48:04 AM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
This may explain both the naivity and the strength of the Danes.

It's one of the great untold stories of World War II: In 1943, in German-occupied Denmark, the Danish people find out that all 7,500 Danish Jews are about to be rounded up and deported to German concentration camps. Danish citizens spontaneously make their own decision: it's not going to happen. And it didn't. Risking their own lives, the Danes quickly rallied round to save their fellow citizens, and almost all of the country's Jews were able to escape the clutches of the Nazis and find refuge in neutral Sweden.
11 posted on 02/08/2006 7:48:05 AM PST by Mercat (We are all Danes now.)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Good morning Norway!

Welcome to the party.

12 posted on 02/08/2006 7:50:00 AM PST by CAP811 (One man can change the world with a bullet in the right place)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
This is a watershed moment for many people who've been sitting on the fence over the subject of islamic fascism.

I could sit around for a year trying to come up with a plan that would expose how absurd islam has become - and never could have dreamt of a situation more perfect than this "cartoon crisis".

Lets face it - and I know it hurts to admit - even Rove couldn't have planned this. >:P

13 posted on 02/08/2006 7:51:58 AM PST by Psycho_Bunny (I don't capitalize "barbarian" so why capitalize "muslim"?)
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To: VoodooEconomics

It's like skeptical, only spelt correctly.


14 posted on 02/08/2006 7:52:07 AM PST by albionvectis
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To: Mercat

The Danes sent the 10th largest deployment to Iraq (as of a listing I saw last year). They are an ally.


15 posted on 02/08/2006 7:52:36 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

"Makes you wonder about the people who fell into the 6.5% grouping."

What's the percentage of muslims in Norway?


16 posted on 02/08/2006 7:54:06 AM PST by aquila48
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

muslims themselves?


17 posted on 02/08/2006 7:55:37 AM PST by Palpatine (Every single liberal is now an enemy of the republic!)
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To: VoodooEconomics
>What does 'sceptical' mean???








It means terrorists
are close to having these guys
really pissed at them . . .

18 posted on 02/08/2006 7:56:29 AM PST by theFIRMbss
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To: aquila48

Check out this link (I am not sure about the accuracy but it was found on a Google search):

http://www.islamicweb.com/begin/population.htm


19 posted on 02/08/2006 7:57:01 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
About 6.8 percent said they were less suspicious of Norwegian Muslims after the controversy.

In other words, 6.8 percent are Muslim?

20 posted on 02/08/2006 8:00:57 AM PST by mtbopfuyn (Legality does not dictate morality... Lavin)
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