Posted on 03/12/2006 5:53:21 PM PST by blam
Turkey's foreign minister asks the EU for blasphemy laws to protect Islam
By David Rennie in Brussels
(Filed: 13/03/2006)
Deep divisions have appeared among European union governments over suggestions that they should alter their blasphemy laws to protect Islam, and not just Christianity.
Abdullah Gul, the Turkish foreign minister, sparked disagreement among his EU counterparts at a weekend meeting in Austria, when he called for European nations to review existing laws, to ensure they outlawed the "defamation" of all religions.
Mr Gul told a meeting of EU and Balkan foreign ministers in Salzburg that many Muslims believed that European laws amounted to a double-standard, protecting established Christian religions, and banning anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial, while doing nothing to defend Muslims who felt offended.
He said several European nations already maintained laws against religious defamation. "However, these restraints sometimes only apply to the established religions of the concerned countries. I would like to call on you here to start a process of re-examination of your legislations to ensure that these restraints apply to all religions equally."
However, Bernard Bot, the Dutch foreign minister, told reporters: "We have freedom of speech. That means that Mr Gul can say what he wants and I can say what I want. And I think that this [Mr Gul's idea] is superfluous."
Is kiss my arse on the books?
Sura 9:5 of satans “Koranus,” “Slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush.”
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It's a religion of peace
It's a religion of peace
It aint Slim W, but this'll gitr done!
Kill A Commie For Mommie
From Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Like so many other Muslim countries, the Christian minority in Turkey is constantly threatened with accusations and allegations suggesting blasphemy or similar offenses.
You may remember the story of Kemal Timur, the 32- year-old Turkish Christian who was put on trial for allegedly called the prophet Mohammed a "sorcerer," a supposed violation of Article 175 of the Turkish penal code, which prohibits the slander of God, the prophets or the holy books.
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Despite Mr. Timur's successful exoneration, the threat remains, and one can be certain that future trumped up charges against Christians in the region will emerge.
This is why there should be no blasphemy laws. It's too easy to abuse them.
get you prayer rugs at Walmart....
new subdivisions will be oriented so the streets face MECCA.
What if the toilets faced Mecca instead?
Egads! Won't be long before our world turns islamic. Yuck!
If I'm not mistaken, blasphemy can only be committed by an Islamic. No one else is under that law, as much as the muzzies would like to fantasize about it.
"When the reality contradicts with Islam, it is not allowed to interpret Islam so as to agree with reality, because this would be a distortion of Islam; instead the duty requires changing the reality so as to conform to Islam."
-Hizb al-Tahrir
Muhammed was a pedophile and terrorist.
Christ was just a guy. The Holocaust never happened. Mohammedans are terrorists.
Whew! I'm proud to be an American, where even if I don't believe it, I'm free to say it.
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Let us show the muslims the same respect for their religion as they show to other religions.
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