Posted on 05/26/2005 8:40:43 AM PDT by 1 spark
In an act of total insanity, the Council of Europe, decided to ban criticism of Islam equating it to anti-Semitism.
Selcuk Gultasli in zaman.com wrote: “Anti-Islamism has been included in the text as a “dangerous inclination” that has to be fought against upon the insistence of Turkey at the summit that 46 Council members attended. The conclusion draft of the summit included the notion of "Islamophobia". The inclusion of this notion in the European organizations' documents for the first time is described as the success of Turkey.
The 3rd Council of Europe summit has for the first time mentioned "Islamophobia" in the 9th paragraph of the Warsaw Declaration that was accepted on Tuesday, May 17. The Council has reached the following decisions regarding the issue: Condemnation of any kind of intolerance and discrimination based on gender, race and religious beliefs in particular, including Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, the fight against these within the framework of the Council of Europe and the use of effective mechanisms and rules to combat these problems.
Thus, anti-Islamism as well as anti-Semitism will be dealt with within the framework of legal proceedings. The Council reports will include anti-Islamist movements. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) will closely monitor these movements. The Commission will record in which country anti-Islamism increases or how it is reflected.”
This is the beginning of the fall of Europe. Anti-Islamism is not the same as anti-Semitism. Islam is a belief system, Semites are a race. We can’t equate a race to a doctrine. Racism is sheer evil. Apart from the fact that no race is better or worse than other races, unless one is Michael Jackson, one can’t change his race. Instigating hate against a race is instigating hate against mankind. Doctrines that instigate racial hate must be condemned and those who engage in racial slurs must be brought to justice.
Prohibiting criticism of Islam is like prohibiting criticism of Judaism or Christianity. No one in his right mind would suggest criticism of these religions should be banned. The very fact that these religions have reformed and have adapted to modern times is because they were criticized. Only during the inquisition, criticism of Christianity was against the law. Are we trying to introduce Islamic inquisition to appease Muslims? Are we trying to institute the blasphemy law that is practiced in Saudi Arabia , Pakistan and Iran to make Muslims happy? This is insane!
Islam advocates the hatred of the Jews in particular but also of Christians who according to the Quran have corrupted their Scripture and call Jesus the son of God. The Quran’s biggest condemnation is reserved for the people of other religions and of no religion. All these people, including Jews and Christians are considered to be najis and fuels of hellfire. This is hate. This is hate-mongering. There is no other way to put it. Why are we not banning the Quran? Why are we not condemning Islam for blatantly advocating hate?
The decision of the Council of Europe is oxymoronic. How can we condemn anti-Semitism if we are not allowed to criticize Islam that incites hate of the Jews and says God transformed them into swine and apes? Is this not insult?
There is a fundamental difference between religions and people. One is made of flesh and bones and the other is merely a doctrine. People must be protected, but doctrines don't need to be protected. They have to be scrutinized, questioned and if found dangerous or wrong, rejected. Doctrines that advocate the hatred of people must be criticized and banned, not protected. How can we protect the rights of people to life and to freedom if at the same time we protect doctrines that incite hatred against them? If someone calls Muslims filthy, untouchable, impure, he is inciting hate. He should be stopped. This is clearly a racial insult. But the Quran calls all of us who are not Muslims najis. Najis means filthy, untouchable, impure. Why criticizing this book of hate should be against the law? Is this not double standard? is this not hypocrisy? Is this not dhimmitude? Why Muslims should be allowed to insult everyone else but criticizing their hateful doctrine should be against the law?
This decision simply makes no sense. It is a contradiction. You can’t ban anti-Semitism and anti-Islamism at the same time. Islam is anti-Jew and anti-Human. The two don’t go together. They are mutually exclusive.
Today May 25, 2005 an Italian judge, Armando Grasso, in city of Bergamo, ordered the best-selling writer and journalist Oriana Fallaci to stand trial in her native Italy on charges she defamed Islam in her book “La Forza della Ragione” (The Force of Reason)
In it, Ms Fallaci. argues that Europe is turning into "an Islamic province, an Islamic colony" and that "to believe that a good Islam and a bad Islam exist goes against all reason".
Fallaci wrote that terrorists had killed 6,000 people over the past 20 years in the name of the Quran and said the Islamic faith "sows hatred in the place of love and slavery in the place of freedom." Fallaci spoke the truth. These are facts, not her opinion.
Adel Smith, president of the Muslim Union of Italy, sued the writer, claiming that Ms Fallaci’s book is offensive to Muslims.
So what? The Quran is offensive to all Mankind. No one, including Ms. Fallaci, can go far enough to insult Muslims the way the Quran insults non-Muslims, calling them, kafir (blasphemers), najis, fuels for hellfire, enemies of God, etc. But the Quran does not stop there. It actually incites violence against the non-Muslims. Muhammad asked his followers to instill terror in the hearts of the unbelievers, to wage war against them, to smite their heads from above their necks, to deceive them, to kill them wherever they find them, even to rape their wives. Why such a book should be protected and why criticizing it should be banned?
Europe is threading a very dangerous path. Two things can happen in Europe:
Islam is left alone to grow unchecked, which means Europe will succumb to Islamism before the end of this century. Or
The Europeans sense the danger too late, panic, and give birth to Eurofascism to counter Islamofascism.
In either case Europe will be destroyed.
Curtailing freedom of speech, specially banning criticism of a doctrine of hate is foolishly dangerous. Europe is playing with fire. The path that Europe has taken today will lead to its fall before the end of this century, but more likely it will auto disintegrate in a civil war in the next two or three decades.
Concerned Europeans must:
Write to their Prime Ministers, Presidents and MPs and demand for freedom of speech and freedom to criticize doctrines of hate. Islam should not have privileges that Christianity, Judaism or any other religion does not have.
Organize campaigns to defend freedom of speech and beat the resolution of the Council of Europe.
Support candidates that are conscientious and are not willing to sell their souls and your country to Islamists for vote.
Politicians are like prostitutes, one will do anything for your money, and the other will do anything for your vote. Boycott those politicians who pander to Muslims for their votes with your vote.
Support parties that have anti Muslim immigration policies and are not afraid to call a spade a spade. At this moment, saving Europe is more important than your political ideology. Bite the bullet and vote for parties that you don’t like but have clearly the interest of saving your country from Islamofascism at mind.
Europe has never believed in religious freedom.
That's why America exists.
but its just fine and dandy for them to call the pope a nazi?
Another step to dhimmitude in Eurabia.
They should just brew some large vats of that special kool-aid and pass it around through Europe. Put a fork in Europe, they're done. We have to circle the wagons over here, we're next.
"give birth to Eurofascism"
This will happen, it will be their only choice by the time they get around to recognizing the problem and making a decision. I don't think the Germans will be happy just bending over.
I am so glad to see it FAIL FAIL FAIL. A wonderful blow to the New World One Government Order. It would have been just another big govt experiment that the actual peoples of Europe could not have controlled. They would have ended up losing their heritage, their history AND their freedom had it succeeded. Now if they can only combine sufficiently to kick the Muslims out they'll be back on the road to sanity! Maybe that will be coming next once the EU nonsense is kicked to the curb.
"I hope America will open its borders for European Christians if need be"
No way, they have to go to Canada. Canada needs an influx of god fearing people.
Eurabia bump.
Sorry, that is reserved for Mexican Christians only.
Fallaci on trial for anti-Islamism.
Just farkin amazing.
The European Caliphate commences
I don't really think it's the same, no. I can understand what you're saying, but the United States started off as kind of a blank slate and we just kept adding and combining different kinds of people and backgrounds as we went along. However the countries of Europe have been independent nations for generations - hundreds of years for many of them, and most of them have their own culture, language, customs, differences of religion, etc. Each one is different - France is different from England is different from Germany is different from Poland is different from Italy and so forth. I don't see how they can combine all these different cultures under one govt umbrella without losing their power and identity.
However your argument does have some merit to me. I would not have opposed cessation of the South had I lived during those Civil War days. I think a state should be allowed to leave. I'm obviously in the minority and I had both sides of my family fight that issue (on opposing sides). I do believe the growth of Federalism and a centralized govt does indeed threaten the liberty of the individual citizen as the govt grows further and further beyond his or her control to manage or change. The govt, even on a state level, has become the province of lifelong bureaucrats and policitians who make this their life work instead of the part-time avocation and civic duty I think the founders intended it to be. This professional government has become an institution and power until itself and fairly impervious to control by the citizenry. That is a very bad thing. The smallest and most local govt generally is the best for the ordinary citizen.
"In it, Ms Fallaci. argues that Europe is turning into "an Islamic province, an Islamic colony"".
Yes. You have to admire tenacity. It may have taken muslims close to a thousand years longer than they expected, but they truly are finally conquering Europe.
At least the average American citizen knows the enemey when they see them. Apparently Europeans don't, or can't.
To hell with Western Europe! Long live Eastern Orthodox Euorpe!
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