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.
Well, I'd add Poland (if it ever gets over some of its hangups and hatreds), Hungary, Slovakia as 3 Catholic states of Eastern Europe along with the Orthodox states. Czeck, unfortunetly, is in a downward spiral like the rest of western europe, though Austria, I believe is trying to come out of its spiral.
Which one? The Bible thumpers? The WACO cultists? The Evangelicals? The Militias? The Pro-lifers? Don't count on it, the average American is just as brain washed as the average western European. Even Bush was telling us Islam is a peaceful religion.
Exactly.
I think you're right, especially given the Europeans' propensity for facism in the past. I think we're already seeing the seeds of it.
Ironically, I'd say our biggest group of practicing Christians are all our Italian, Portuguese, Polish and Ukrainian Canadians. They're still here and God fearing, but, unfortunately, trumped by our multi-culti worshippers.
If we are next it is our own stupid fault for still letting Muslims in the country.
Our politicians must be willing to circle the wagons with the rest of the people but I doubt they will. Always remember that for a politician the most important thing is to win the next re-election.
"I hope America will open its borders for European Christians if need be."
Never happens. Too many liberals, anti-Christians, Muslims and the ACLU here to prevent that. Besides, our politicians would be afraid to be perceived as racist.
Unfortunatly, when they are done with France, the Euroarabs will start to head East.
"At least the average American citizen knows the enemey when they see them."
Utterly false! The very proof is what happened this week in the Senate.
Wrong.
Don't forget how very close we came to a fully socialist "utopia" under FDR. If it wasn't for WW2, FDR would have made us into the SU lite.
They will find comfort in Serbia?
Probably not. But they will be emboldened to advance more vigorously.
Trust, I haven't forgotten that the Balkans have been the front line in the War on Terror for about 800 years, give or take a century.
Well I was assuming that the average person is intelligent enough to see through the psycho-babble and political rhetoric to get to the truth of things.
I still think this is the case. Once a person turns off the endless blathering of the 24 hour "news" stations and the corporate media, stops reading the propoganda spewed forth in many of our most august "news"papers and just goes about ones's daily life.......it really gets pretty clear real quick.
Most other folks that I come in contact with feel more or less the same, regardless of their political persuasions. The enemy is here among us. Our government lets them in too.
Americans aren't a stupid people. Hope springs eternal....at least in my world it does.
Regards;
If we are to aceept the author's proposition (and, actually, I do) that there are but two possible courses for European history to take, then the implications are sobering.
If the only alternative to check Islamic rule in Europe is "facism", then we of the West must embrace it. Euro-Christian [caucasian-based] facism must be welcomed (regardless of the distaste in our mouths and hearts) and encouraged to drive the Muslims from Europe with as heavy a hand as necessary, a la Charles Martel. It was not long ago, the Serbians saw the dangers of Islam in Kosovo, and undertook similarly drastic steps to reverse its growth. We stopped them from doing so. Who rules Kosovo today? And what is being done to those traces of Christianity - and the Christians - that remain?
Once The Expulsion has been accomplished, perhaps _only_ after that has come to pass, we then must take whatever actions required to break down Eurofacism and restore democracy and as much as a rule of law and respect for the individual as we might.
If - on the other hand - we _prevent_ the Eurofacists from coming to power, and if we _prevent_ them from expelling the Muslims from Europe by whatever means are required (and I would like to emphasize, _whatever means are required_), then we of The West will doom the Christians of Europe to the same fate as those of Kosovo.
I know which side I'm on. I know which course of history I prefer.
How about you?
Cheers!
- John
Faithfreedom is a revolting hate-breathing rag. Its editors know knowthing about freedom, not to mention faith.
Funny, between certain segments of the Mexican populace desiring to annex large portions of the U.S., coupled with the "Don't Look Don't Tell" open border policy and and the neutered politicians in Washington, I've had the same exact feelings about the U.S.
At some point something here is gonna give. The people coming into this country illegally are not exactly "user friendly." It's only a matter of time before they acquire (read vote in) representatives for themselves via a critical mass in population, that seek policies of absolutely no positive interest to the current United States.
The United States of America is slowly, nay, rapidly, becoming the United States of the World. It's either gonna be silent acquiescence or some form of civil war as I see it. But who knows. Perhaps a fragmentation or seccession of numerous states.
As well, I'm thinkin' that that "before the end of the century" is a bit optimistic. I'm thinkin' massive changes everywhere within the next decade.
Of the options you give, I'm with you. However, I would like to believe (fantasize?) that younger generations of Muslims can be educated to realize the truth about Islam - as former Muslims, like Ali Sina, have realized. Yeah, I know...keep dreaming.
How do you come to that conclusion? I see Ali Sina as a light to those oppressed in darkness.
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