Apparently the creator of all has a fragile ego and his followers are out to protect their delicate deity:
"Saudi King Abdullah is quietly enlisting the [UN] leaders' support for a global law to punish blasphemy - a campaign championed by the 56-member Organization of Islamic Conference that puts the rights of religions ahead of individual liberties. If the campaign succeeds, states that presume to speak in the name of religion will be able to crush religious freedom not only in their own country, but abroad."
Discussions touched upon a number of hot issues including ... Prophet Muhammad lampooning cartoons ...The simple fact that the UN is even considering such a proposal with the slightest bit of sincerity is horrific. A free world demands free speech. If we don't follow your god/prophet/spirit guide/magic 8-ball than we should not be bound by it's rules. The rule of law is the only rule governments should rule by. Let your Almighty cast it's judgement upon us. Until then, we have spent thousands of years fighting for the freedom to speak, think and live under our own diverse beliefs. If you want to be free to practice your beliefs you should allow us the same dignity.
Lest we blame this all on the barbarian mindset of Theocratic Islam, we in the "enlightened" West should look in the mirror. A few highlights:
• Offensive Jesus remark cut from Emmy show
• Danish paper rejected Jesus cartoons
• Everyone's favorite - the supposed War on Christmas! To that I say, "Merry Horusmas!"
“What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist” - Salman Rushdie
Doesn't a global law to punish blasphemy smack of blasphemy itself? Who are we to say what WE deem blasphemous across a multi-cultural, multi-faith globe? Kinda setting ourselves up as judge and jury methinks. But how does the UN refute his request? Some head scratching going on right now. Log into my blog and read God's Bet for a way forward out of this mess - www.singularcake.blogspot.com
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ReplyDeletePenny,
ReplyDeleteHopefully the UN will refute his request by respecting the freedoms of expression all free nations hold dear. If they don't, they have failed their mission to "make the world a safer, healthier place with greater opportunity and justice for all of us."
Thanks so much for your thoughts.
Aside from the truly appalling inroads on person freedoms globally, I have often wondered why the christian god is so very vulnerable to so many things: like gay marriage, or abortion rights, or Harry Potter books, and a host of other trivialities. It is unimaginable to me that anyone would worship such a pitifully vulnerable god - and claim at the same time that it is all powerful, all seeing and, apparently, full of rage. Amazing.
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