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	<title>Comments on: &#8220;Sacrilege&#8221; and the nightmare of &#8220;freedom&#8221;</title>
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		<title>By: sani adamu</title>
		<link>http://www.poligazette.com/2008/10/19/sacrilege-and-the-nightmare-of-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-82501</link>
		<dc:creator>sani adamu</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>peace be open you once again.
whant to know the full meaning of terrorism and its first time coin,
and how does it come to existence.....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>peace be open you once again.<br />
whant to know the full meaning of terrorism and its first time coin,<br />
and how does it come to existence&#8230;..</p>
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		<title>By: sani adamu</title>
		<link>http://www.poligazette.com/2008/10/19/sacrilege-and-the-nightmare-of-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-82499</link>
		<dc:creator>sani adamu</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>pease be open you.
what did you say abaut the present issue of isreal and falastine?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>pease be open you.<br />
what did you say abaut the present issue of isreal and falastine?</p>
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		<title>By: &#8220;Sacrilege&#8221; and the nightmare of &#8220;freedom&#8221; &#124; Views and News</title>
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		<dc:creator>&#8220;Sacrilege&#8221; and the nightmare of &#8220;freedom&#8221; &#124; Views and News</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] - Kourosh Ziabari: Most of us have esteemed religions and creeds; believing in a certain faith, prophet(s) and a holy [...]</description>
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		<title>By: marc</title>
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		<dc:creator>marc</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;It is an accepted fact everywhere in the world that “freedom of religion” must be respected.&quot;

Untrue.  China, for example, actively seeks to repress religions of many types, while virtually all Muslim nations actively persecute Christians and Jews, though they feign tolerance.

&quot;They declare that people are free to having no religion and those who are irreligious are under absolute support and security.&quot;

Yes, that&#039;s true.  It is the only non-repressive way to govern.  While I tend to believe that nations such as the U.S. should give some leeway to the religious preferences of the majority, a secular society is by definition more inclusive than a theocracy.

&quot;Denmark is the only country of the world in which  newspapers are allowed to publish insulting cartoons for a divine prophet under the pretext of media freedom. The United States is the only country of the world in which being Muslim could potentially be a serious threat and make everyone suspicious of you after any crime is committed.&quot;

Ridiculous.  While Muslim activists have made &quot;progress&quot; toward outlawing the free press in Canada and other countries afraid to protect their institutions, publication of disputed material is a fundamental right of all people, whether Muslim or atheist.  

Muslim youth are considered a hazard in Spain, England, France, Holland, and other European countries, at least among people who don&#039;t look favorably on terrorism and riots.  Can you blame them?

Insulting the sensibilities of others is rude and ill-advised.  Nevertheless, the right to think and speak as one believes is paramount.  Denying people this right is tantamount to enslavement and can never be justified.  Nor can so-called atrocities against a book or in the form of an image justify violent retaliation.  

Riots, beatings, murders, and honor killings are the product of a barbarous social order and have no place in the world.  Slandering westerner&#039;s desire to live in freedom doesn&#039;t change that fact any more than it justifies the vile acts themselves.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;It is an accepted fact everywhere in the world that “freedom of religion” must be respected.&#8221;</p>
<p>Untrue.  China, for example, actively seeks to repress religions of many types, while virtually all Muslim nations actively persecute Christians and Jews, though they feign tolerance.</p>
<p>&#8220;They declare that people are free to having no religion and those who are irreligious are under absolute support and security.&#8221;</p>
<p>Yes, that&#8217;s true.  It is the only non-repressive way to govern.  While I tend to believe that nations such as the U.S. should give some leeway to the religious preferences of the majority, a secular society is by definition more inclusive than a theocracy.</p>
<p>&#8220;Denmark is the only country of the world in which  newspapers are allowed to publish insulting cartoons for a divine prophet under the pretext of media freedom. The United States is the only country of the world in which being Muslim could potentially be a serious threat and make everyone suspicious of you after any crime is committed.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ridiculous.  While Muslim activists have made &#8220;progress&#8221; toward outlawing the free press in Canada and other countries afraid to protect their institutions, publication of disputed material is a fundamental right of all people, whether Muslim or atheist.  </p>
<p>Muslim youth are considered a hazard in Spain, England, France, Holland, and other European countries, at least among people who don&#8217;t look favorably on terrorism and riots.  Can you blame them?</p>
<p>Insulting the sensibilities of others is rude and ill-advised.  Nevertheless, the right to think and speak as one believes is paramount.  Denying people this right is tantamount to enslavement and can never be justified.  Nor can so-called atrocities against a book or in the form of an image justify violent retaliation.  </p>
<p>Riots, beatings, murders, and honor killings are the product of a barbarous social order and have no place in the world.  Slandering westerner&#8217;s desire to live in freedom doesn&#8217;t change that fact any more than it justifies the vile acts themselves.</p>
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