Blasphemy and Free Speech
"Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized on Monday an attempt by Islamic countries to prohibit defamation of religions, saying such policies would restrict free speech.
"Some claim that the best way to protect the freedom of religion is to implement so-called anti-defamation policies. . . . I strongly disagree," Clinton said. "The protection of speech about religion is particularly important since persons of different faiths will inevitably hold divergent views on religious questions."
While unnamed in Clinton's speech, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, a group of 56 Islamic nations, has been pushing hard for the U.N. Human Rights Council to adopt resolutions that broadly bar the defamation of religion. The effort has raised concerns that such resolutions could be used to justify crackdowns on free speech in Muslim countries.
Clinton made her comments while unveiling the State Department's annual report on international religious freedom." (Washington Post)
OIC effort is foolish. Once you go down this part then you are going to open your own citizens to unfair laws around the world in regards of blasphemy. Remember, there isn't just 5-6 major religions in the world. There are hundreds of minors one too. And who will have the right to decide which act of speech is blasphemy and which are not?
"Some claim that the best way to protect the freedom of religion is to implement so-called anti-defamation policies. . . . I strongly disagree," Clinton said. "The protection of speech about religion is particularly important since persons of different faiths will inevitably hold divergent views on religious questions."
While unnamed in Clinton's speech, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, a group of 56 Islamic nations, has been pushing hard for the U.N. Human Rights Council to adopt resolutions that broadly bar the defamation of religion. The effort has raised concerns that such resolutions could be used to justify crackdowns on free speech in Muslim countries.
Clinton made her comments while unveiling the State Department's annual report on international religious freedom." (Washington Post)
OIC effort is foolish. Once you go down this part then you are going to open your own citizens to unfair laws around the world in regards of blasphemy. Remember, there isn't just 5-6 major religions in the world. There are hundreds of minors one too. And who will have the right to decide which act of speech is blasphemy and which are not?
Will a Muslim slaughtering a cow in India prosecuted for blasphemy? Will criticizing the Catholic church make you a criminal in the eye of the state? Will predominantly atheistic countries deserve to be invaded because they really don't think that highly of religions?
Asking for blasphemy resolution on international level is a stupid stupid idea and deserve to be rejected completely.



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