Comments on: An Atheist civil rights group today expressed concern that a proposed U.N. Resolution banning “defamation” of religion threatens civil liberties and gives religious groups “special rights” at the expense of free speech and intellectual inquiry. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/03/atheist-civil-rights-group-today-expressed-concern-proposed-resolution-banning-defamation-religion-threatens-civil-liberties-religious-groups-special-rights-expense-free-speech-intellectual-inquiry/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:09:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: makarios http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/03/atheist-civil-rights-group-today-expressed-concern-proposed-resolution-banning-defamation-religion-threatens-civil-liberties-religious-groups-special-rights-expense-free-speech-intellectual-inquiry/comment-page-1/#comment-8456 makarios Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:36:40 +0000 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=8028#comment-8456 The line "anyone should be free to defame a religion if they so choose" seems geared to protect the peurile at heart. On the other hand this is a terrible law. Should it pass it would be used by Islamic purists for destructive purposes - no doubt. The line “anyone should be free to defame a religion if they so choose” seems geared to protect the peurile at heart. On the other hand this is a terrible law. Should it pass it would be used by Islamic purists for destructive purposes – no doubt.

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