Comments on: European Imams and Rabbis meet together to counter hate preaching, bigotry, prejudice and extremisim

By: Roger Pearse

Roger Pearse — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 06:10:13 +0000

But remember, it isn’t “hate preaching” if the establishment approves of it. Demanding that all the Jews be thrown into the sea isn’t hate, you know? It’s just a polite request for justice for the Palestinians.

It would be much more useful if they committed not to incite violence against anyone, and to promote freedom of speech.

By: Goy

Goy — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:40:06 +0000

@Fr Richard,

Some would probably brand and criminalise myself as being a right-wing extremists, maybe you would also be challenged and humbled if you and I ever met.

“We must institute a ‘zero tolerance’ policy … “.

That sentence and its connotations are about as far removed from mutuality as one can get.

By: Fr Richard

Fr Richard — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:43:26 +0000

It is a pity the hard work of many to counter religious extremism and hate-speech never makes it to the pages of the news papers – and certainly not the more reactionary pages found on the internet! I have been challenged and humbled at the various events I have attended at places such as Finsbury Park Mosque or East London Mosque. There are far more people of faith who voice their opposition to violence and bigotry than preach hatred.

Of course the irony is, with Christians, Jews and Muslims – they have far more in common with each other than they have differences: perhaps that explains why they are often at each other’s throats…