Comments on: Is It Responsible to Anger the Muslim World? http://citizensagainstsharia.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/is-it-responsible-to-anger-the-muslim-world/ We're for freedom of expression and equality for women and religious minorities. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:41:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: citizensagainstsharia http://citizensagainstsharia.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/is-it-responsible-to-anger-the-muslim-world/#comment-71 citizensagainstsharia Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:58:40 +0000 http://citizensagainstsharia.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/is-it-responsible-to-anger-the-muslim-world/#comment-71 Additional note: <a href="http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019975.php" rel="nofollow">Robert Spencer</a> points out that if the West were to ban insults to Islamic symbols, this would take something that is sacred to Muslims and require that non-Muslims also treat it as sacred; so it would then have a universal sacredness and give Islam superiority over other religions. This is a known agenda of the Islamists, and it would move their agenda of Islamizing the West a step forward. It is for this reason, among others, that I oppose any ban on criticism of Islam or any other religion, even if some people are insulting and obnoxious about it. I don't like an obnoxious style, but the consequences of banning it are much worse. Additional note:

Robert Spencer points out that if the West were to ban insults to Islamic symbols, this would take something that is sacred to Muslims and require that non-Muslims also treat it as sacred; so it would then have a universal sacredness and give Islam superiority over other religions. This is a known agenda of the Islamists, and it would move their agenda of Islamizing the West a step forward.

It is for this reason, among others, that I oppose any ban on criticism of Islam or any other religion, even if some people are insulting and obnoxious about it. I don’t like an obnoxious style, but the consequences of banning it are much worse.

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