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November 26, 2010
UN committee approves law criminalizing "vilification of religions" (criminalizes free speech)
Topics: Political News and commentariesAs an official of the U.S. Mission to the U.N., told the committee considering the resolution, "Most importantly, the resolution still seeks to curtail and penalize speech." And as Robert Spencer points out, the point here is to criminalize honest discussion of how Islamic jihadists and supremacists use the texts and teachings of Islam to justify their activities. The OIC wants to render the West mute, and hence defenseless, against the advancing jihad threat.
Religion News Service reports: "Blasphemy Resolution Passes U.N. Committee"
A resolution combating the "vilification of religions" was adopted Tuesday by a United Nations committee, but religious freedom advocates who oppose the measure say support for it continues to diminish.Noteworthy is the fact that the Obama administration has been a consistent supporter of this resolution which has been pushed by the OIC to prevent people from criticizing Islam, leaveing little doubt that the Obama administration is pro-Islam and anti-Isreal.The resolution by Islamic countries is scheduled to be considered by the U.N. General Assembly in December.
The vote -- 76 yes, 64 no, and 42 abstentions -- received fewer affirmative votes than last year, said Freedom House, a human rights group that has worked against the resolution.
... Days before its passage, the Organization of the Islamic Conference relabeled the resolution as condemning "vilification of religions" instead of "defamation of religions," but U.S. officials and advocates continued to oppose it.
"We are disappointed to see that despite our efforts and discussions on this resolution, the text once again seems to take us farther apart, rather than helping to bridge the historical divides," said John F. Sammis, an official of the U.S. Mission to the U.N., told the committee
considering the resolution. "Most importantly, the resolution still seeks to curtail and penalize speech."
Posted by Richard at November 26, 2010 12:07 PM
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