Apparently, the world should now choose between freedom of expression or the freedom to practice religious belief without being insulted. Egypt's Foreign Minister told the General Assembly a few days ago that speech is “being used to incite hatred based on religion.” His full statement before the 63rd session of the General Assembly can be found here. In essence, Ahmed Aboul Gheit argued that there should be a rejection of the repeated attacks on religions as part of the so-called “legitimate exercise of the freedom of expression.” The goal is to balance freedom of expression with the personal “sentiments” of others. His aim was to explain how attacks against religion have led to greater cultural tension throughout the world.
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The “Golden Rule” is a common tenet of every religion. Using religion by promoting hatred of others and especially their religion is simply not acceptable in a civilized world.
Those who use their “freedomof speech” to incite hatred of others’ religions is comparable to shouting”fire” in a crowded theater when no fire exists! It is not a valid expression of anyone's (or any society's) personal religion.
These “hate mongers” (for lack of a better term) are simply criminals who are trying to use religion to gain political and social control of various countires and societies. As such, they are world class criminals. They should be apprehended and punished. It fact, they MUST be!
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