Ernie: Well, it is a step in the right direction. But there has to be more than good intentions. And it is more than possible to see a context that includes Geert Wilders , now on trial in the Netherlands for openly criticizing Islam, something impossible in the USA thanks to the First Amendment. That is, how do you separate the issue of persecution from freedom to be critical of the motivation of the persecutors ? If you cannot criticize the motivation have you accomplished anything at all ? Billy =============================================== In a message dated 3/2/2010 1:26:24 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
I gotta admit, I never expected the E.U. to take a formal stand for protecting Christians as minorities in other countries. Good for them. -- E _http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/european-union-to-voice-for-christian s-in-persecuted-countries/5198.htm_ (http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/european-union-to-voice-for-christians-in-persecuted-countries/5198.htm) "We’ve set up a working group and are defining what bilateral action can be taken between Europe and the individual countries where Christians’ rights are in danger,” said Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini. “We’re studying which international initiatives the EU can adopt to bring this problem more clearly into focus.” "By the end of April we’ll have a manual for European embassies in the rest of the world, focusing in particular on the treatment of Christian religious minorities," he said. Such a "common protocol", he noted, was never before been implemented and if brought out will help "closely monitor the treatment of religious minorities, especially Christian minorities, in the most sensitive countries." = _______________________________________________ Centroids mailing list: [email protected] http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com Archives at http://radicalcentrism.org/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/
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