Well said stem...people or beliefs. Yet, in this case, they could be connected. A quick example might be the fanatical anti-abortion sites that flamed abortion doctors, resulting in some death. This said, I'm not in contradiction to your rhetorical question.
On Sep 18, 2:58 pm, stem cell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul Kurtz, Austin Dacey, Norm Allen Jr., and Hugo Estrella have a > brief letter in the latest Free Inquiry (From The Editors : RESTORING > UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE UNITED NATIONS) that talks about an > amendment to the Special Rapporteur on Fredom of Speech. In it they > say that an amendment "advanced by a coalition of Islamic governments > and supported by China, Russia, and Cuba" would change the protection > of the "Special Rapporteur". "It would now include the responsibility > 'to report on instances in which the abuse of the right of freedom of > expression constitues an act of racial or religious discrimination'." > In other words, the United Nations was now to "stifle the speech of > the world's citizens when seen as necessary in order to protect > particular beliefs and practices from criticism". And, "At the center > of the human rights system of the United Nations there now stands a > blasphemy taboo." One must ask, are human rights for protection of > PEOPLE or beliefs? > > stemcell > > On Sep 18, 4:15 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Turkey bans biologist Richard Dawkins' website > > > Reposted > > from:http://www.monstersandcritics.com/science/news/article_1431422.php/Tu... > > > Ankara - Turkish internet users have been blocked via a court order > > from accessing the site of prominent British biologist Richard Dawkins > > after complaints from lawyers for Islamic creationist author Adnan > > Oktar, the website of Turkish television station NTV reported on > > Wednesday. > > > A court in Istanbul ordered that Turk Telekom block access to the site > > and since the weekend Turkish internet users seeking the site have > > been redirected to a page that says in Turkish 'access to this site > > has been suspended in accordance with a court decision'. > > > NTV reported that Oktar complained he and his creationist book 'Atlas > > of Creation' had been defamed by comments made by Dawkins on the > > site. > > > 'I am at a loss to reconcile the expensive and glossy production > > values of this book with the breathtaking inanity of the content,' > > Dawkins, a distinguished advocate of the theory of evolution, wrote on > > his website in July referring to the Atlas of Creation. > > > The book has caused controversy not just through its advocation of > > creationism but also through how thousands of copies of book were > > distributed to schools in a number of European countries. > > > Oktar has used the Turkish courts on a number of occasions, the latest > > being earlier this year when he attempted to have Dawkins' book The > > God Delusion banned in Turkey on the basis that it was insulting > > religion but a Turkish court threw the case out. > > > In August 2007, Oktar, who writes under the pen name Harun Yahya, > > convinced a Turkish court to block access to millions of web blogs > > using the Wordpress.com hosting service after finding that a number of > > blogs carried libellous comments. > > > In May, Oktar was found guilty of creating an illegal organization for > > personal gain and sentenced to three years imprisonment. He is > > appealing the decision. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Thanks for reading, > > Josh Timonen > > RichardDawkins.net > > > You are receiving this message because you have opted in to the > > RichardDawkins.net list. To unsubscribe, please follow this > > link:http://richarddawkins.net/newsletter/- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
