>I retain the right to treat all religions with equal and utter disdain.
what about governing bodies? are they more or less deserving? On 30/3/2009, "Simon Biggs" <[email protected]> wrote: >I retain the right to treat all religions with equal and utter disdain. > >As it is impossible to believe in evolution and remain uncritical of core >religious belief the logical outcome of this resolution being passed would >be the outlawing of presenting the case for evolution and therefore the >outlawing of scientific argument. If the UN was to accept this resolution it >would return us to the middle ages. Let¹s hope they are not so dumb as to >get rationality and compassion mixed up. > >Regards > >Simon > > >On 30/3/09 11:36, "marc garrett" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Free Expression Assault Continues at UN Human Rights Council. >> >> Freedom House condemns the UN Human Rights Council for undermining the >> universal right to freedom of expression by once again passing a >> resolution that urges members to adopt laws outlawing criticism of >> religions. >> >> The "defamation of religions" resolution, introduced by Pakistan on >> behalf of the Organization for the Islamic Conference (OIC), passed >> today by a vote of 23-11, with 13 abstentions. Muslim nations have been >> introducing similar resolutions since 1999, arguing that Islam-the only >> religion specifically cited in the text-must be shielded from unfair >> associations with terrorism and human rights abuses. >> >> "These countries are using the UN to expand and bring legitimacy to >> their frontal assault on freedom of expression," said Paula Schriefer, >> Freedom House advocacy director. "This assault starts at the level of >> domestic blasphemy laws present in many OIC countries, which are >> routinely employed to harass and imprison religious minorities, >> political dissenters and human rights advocates, and is elevated to the >> international level through resolutions at the UN." >> >> more... >> http://newsblaze.com/story/20090327170413zzzz.nb/topstory.html >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > >Simon Biggs >Research Professor >edinburgh college of art >[email protected] >www.eca.ac.uk >www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ > >[email protected] >www.littlepig.org.uk >AIM/Skype: simonbiggsuk > > >Edinburgh College of Art (eca) is a charity registered in Scotland, number >SC009201 > > > > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
