Thursday, June 21, 2012

Why are Muslims so sensitive to criticism? Don’t they trust their scriptures? Asks Sultan Shahin

Why are Muslims so sensitive to criticism? Don’t they trust their scriptures? Asks Sultan Shahin
As you will see in the article below Johann Hari is very balanced and maintains equidistance from all major religions that he mentions. He makes a plea for freedom of expression. His main point is stated in the very first paragraph: “The right to criticize religion is being slowly doused in acid. Across the world, the small, incremental gains made by secularism – giving us the space to doubt and question and make up our own minds – are being beaten back by belligerent demands that we "respect" religion. A historic marker has just been passed, showing how far we have been shoved. The UN rapporteur who is supposed to be the global guardian.”

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