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    A very, very Senior Member Adrian II's Avatar
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    Default Re: Religious intolerance or freedom of speech.

    Quote Originally Posted by LeftEyeNine
    I bet my all that there are bunch of sites around in the trash can called internet that has gone even worse with such religious figures. The point is that there should be a point where publicized organizations and people should show responsibility. This is an easily irritated nerve, it is obvious. Would you say the same "application of prohobition to those that are non-blah blah" statement (or BS) if a nationwide newspaper in Turkey charicaturized one wiping somewhere with some European country's flag ? Come on, you can distinguish nuances.
    There are many relevant considerations, but amid all these, the right to free speech comes first. Equating Mohammed's message to a call for terrorism is neither appropriate nor helpful, but it is legitimate to express this view in word or image. Deal with it. I would not print most of the Danish caricatures myself but the freedom of others to do so is inviolable.

    If the Prophet objects, he can file a complaint or take the issue to civil court. So can his followers.

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    And about the 'flag wiping', I for one wouldn't stop buying Turkish if it happened.
    Last edited by Adrian II; 02-02-2006 at 14:24.
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    Default Re: Religious intolerance or freedom of speech.

    Quote Originally Posted by AdrianII
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    And about the 'flag wiping', I for one wouldn't stop buying Turkish if it happened.
    This really comes as a shock

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