September 20, 2010
MOLLIFYING MUSLIMS, AND MUSLIFYING MOLLIES
By Mark Steyn
While I’ve been talking about free speech in Copenhagen, several free speech issues arose in North America. I was asked about them both at the Sappho Award event and in various interviews, so here’s a few thoughts for what they’re worth:
The Jerusalem Post – Sept. 21, 2010
Lion’s den: The Rushdie Rules reach Florida
By Daniel Pipes
The Ottawa Citizen – September 10, 2010
Pastor bashing didn’t buy peace
By David B. Harris
What do Stephen Harper, Barack Obama, Gen. David Petraeus, Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have in common? They each need to get a grip on themselves the next time they want to whack a wacky pastor. Each sacrificed valuable resources to condemn and plead with once-aspiring Koran-griller, Florida Pastor Terry Jones, a bizarre fourth-string in the evangelical band. Congregation size: 50, on an inflationary day.
Read the CNN article. “Pastor weighing plans to burn Qurans amid U.S. warnings” or listen to the interview by clicking here.
Here’s an example from the Bible of Christians burning heretical material. In this case, it was the converts themselves burning the material after turning to Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord. That’s probably the better way to go than having a third-party burning the material.
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