Tony Benn - Defend Freedom of Religion Rally

Tony Benn (former Labour MP and Cabinet Minister)

Defend Freedom of Religion, Conscience and Thought Rally. 20th November 2006. Organised by BMI and Liberty.

For more information, please go to www.bminitiative.net

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• Islam
• Muslim
• Christian
• Sikh
• Hindu
• British
• Britain
• UK
• Initiative
• Rally
• Islamophobia

[stevencolborne]

Big up TB!!

[indoor10]

This gentlenman is a dying breed, he is a very honest politician who has fought for the right cause for many years, in the west we dont envisage/like to have a challenge of our collective bigotry view/opinion.Thank god We have the likes of Tony ben who tell us the truth the atrocities that we have caused throughout the world, we create terrorist groups/individuals for our own benefit, they are brilliant so long we are using them, when they sieze to be useful any longer we call them terrorists.

[jimbob129]

the one and only mp (ex or current) i respect

[penguinegg01]

Is freedom of religion under attack? I dont see it. Since it is not under attack, whiat is the point of this rally. Islamophobia - a myth.

[Quinibus]

Firstly, the Quran doesn't advocate killing Christians or Jews. Secondly, the book is notoriously schizophrenic on the subject of antisemitism (due to the fact that it was written at different times for different reasons). Thirdly, the vast majority of mainstream Muslim clerics understand "jihad" as inner, personal struggle with oneself, and not as grand political struggle. Fourthly, all major religious have used their Holy Books to justify horrendous actions in the past.

[animeeclipse]

The issue with religious texts and indeed all form of texts whether fictional or non-fiction is that it depends on who reads them. Some people wholly follow these texts word for word, others do not at all. There are some entities out there who chose certain parts of these texts and ignore the rest completely.

[manalone999]

Islam could have something to do with it, don't you think? Or do you think the calls to kill Christians and Jews in the Koran and the doctrine of jihad, which is promulgated by all four schools of Islamic jurisprudence, has nothing to do with the killing of Jews and Christians by Muslims? Do you know of other religions whose "sacred" texts advocate religious war? Do you know of other religions whose members fly airplanes into skyscrapers and justify their acts by reference to "holy" texts?

[redjupiter58]

they don't think like that cause they are fucking morons. Just think of how many Christians are being persecuted in Muslim lands. People like should be tried for treachery.

[GewurdeDinWilla]

One of the wonders of our age are highly educated, privileged, and affluent Englishmen who publicly scorn their own country, its history, and Christianity. Ideology like Benn's is naive, incongruous, and disgraceful. There are few things that arouse more disgust in me than treason, or more pity, than the sight of a man over 80 spouting such adolescent rubbish.