Crucial Step Towards Sharia Law? UN Anti Blasphemy Resolution - Christopher Hitchens @ CNN

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Crucial Step Towards Sharia Law? United Nations Anti-Blasphemy Resolution - Christopher Hitchens @ CNN with Lou Dobbs.

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The United Nations has adopted a "resolution combating defamation of religions" and wants to regulate free speech. Featured guest is Christopher Hitchens.

The U.N. now wants to make that Anti-Blasphemy Resolution binding on all member nations. That would make it a crime to critisize religion, in particular Islam. This is a major effort taking place to curb free speech worldwide.

Christopher Hitchens discussed the United Nations Anti-Blasphemy Resolution with Lou Dobbs on February 25, 2009 on CNN. The Resolution, sponsored by the Arab members, might be the crucial next step towards imposing Sharia law in the Western world.

Do you believe the United Nations' restriction of freedom of speech in the United States and other western countries should be tolerated?
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[no2religions]

EVERYONE who supported this resolution is a pig. Period.

[crommunication]

hey islam,fuck you cunts,and fuck ALL religion,its over your out,intellect will rule this world.

[MCMXCII]

Interesting how the report only focuses on the criticism of Islam and not of Christianity, in America for example. Either way, this resolution is absolutely retarded. The UN must remain secular, not enforcing religious sensitivities.

[manicoquita]

@855842 You do the same!

[manicoquita]

Oh really does this protection of religion exclude Christians?? -__- right

[oontgrad]

@silmalila Yes, yes some are democracies. Many may be corrupt, but no government can escape corruption. I'm not excusing them pushing this law, I'm just saying that just because they are Islamic it doesn't mean they are all dictatorships and monarchies.

[LeBigBangTheory]

What a beautiful culture, how can an atheist sign up? Please teach us your ways......SAVAGES OF THE WORLD!

[evildave9000]

This is in no way a step towards Sharia law, and it's depressing how CNN aims all of this towards Islam. The resolution is about ALL religions. That said, I think it is a deplorable and very ill-advised move, not to mention a complete trampling on precepts of freedom of speech. ANY religion that attempts to silence all criticism deserves to be derided in the strongest possible terms.

[anand308]

Freedom of expression is one of the most valuable things any democracy can cling on to whether or not they lead a pathetic pious existence.

[855842]

Christians and Jews follow your book before you speak

[lagunaflyguy]

Islam is pure garbage.......It's stench goes to high heaven......as for the sensitivities of Muslims.....Let's see you follow the teachings of a Murderous Pedophile Prophet who advocates killing all non believers.....I think a better idea would be to label Islam a terroist organization, and round up all Muslims for shipment back to that desert hellhole Mohammed the liar crawled from.