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| Purple |
The Danish embassy in Syria has been burned to the ground. The Swedish one is in flames too.
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| Basstard |
| fcukin islamics are crazy |
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| AirPole |
| They are definately going way beyond their league. I hate their intolerance. It was just a cartoon. Get over it. |
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| wizniz |
| quote: | Originally posted by AirPole
They are definately going way beyond their league. I hate their intolerance. It was just a cartoon. Get over it. |
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| Purple |
| quote: | Originally posted by Basstard
fcukin islamics are crazy |
If you posted this a week before I would'nt agree.
But now I have to agree.
And if the western world react to this by doing the same, it will spiral into a ing global war now. Thank God EU people are calm till now. |
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| AirPole |
I was just thinking about something. As you all probably know, a famous Dutch film director was brutally slaughtered here November 2004 by a muslim extremistic person. Some muslim churches in our country were torched and got attacked after that, even a muslim school was set to flames. I'm not saying I approve of this, but at least these things happened after A Dutch guy was KILLED. Now just look and see how the muslim people all over the world react to JUST A silly CARTOON. Imagine the possibilities.
:rolleyes:
Oh yes. Crazyness. |
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| Boomer187 |
| man everyone outside the US and puerto rico is crazy. |
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| Marc Summers |
| quote: | Originally posted by Boomer187
man everyone outside the US and puerto rico is crazy. |
lol |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by Basstard
fcukin islamics are crazy |
yeah, well maybe so but we've had enough here in the UK with you irish ;) |
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| XoxidE |
| What exactly does that picture have to do with freedom of speech?:conf: |
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| Echo of Silence |
Linky link: http://www.jp.dk/meninger/ncartikel:aid=3527646
just up:
Honourable Fellow Citizens of the Muslim World
Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten is a strong proponent of democracy and freedom of religion. The newspaper respects the right of any human being to practise his or her religion. Serious misunderstandings in respect of some drawings of the Prophet Mohammed have led to much anger and, lately, also boycott of Danish goods in Muslim countries.
Please allow me to correct these misunderstandings.
On 30 September last year, Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten published 12 different cartoonists' idea of what the Prophet Mohammed might have looked like. The initiative was taken as part of an ongoing public debate on freedom of expression, a freedom much cherished in Denmark.
In our opinion, the 12 drawings were sober. They were not intended to be offensive, nor were they at variance with Danish law, but they have indisputably offended many Muslims for which we apologize.
Since then a number of offensive drawings have circulated in The Middle East which have never been published in Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten and which we would never have published, had they been offered to us. We would have refused to publish them on the grounds that they violated our ethical code.
Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten attaches importance to upholding the highest ethical standards based upon the respect of our fundamental values. It is so much more deplorable, therefore, that these drawings were presented as if they had anything to do with Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten.
Maybe because of culturally based misunderstandings, the initiative to publish the 12 drawings has been interpreted as a campaign against Muslims in Denmark and the rest of the world.
I must categorically dismiss such an interpretation. Because of the very fact that we are strong proponents of the freedom of religion and because we respect the right of any human being to practise his or her religion, offending anybody on the grounds of their religious beliefs is unthinkable to us.
That this happened was, consequently, unintentional.
As a result of the debate that has been going on about the drawings, we have met with representatives of Danish Muslims, and these meetings were held in a positive and constructive spirit. We have also sought in other ways to initiate a fruitful dialogue with Danish Muslims.
It is the wish of Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten that various ethnic groups should live in peace and harmony with each other and that the debates and disagreements which will always exist in a dynamic society should do so in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
For that reason, Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten has published many articles describing the positive aspects of integration, for example in a special supplement entitled The Contributors. It portrayed a number of Muslims who have had success in Denmark. The supplement was rewarded by the EU Commission.
Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten takes exception to symbolic acts suited to demonise specific nationalities, religions and ethnic groups.
Sincerely yours
Carsten Juste
Editor-in-Chief |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| i hate islam. |
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