Saturday, March 28, 2009
Since the UN is a quasi-democratic body, its end product will be a reflection of the values of its constituent parts. Terrorist people elect terrorists to power. Unfree nations pass resolution that pervert the meaning of freedom. The United States and other Western nations are still the exceptions in the world, not the rule, so we can expect that this sort of thing will never change as the UN passes a resolution against 'defamation' of religion...particularly one religion:
The U.N.'s top human-rights body approved a proposal backed by Muslims nations Thursday urging the passage of laws around the world protecting religion from criticism.
The proposal by Pakistan had drawn strong criticism from free-speech campaigners and liberal democracies.
A simple majority of 23 members of the 47-nation Human Rights Council voted in favor of the resolution. Eleven mostly Western nations opposed it and 13 countries abstained.
The resolution urges states to provide "protection against acts of hatred, discrimination, intimidation and coercion resulting from defamation of religions and incitement to religious hatred in general."
"It is individuals who have rights and not religions," said Canadian diplomat Terry Cormier. Canada's criticism was echoed by European Union countries, all of which voted against the proposal...
See also Center For Inquiry Condemns UN Resolution on "Defamation of Religions"
