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July 25, 2010
There is no compulsion in religion
Something to point out to peace-rioters if we ever get round to bombing Yemen.
Officially, slavery was abolished back in 1962 but a judge's decision to pass on the title deed of a "slave" from one master to another has blown the lid off the hidden bondage of hundreds of Yemenis.
The judge in the town of Hajja, which is home to some 300 slaves, according to residents, said he had certified the transfer only because the new owner planned to free the slave.
The judge in the town of Hajja, which is home to some 300 slaves, according to residents, said he had certified the transfer only because the new owner planned to free the slave.
Protesting against hate is not hate speech: While I am not his biggest fan, I applaud Newt Gingrich as the highest profile politico to engage in plain speaking on the subject of America, Islam and a triumphalist 9/11 mosque.
“America is experiencing an Islamist cultural-political offensive designed to undermine and destroy our civilization. Sadly, too many of our elites are the willing apologists for those who would destroy them if they could.
“No mosque. No self deception. No surrender. The time to take a stand is now – at this site on this issue.”
“No mosque. No self deception. No surrender. The time to take a stand is now – at this site on this issue.”
Protesting against hate is not a hate crime: Religious persecution in Britain today.
The zeal with which the case was taken up and prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is illustrative not only of the British state’s desire to generate and prosecute thought criminals, but also of its abandonment of any pretext of treating its citizens as equal before the law. Some citizens - Muslim ones in particular - have become more equal than others.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at July 25, 2010 10:58 AM
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