The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session later this week to discuss the burning of the Quran in Sweden, a spokesman said Tuesday. Last Wednesday, a man – identified as...
If Sweden was outright banning the Qur’an, I could understand how that would be a violation of Free Speech and thus problematic. But that is not what is happening, it’s just one dude burning his own copy of the Qur’an. How could that be a problem? I’m an atheist and wouldn’t bat an eye if somebody purchases a copy of The Origin of Species and set it on fire.
What we can’t do is kneel down to the particular sensitivities of a particular group of people just because they have built the habit of committing (or supporting) acts of violence when somebody does something they don’t like. Your religion imposes rules on what you can do, not me.
If Sweden was outright banning the Qur’an, I could understand how that would be a violation of Free Speech and thus problematic. But that is not what is happening, it’s just one dude burning his own copy of the Qur’an. How could that be a problem? I’m an atheist and wouldn’t bat an eye if somebody purchases a copy of The Origin of Species and set it on fire.
What we can’t do is kneel down to the particular sensitivities of a particular group of people just because they have built the habit of committing (or supporting) acts of violence when somebody does something they don’t like. Your religion imposes rules on what you can do, not me.