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By: Should religious or cultural sensibilities ever limit free expression? | Index on Censorship

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:55:30 +0000

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Salman Rushdie has a new film, but is India up to its old tricks? | UNCUT — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:02:43 +0000

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By: Shteln

Shteln — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:45:24 +0000

‘Both enforced secularism and enforced religiosity constitute a form of censorship; the key word being “enforced” as opposed to “free”. Whether it is tackling enforced religion, religious offence, hatred and incitement to violence, or enforced secularism, only a constructive approach to free speech can genuinely guarantee freedom of conscience and belief, whether in one god, many or none.’
This last paragraph negates what was a good, reasoned viewpoint. But equating ‘enforced secularism and enforced religion’ is a false comparison: religions by definition are exclusive. The whole point to secularism is providing a neutral public structure that favours no particular religion over another and the safety NOT to believe in supernatural dogmas. Religious freedoms are rights- but with qualification: that they are legal unless it brings harm to others.
Also, does the author have a problem ‘enforcing’ human rights laws? That is censorship of a kind.
AC Grayling writes eloquently on these points, as did Christopher Hitchens.

By: Ettore Grillo

Ettore Grillo — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 07:37:20 +0000

RELIGIONS AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH

In religious field I would make a distinction between freedom of speech and freedom of insulting. The former has contents indeed, while the latter has no contents. You can express freely what you think and believe it is right but you cannot offend the religious feelings of people who practice their religion by casting insults to their prophet or to their god or gods.
Personally, I follow the paradigm given by Alexander the Great who worshipped all the divinities whom he came across along his way of conquest.
Ettore Grillo author of The Vibrations of Words
http://www.amazon.com/author/ettoregrillo

By: AleKs

AleKs — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:20:45 +0000

Censorship should be abolished.
How come you’re not that worried about people getting their rights trampled on, tortured or even killed because of religion?
How come you’re not that worried that women still die because abortion is not a human right yet and dogmatic institutions still have a powerful grip on the state?
What in the name of freedom, is wrong with you people? Are you so bent on appeasing the unappeasable that you’re willing to do it at the expense of human life?
Because this overprotective attitude on religion KILLS FAR MORE people than the right to free speech!
Are we building a new world or going back to the Middle Ages?

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Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:09:28 +0000

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