Jan 28 2009
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“ I don’t respect the idea that the West Bank was handed to Jews by God and the Palestinians should be bombed or bullied into surrendering it. I don’t respect the idea that we may have lived before as goats, and could live again as woodlice. This is not because of “prejudice” or “ignorance”, but because there is no evidence for these claims. They belong to the childhood of our species, and will in time look as preposterous as believing in Zeus or Thor or Baal.
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Johann Hari: Why should I respect these oppressive religions?
This article is well worth a quick read. It covers the corruption of the role of the UN Rapporteur for Human rights by Islamic states. Classic case of not understanding that the right to “free speech” means that I respect your right to say it, but I don’t have to respect what you say.
