UN calls for the return of blasphemy laws

[elfs]

The Organization of Islamic Conference has successfully cajoled the UN Commission for Human Rights to issue a non-binding statement calling on nations to pass laws banning the defamation of religion. The action is an explicit part of the OIC's ten-year plan to ensure that a majority of nations' laws are "harmonized" in such a way to ensure an Islamic Rennaisance by 2050.

The OIC is also explicit in its desire to cut down on "criticism by the West," which it sees as an attack on Islam and a brake on Islam's rightful expansion of the Ummah (Islamic Community) to all corners of the globe.

Say what you will about any religion, but they all deserve criticism. If they can't stand up to either examination or ridicule, then they're not ideas that deserve to persist.

Comments

[fallenpegasus]

I recall that years ago I told you my opinion of the UN, and your response was something along the lines of you preferred to have some hope of optimism in that sphere. (It may have even been an LJ back and forth.)

What's your opinion of the UN now?

[elfs.livejournal.com]

I think it's a good idea with poor implementation. It's still only a debating body; it has no actual authority, for which I'm still grateful.