It is a sad day when Americans laud “freedom of speech“ as a right, devoid of responsibility. It, too, is subject to common sense.
I wish Americans could understand that all Muslims have an unparalleled love for the prophet Muhammad. Due to this love for his pure character, the video, “The Innocence of Muslims,” is offensive to all of us. There is no doubt in my mind that the “freedom of speech” of these sorts of movie makers should be limited.
The Gainesville Times said, “They hate us because of our freedom.” No. Just because one movie maker hides behind the freedom flag does not clean up the insulting content of his film.
If anyone dislikes a particular religion, the correct course of action should be reasoned debate, dialogue and research — not insults. Christians from a variety of sects have successfully employed these skills since the split of the Catholic Church.
Yes, of course, Muslims should protest peacefully, but as Mirza Masroor Ahmad, worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has said, “Let it not be that in the name of freedom of speech the peace of the entire world be destroyed.”
I hope and pray that respect for other religions will soon be the norm. And, I hope that anyone who loves his or her own religion will agree with me.
Allison Knight-Khan
Powder Springs
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What a wonderful legacy!!!
You and all the true believers in Islam should be ashamed and actually try to do something to correct this horrible situation.
But if you do choose to stand up for what is TRULY right then get ready to have your head cut off or be stoned to death or some other equally medeival retribution, because the "loving" disciples of your prophet will surely pay you a visit.
These Muslims have reacted wrongly. It is a fact.
It still doesn't change the fact that the movie that has caused this commotion is any less wrong. It is wrong and immoral to insult someone's beliefs and values like the movie makers behind "the Innocence of Muslims" have done.
Freedom of Speech has limitations as do all freedoms. There is no such thing as 'complete freedom'. One does not have the 'freedom' to go about killing and raping others. This is because one man's right ends where the other man's right begins. Hate speech is not something that is to be encouraged.
Tell this to your fellow muslims who are rioting, killing, & burning over a youtube video & cartoons. Freedom of speech will not "destroy the peace of the entire world." Can't you see that this is the fault of the hyper-sensitive muslims? If you don't like "insults," don't pay attention to them. I, personally, don't respect your religion or any other & don't have to. When you say "free speech" and "responsibility," what you really mean is we should be careful not to upset the poor, fragile feelings of intolerant muslims. Nothing gives them the excuse to act as they do. It's scary that you want to suppress peoples' right to speech because you don't like it. Maybe this is not the appropriate country for you. Can I suggest Iran?
abuse this freedom and destroy the peace of the world, should not be against the constitution.
I don't know how many have heard about the "Law against Holocaust denial".
http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/holocaust/insights/pdf/bazyler.pdf
Scholars have pointed out that countries that specifically ban Holocaust denial generally have legal systems that limit speech in other ways, such as banning "hate speech".
Wouldn't you agree that then God disaapproves of hate speech? And would you not concur that "the Innocence of Muslims" was a deliberate attack on the integrity of Muslim values?
Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all offenses.
—Proverbs 10:12
So love my friends - do not hate. You are after all a "mature, Christian male". So behave as one.
You can, I assume, quote book, chapter and verse for each of the things you say God teaches us.
The most commonly used example is this one: You do not have the right to shout "fire" in a crowded theatre.
This issue has nothing to do with the Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights or any thing else.
Its a plain and simple example that there are fanatical groups using various reasons of their own making to perform terrorist acts against our nation whenever they get an opportunity.
And unfortunately the current sitting government ans I mean all of them just sit back and make verbal responses. They need to get off their collective rear ends and start dropping a few 1000 pounders on this trash.
Yeah I know you bleeding heart liberals will get mad, but who do you think is going to keep you butt safe?
Connect the dots.
Now move on.
Because I know many former Muslims who rejected this man and this religion. Now, here in America you all can't kill them quite as fast as you do elsewhere, but here in America we do see many who reject him. Perhaps that's why some Muslims hate America so much. Too much freedom!
Good luck with your continued propaganda letters, and good luck with trying to undermine the U.S. Constitution.
Do you mean respect like treating the "piss christ" as if it was truly a serious work of art or anything more than an intentional insult to Christianity?
Or respect like was shown my friends family as they traveled back into India from the Kashmir Region when bans of armed muslim savages (are there really any non-savage muslims?) stopped their train and murdered almost everyone on the train ...because they were not muslim?
Or, respect like was shown Nick Berg and Daniel Perl when they had their Jewish heads sawed off on video by some "peace loving" muslims? (BTW, talk about a couple of "offensive" videos...boy we will never forget all the rioting and killing the Jews and and Christians did in response to such "offensive" videos, will we?)
By the way, your Imam is rationalizing the use of killing force to satisfy a blood lust over a verbal "insult." And that's your point? Real peaceful, you guys.