Transcript This anti-blasphemy resolution is mostly seen to be putting a `chilling

For the past eleven years the
Organisation of the Islamic Conference
(OIC), representing the 57 Islamic
States, has been trying to kill the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
on 28th March 2008, they finally
succeeded.
The Islamic States have, with the
support of Russia, China and Cuba,
succeeded in forcing through an
amendment to a resolution on Freedom
of Expression that has turned the entire
concept on its head.
Friday, February 27, 2009
The UN is considering a binding resolution
that would make acts of blasphemy illegal.
A non-binding resolution has already passed,
but now a binding resolution of the law is
being put forward.
Such a law would make any criticism of
religion a crime and invalidate the First
Amendment of the Constitution of the
United States.
With the support of their allies including
China, Russia and Cuba (none wellknown for their defense of human
rights)
the Islamic States have succeeded in
forcing through an amendment to a
resolution on Freedom of Expression
that has turned the entire concept on its
head.
Religious freedom experts criticized this week a United Nations anti-blasphemy resolution
for most likely hindering Christian evangelism and spreading Sharia law.
“This anti-blasphemy resolution is mostly seen to be putting a ‘chilling effect’ on Christian
work and outreach around the world, and that is a very troubling development for us,”
said Carol Moeller, president/CEO of Open Doors, according to Mission Network News.
The non-binding U.N. resolution was first introduced by Pakistan and the Organization of
the Islamic Conference at the U.N. Human Rights Council in 1999. It was amended to
include religions other than Islam, and has since passed every year.
In 2005, Yemen proposed a similar resolution before the General Assembly and now the
192-nation Assembly is set to vote on it again.
Resolution 62/145, which was adopted in 2007, says it “notes with deep concern the
intensification of the campaign of defamation of religions and the ethnic and religious
profiling of Muslim minorities in the aftermath of September 11, 2001.”
It “stresses the need to effectively combat defamation of all religions and incitement to
religious hatred, against Islam and Muslims in particular.”
Despite good intentions, Moeller said, “The reality is that wherever Christianity and Islam
come into relationship with each other in the culture, the net effect has been for Christian
evangelism to be silence or to be intimidated through this act.”
Although the resolution is non-binding, it has been passed several times giving it a kind of
authority and, in effect protecting militant Islamists who retaliate against perceived
offenses, Moeller said.
"The slope is so slippery because everything that purports to criticize Islam is considered
'blasphemy.' Anything that promotes another religious viewpoint, like Christianity, is
considered 'blasphemy,'” he said. “It really becomes the ultimate weapon against free
religious speech around the world."
Christians wake up to the dangers of UN anti-blasphemy resolution
FOR months now secularists and proponents of free speech have been warning of the
dire implications of an Islamic-inspired United Nations anti-blasphemy resolution. Now
Christian leaders too have cottoned onto the dangers posed by the resolution.
According to the Christian Post, the resolution:
Could hinder Christian evangelism and spread sharia law.
Said Carol Moeller, president and CEO of an organisation called Open Doors:
This anti-blasphemy resolution is mostly seen to be putting a ‘chilling effect’ on Christian
work and outreach around the world, and that is a very troubling development for us.
The non-binding UN resolution was first introduced by Pakistan and the Organization of
the Islamic Conference at the UN Human Rights Council in 1999. It was amended to
include religions other than Islam, and has since passed every year.
In 2005, Yemen proposed a similar resolution before the General Assembly and now the
192-nation Assembly is set to vote on it again.
Resolution 62/145, which was adopted in 2007, says it:
Notes with deep concern the intensification of the campaign of defamation of religions
and the ethnic and religious profiling of Muslim minorities in the aftermath of September
11, 2001. It stresses the need to effectively combat defamation of all religions and
incitement to religious hatred, against Islam and Muslims in particular.
Despite good intentions, Moeller said:
The reality is that wherever Christianity and Islam come into relationship with each other
in the culture, the net effect has been for Christian evangelism to be silence or to be
intimidated through this act.
Although the resolution is non-binding, it has been passed several times giving it a kind
of authority and, in effect protecting militant Islamists who retaliate against perceived
offenses, Moeller said.
Moeller added:
The slope is so slippery because everything that purports to criticise Islam is considered
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife) -- A tense calm
returned to a village in Indonesia's Central Maluku
province, where angry Muslims torched churches, dozens
of homes and other properties after a Christian teacher
allegedly made comments insulting Islam, rights
investigators said Wednesday, December 17.
Welhelmina Holle, a Christian elementary school teacher
in the village of Letwaru village in the province's Masohi
district, apparently made the remarks while tutoring a
Muslim student last month, and has since been detained
by local police on blasphemy charges, said Voice Of the
Martyrs Canada (VOMC), which investigates reported
persecution of Christians.
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“Fanatic Islamics” new anit-blasphemy resolution
at the UN! This is very dangerous to all
Christians who would speak out again
MOGADISHU (AFP) — New Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed bowed Saturday to
demands from Islamist insurgents after the fiercest clashes since he took office, agreeing to a
truce and the introduction of sharia law.
The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression will
now be required to report on the “abuse” of this most
cherished freedom by anyone who, for example, dares
speak out against Sharia laws that require women to be
stoned to death for adultery or young men to be hanged for
being gay, or against the marriage of girls as young as nine,
as in Iran.
UNITED NATIONS - Islamic countries
Monday won United Nations backing for an
anti-blasphemy measure Canada and other
Western critics say risks being used to limit
freedom of speech.
Combating Defamation of Religions passed
85–50 with 42 abstentions in a key UN
General Assembly committee, and will enter
into the international record after an expected
rubber stamp by the plenary later in the year.
But while the draft’s sponsors say it and earlier
similar measures are aimed at preventing violence
against worshippers regardless of religion, religious
tolerance advocates warn the resolutions are being
accumulated for a more sinister goal.
“It provides international cover for domestic antiblasphemy laws, and there are a number of people
who are in prison today because they have been
accused of committing blasphemy,” said Bennett
Graham, international program director with the
Becket Fund, a think tank aimed at promoting
religious liberty.
“Those arrests are made legitimate by the UN
body’s (effective) stamp of approval.”
But while the draft’s sponsors say it and earlier
similar measures are aimed at preventing violence
against worshippers regardless of religion, religious
tolerance advocates warn the resolutions are being
accumulated for a more sinister goal.
“It provides international cover for domestic antiblasphemy laws, and there are a number of people
who are in prison today because they have been
accused of committing blasphemy,” said Bennett
Graham, international program director with the
Becket Fund, a think tank aimed at promoting
religious liberty.
“Those arrests are made legitimate by the UN
body’s (effective) stamp of approval.”
Friday, February 27, 2009
United Nations Blasphemy Resolution
I am not a fan of Lou Dobbs nor am I a United
Nations-phobe, but I think this story from his show
is an important one. If the reporting is accurate, the
United Nations is considering a binding resolution
that would make acts of blasphemy illegal. A nonbinding version (meaning that the members of the
U.N. do not have to enforce it or incorporate it into
their law books) has already passed, but now a
binding resolution of the law is being put forward.
Such a law would make any criticism of religion a
crime and invalidate the First Amendment of the
Constitution of the United States.
For the past eleven years the organisation of the Islamic
Conference (OIC), representing the 57 Islamic States, has
been tightening its grip on the throat of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. Yesterday, 28 March 2008,
they finally killed it.
With the support of their allies including China, Russia and
Cuba (none well-known for their defence of human rights)
the Islamic States succeeded in forcing through an
amendment to a resolution on Freedom of Expression that
has turned the entire concept on its head. The UN Special
Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression will now be required
to report on the “abuse” of this most cherished freedom by
anyone who, for example, dares speak out against Sharia
laws that require women to be stoned to death for adultery
or young men to be hanged for being gay, or against the
marriage of girls as young as nine, as in Iran.
Friday, February 27, 2009
United Nations Blasphemy Resolution
I am not a fan of Lou Dobbs nor am I a United
Nations-phobe, but I think this story from his show
is an important one. If the reporting is accurate, the
United Nations is considering a binding resolution
that would make acts of blasphemy illegal. A nonbinding version (meaning that the members of the
U.N. do not have to enforce it or incorporate it into
their law books) has already passed, but now a
binding resolution of the law is being put forward.
Such a law would make any criticism of religion a
crime and invalidate the First Amendment of the
Constitution of the United States.
For the past eleven years the organisation of the Islamic
Conference (OIC), representing the 57 Islamic States, has
been tightening its grip on the throat of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. Yesterday, 28 March 2008,
they finally killed it.
With the support of their allies including China, Russia and
Cuba (none well-known for their defence of human rights)
the Islamic States succeeded in forcing through an
amendment to a resolution on Freedom of Expression that
has turned the entire concept on its head. The UN Special
Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression will now be required
to report on the “abuse” of this most cherished freedom by
anyone who, for example, dares speak out against Sharia
laws that require women to be stoned to death for adultery
or young men to be hanged for being gay, or against the
marriage of girls as young as nine, as in Iran.
UNITED NATIONS - Islamic countries
Monday won United Nations backing for an
anti-blasphemy measure Canada and other
Western critics say risks being used to limit
freedom of speech.
Combating Defamation of Religions passed
85–50 with 42 abstentions in a key UN
General Assembly committee, and will enter
into the international record after an expected
rubber stamp by the plenary later in the year.
But while the draft’s sponsors say it and earlier
similar measures are aimed at preventing violence
against worshippers regardless of religion, religious
tolerance advocates warn the resolutions are being
accumulated for a more sinister goal.
“It provides international cover for domestic antiblasphemy laws, and there are a number of people
who are in prison today because they have been
accused of committing blasphemy,” said Bennett
Graham, international program director with the
Becket Fund, a think tank aimed at promoting
religious liberty.
“Those arrests are made legitimate by the UN
body’s (effective) stamp of approval.”