PrintOctober 7, 2012
Different Rules for Islam
Recent statements by various politicians in Germany demonstrate once again the effects of a "heckler's veto" exercised by various aggressive Muslims around the world. In particular, such aggression is creating legal and societal inequalities between Islam and other faiths such as Christianity in democracies including the United States. Sadly, many leaders of the free world are willing to sacrifice the freedom to discuss Islam in an ultimately vain effort to protect foreign and domestic interests against Muslim assaults.
The German minister of the interior, Hans-Peter Friedrich of Bavaria's conservative Christian Social Union (Christlich-Soziale Union or CSU) party, indicated as much in a September 19, 2012, interview with the public radio broadcaster Deutschlandfunk. Commenting upon the German debate over banning showings of the Innocence of Muslims film, Friedrich said that in this controversy the "question, what uproar will be caused in the country, naturally plays...(Read Full Article)
