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Hi Smith_N_Wesson

You said "What baffles me is the push by agnostics and atheists to get rid of Christianity but they are steering clear of the Muslims."

Atheists are not steering clear of criticizing Islam. Most Atheists recognize that Islam is the worst of all possible religions and are fighting to curtail it.

See http://www.atheistsopposedtoislam.com/

Thomas Mann, a German writer once said: “Tolerance is a crime when applied to evil.”

At the time, Mr. Mann was referring to the rise of Nazism in Germany.

His statement is a wake-up call to us today, it speaks the truth. We must have the courage and commitment to act against these encroachments if freedom is to survive.

Ms Ali is right in everything she says. We need to pay attention to her message.

Thank you Mr Cosh.

I have never had this much fun reading about "fooding" before!

"furiously masticating" indeed!

I'm a Canadian. This embarrass me.

But you need not worry Anne

Canada will not prosecute you.

See this article in The National Post:

"Ed Morgan: Canadian educators need education on hate speech"

Posted: March 22, 2010, 8:40 PM by NP Editor

Ed Morgan

"Educate yourself about Canada’s hate laws, the Provost of the University of Ottawa told conservative pundit Ann Coulter in advance of her visit. Campus authorities apparently fear Coulter’s reputation for provocative views. They would remind her that unlike in the United States, hate speech is outlawed here and our defamation laws are strictly enforced.

Well, there’s nothing wrong with education, but as long as we’re encouraging it for our guests we might also think about educating ourselves."

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When it comes to the law of defamation, it is true that Canada is a jurisdiction of choice for plaintiffs. Unlike in the U.S. and the U.K., public officials at the highest level can sue their critics to protect their reputation if it is unfairly besmirched. We have less tolerance for character assassination in the name of free speech than some of the jurisdictions that we consider comparable to ourselves.

Nevertheless, we have one thing in common with the other English common law countries. There is no such thing as group libel recognized by the law.

It’s time our campus administrators learned a few lessons of their own: hate speech laws have been limited to a lunatic fringe that rarely goes to a university, and defamation laws do not protect groups of any kind from insult. We should, and do, have a legally protected free market in ideas, including offensive ones. We’re all the better educated for it."

http://tinyurl.com/yhexzeb

You are welcome in Canada Anne. Even though I disagree with much of what you have to say ...

I'm looking forward to reading it.

Like a lot of people, I've been pulled into the debate between religion and reason. And as an Atheist, I of course favour the side of reason. Nevertheless I find the venomous nature of the debate disheartening. It will be a pleasure to read a lighthearted book on the debate that still has teeth.

"If people aren’t going to rise up, why bother?"

Apathy begets apathy. And that's a pity. Say what you like about Michael Moore, society needs people who rock the boat..

"Most would-be censors are parents concerned about their children’s reading or members of religious groups."

I don't think anyone is surprised by this. Religious people are the most intolerant people. "Love thy neighbour" means nothing to them when their belief in primitive superstitions is challenged.

“Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” ~ Sun Tzu

"His arrest comes only weeks after Lahey finished overseeing the $15 million settlement of a sexual abuse lawsuit against priests in his diocese."

Imagine no religion