Instead of berating France, @ImranKhanPTI ought to use the tragedy of Samuel Paty’s murder to introspect. If Muslim extremists were not quick to violence, Muhammad cartoons wouldn’t have become a global test case for free expression. [Reup] https://www.wsj.com/articles/islamic-governments-condone-radicals-in-france-11603989435#comments_sector
We should not believe those who say laws against offending religions will stop violence. Countries like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria are home to this kind of violence all year round, precisely because blasphemy laws give legitimacy to any vigilante. https://humanism.org.uk/2020/10/29/we-must-never-blame-the-victims/
How do you feel about Emmanuel Macron’s defense of French secularism, including the right to mock religion?
. @liamsd12: “In some American coverage there is barely an admission that Islamic extremism is a real problems confronting France.” [Another reason to read the Wall Street Journal.] https://unherd.com/2020/10/why-is-the-anglo-media-portaying-france-as-the-villain/
Olivier Roy points out that many secular Muslims in France support Macron’s defense of Republican values while many conservative Catholics oppose it.
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