Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The UN resolution
For the fourth year in a row, the United Nations will rubber stamp a resolution pushed by Islamic countries that combats what they consider defamation of religion. Apparently unbeknownst to the Islamic supporters of this resolution, this amounts to creating an "open season" on all Muslims for everyone to whom Islam is itself a defamation of religion. It may be that the supporters of the resolution think that their's is the only religion worthy of the name, hence, the only one that cannot be defamed with impunity. However, there are many who hold their own religion in the same high esteem. If this resolution had any global or international statutory authority and power, any non-Islamic country could systematically punish or kill the "offending" Muslims on the grounds that their lives were a living defamation of their national religion...after all, wasn't this what the Crusades were all about? I'd like to think that we've progressed somewhat beyond that.
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Finding offense in every perceived affront dilutes actual attacks. It's like crying wolf. Unfortunately those who demand tolerance of their religion are often too intolerant of others.
ReplyDeleteYou make a very good point about the dilution of actual attacks; their behavior is tantamount to a trivialization of real discrimination. Your other point is all too true in christian denominations and political groups; tolerance is really a measure of self-acceptance.
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