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The Negative Effects of Religion

Danish Police Thwart Murder Plot By Islamists

Last Update: Monday, 08 Aug 2011 | Published: Thursday, 14 Feb 2008 | By Marquez Comelab
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It is quite shocking to hear that certain Islamists plotted to murder a Cartoonist in Denmark for his drawing, published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on 30 September 2005. Fortunately, Danish police thwarted their plans yesterday. Today, at least 17 Danish newspapers printed a controversial cartoon of Prophet Muhammed today to stand against fanaticism. "Freedom of expression gives you the right to think, to speak and to draw what you like... no matter how many terrorist plots there are," conservative broadsheet Berlingske Tidende wrote in an editorial. The right to freedom of speech is guaranteed under international law through numerous human rights instruments, notably under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. There are plenty of good reasons why this law was put in place. This is a case example of religion contradicting the moral zeitgeist.
Source: http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/editors-risk-muslim-fury-with-cartoon-reprint/2008/02/14/1202760450484.html

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