The Poison of Religious Vilification Laws

(Bill Muehlenberg)
If your religion can’t withstand critique, then go find another.

• Yesterdays Nazis, todays jihadis:

Village of White German al-Qaeda Discovered in Pakistan…/nobody in Pakistan ever noticed a thing: wink wink, nudge nudge…

Jihadist propaganda blitz ahead of German elections says only a matter of time “before jihad destroys German walls”

Intimidation efforts kick into high gear. “Taliban threatens Germany ahead of vote: official,” from Agence France-Presse, September 25:

Islam is Misunderstood! (Right Side News)

An ex-Muslim writes, “Muslims and their frequently well-paid apologists use the multiculturalism umbrella only in non-Islamic lands to shield themselves from the torrent of legitimate criticisms.”

Texas Bomber Credits Islam (Jihad Watch)

If you don’t want to believe that there’s a link between Islam and Islamic terror, then you probably shouldn’t listen to Jihadists explaining themselves.

Taiwan bars Uighur terror leaders visit

YahooNews –Taiwan said Friday it will bar a visit by exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer while indirectly linking her organisation to terrorism, a move observers predicted will pleaseChina.

Chechnya: “It’s not separatism anymore, it’s a jihadist insurgency”

Even Human Rights Watch noticed. But this report is suffused with denial that anything in the substance of Islamic beliefs could have a role here. Islamic jihad is almost always portrayed as a reaction to something; the assumption is that there has to be something to blame, and if it hadn’t happened, maybe the jihad would not have happened. It’s just a matter of not engaging in any of those objectionable practices — above all, not self-defense.

Indeed, it is an article of faith within the mainstream media that “radical” Islam is invariably caused by anything other than Islamic texts and teachings. “Four Die in Shoot-Out as Russia Faces Jihadist Threat (Update1),” by Lucian Kim for Bloomberg, September 25:

Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) — Three insurgents and one policeman were killed in a gun battle in the southern Russian region of Dagestan, the latest in a wave of attacks rocking the predominantly Muslim North Caucasus region. Read it all from JW