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Isn't truth a defence against libel or slander? The Islamist radicals, and their apologists in European governments, seem to imply that Wilders is making false accusations about Islam. Not having seen the film due to the odious censorship by governments and private companies, I can't comment except from the responses from the radical Islamists and news reports. However, Wilders uses actual passages from the Koran (aka Qu'ran), so what is the crime? Showing non-Muslims what is in the "holy" book? Or showing illiterate Muslims what is in the book? The Bible has many passages, particularly in the Old Testament, that are violent or advocate punishment for a littany of sins. So it is also illegal to read the Bible in the Netherlands or Europe? Or is Wilders correctly pointing out that members of a religion need to move on from the literal, radical interpetation of their holy books and live in a tolerant, democratic society? Christianity, for the most part, had a Reformation and has recognised separation of religious life and public/government life. Jews have no problem living in a tolerant society. Islam needs a similiar reckoning because it is the only religion that currently, at least successfully, advocates a religious state and backwards views towards women and any 'kaffirs' or 'infidels'.
Is it possible for an expression of one's opinion to "meet with" reaction given by others? Where did the film and the heavy criticism meet? De Balie? Did they each order a coffee? Were they hungry enough to order dinner as well? I know people can "meet with" other people. I know expressions of one's opinion can "be met by/with" reactions given by others. I didn't know that the English language allowed for an idea to meet with another idea. This possibility assumes that the ideas/opinions themselves have cognitive thought and the free will to interact with other ideas/opinions. No, Expatica, I'm afraid ideas/opinions are not capable of self determination as they themselves are merely indications of the self determination of things that can self-determine. As such your story title should read "Dutch anti-Islam film is met by/with heavy criticism." You can even leave out the "is". Nice try, though, champ.
Isn't truth a defence against libel or slander? The Islamist radicals, and their apologists in European governments, seem to imply that Wilders is making false accusations about Islam. Not having seen the film due to the odious censorship by governments and private companies, I can't comment except from the responses from the radical Islamists and news reports. However, Wilders uses actual passages from the Koran (aka Qu'ran), so what is the crime? Showing non-Muslims what is in the "holy" book? Or showing illiterate Muslims what is in the book? The Bible has many passages, particularly in the Old Testament, that are violent or advocate punishment for a littany of sins. So it is also illegal to read the Bible in the Netherlands or Europe? Or is Wilders correctly pointing out that members of a religion need to move on from the literal, radical interpetation of their holy books and live in a tolerant, democratic society? Christianity, for the most part, had a Reformation and has recognised separation of religious life and public/government life. Jews have no problem living in a tolerant society. Islam needs a similiar reckoning because it is the only religion that currently, at least successfully, advocates a religious state and backwards views towards women and any 'kaffirs' or 'infidels'.
Is it possible for an expression of one's opinion to "meet with" reaction given by others? Where did the film and the heavy criticism meet? De Balie? Did they each order a coffee? Were they hungry enough to order dinner as well? I know people can "meet with" other people. I know expressions of one's opinion can "be met by/with" reactions given by others. I didn't know that the English language allowed for an idea to meet with another idea. This possibility assumes that the ideas/opinions themselves have cognitive thought and the free will to interact with other ideas/opinions. No, Expatica, I'm afraid ideas/opinions are not capable of self determination as they themselves are merely indications of the self determination of things that can self-determine. As such your story title should read "Dutch anti-Islam film is met by/with heavy criticism." You can even leave out the "is". Nice try, though, champ.
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