Freedom Under Fire: U.N. Anti-Blasphemy Resolution

By CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS, LOU DOBBS
Added: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 UTC

Thanks to MelM for the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji-qdC5zYd4
http://atheistmedia.blogspot.com/2009/02/freedom-under-fire-un-anti-blasphemy.html
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/02/talk_fast_we_might_be_criminal.php



February 25, 2009 on CNN's Lou Dobbs with Christopher Hitchens

The United Nations Anti-Blasphemy Resolution aims to curtail speech that offends religion, specifically Islam. Critics, religious groups and free speech advocates say the resolution is spreading Sharia law to the Western world. Christopher Hitchens joined Lou.


TAGGED: HUMAN RIGHTS, INTERVIEWS, RELIGION

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