Posted on 01/21/2008 3:15:10 PM PST by marthemaria
Déjà vu in Holland: A Dutch politician plans to release a film that rips the Koran for promoting violence and intolerance. Politicians and Muslim leaders alike are afraid of a repeat of 2004, when filmmaker Theo van Gogh was murdered on the streets of Amsterdam. AFP A protester holds a picture of far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders on a mock cigarette packet during a demonstration on Saturday in Amsterdam. A Dutch politician's plan to release a film that charges the Koran with promoting violence and intolerance has sparked controversy in the Netherlands. Government officials are distancing themselves from the project and stepping up security at home and at embassies abroad, while Muslim leaders fear that it could strain relations between the Dutch and their large Muslim immigrant population. Geert Wilders, leader of the right-wing Freedom Party, says he will release a 10-minute-long film on Friday that shows how the Koran is used by Islamic radicals to promote homophobia, the abuse of women and violence. The film was slated to debut on Jan. 25 but as of last Friday Wilders had not found a Dutch broadcaster willing to air it. If he can not find one by Friday, he says he will post it on the Internet. As Wilders searched for a broadcaster last week, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende urged Wilders to exercise restraint. "The Netherlands has a tradition of freedom of speech, religion and beliefs," said Balkenende according to the Associated Press. "The Netherlands also has a tradition of respect, tolerance and responsibility. Unnecessarily offending certain groups does not belong here." Balkenende said that cities in the Netherlands were on alert for potential protests in response to the film, and diplomats abroad were briefed on responding to potential animosity. ." .p>
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The violence of Islamics offends ME.
Bring it to the United States!
Damn right.
Unless of course its Christians that are offended.
They follow the Koran fundamentally...and it does teach, straight forwardly that the infidel is to either be turned into chatel or put to the sword...same with any "turn-coat" Islamics.
hmmmm,.. it would probably make the Dems & ACLU turn several shades of purple with rage,.. sounds like a plan.
Islam offends me. There’s nothing good about a cult based upon a pedophile like Mohammed.
Can’t people read for themselves and plainly see the violence and intolerance?
This is what happeneds when you bend to far, you find someone sticking it to you from behind. Grow some balls Holland. send them back from wence thy came!
Well, they did make the LAAF fireworks safety films (Liberation Army Against Freedom).
The Dutch government is short sighted; the koranic plans must be exposed or the world will be consumed by evil.
BTTT!
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