Please read this article:
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinio...spect-these-oppressive-religions-1517789.html
Riots have broken out in Calcutta on the publication of these articles by Statesman which originally appeared in England. How can in a democratic society this type of action by the authorities who jailed the publisher take place, instead os arresting and throwing the rioters in jail? Democracy, Free Speech and behaviour towards other people based on logic and reason should rule. Not the goondaism whose purpose is to silence any criticism/comment. This lends a way for politics to be played cynically, catering to vote bank politics.
While Islam is particularly in the grip of people who think that cutting off an infidel's head, just for being an 'infidel', as 'Godly' act, more and more of our own religious brethrern in response to these types of mindless happenings are also foraying in to this aspect of social life.
Whose business is it to tell others what to wear, where to dance, what holiday to observe etc.? These morons of Rama Sena and their ilk should be banned.
It is so weird in modern times, we still punish a person for 'arousing' dirty thoughts in a person's mind and not the person with free will who allows not only those thoughts to creep in to his/her mind, but also acts upon them! Punish the rape victim and not the raper - she deserves it!
This whole approach to societal living is based on an assumption that a human being left to his/her own devices is rotten and evil.
By the way, shame on those Calcutta authorities who are muffling free speech in the interest of 'protecting' religious sentiments.
Regards,
KRS
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinio...spect-these-oppressive-religions-1517789.html
Riots have broken out in Calcutta on the publication of these articles by Statesman which originally appeared in England. How can in a democratic society this type of action by the authorities who jailed the publisher take place, instead os arresting and throwing the rioters in jail? Democracy, Free Speech and behaviour towards other people based on logic and reason should rule. Not the goondaism whose purpose is to silence any criticism/comment. This lends a way for politics to be played cynically, catering to vote bank politics.
While Islam is particularly in the grip of people who think that cutting off an infidel's head, just for being an 'infidel', as 'Godly' act, more and more of our own religious brethrern in response to these types of mindless happenings are also foraying in to this aspect of social life.
Whose business is it to tell others what to wear, where to dance, what holiday to observe etc.? These morons of Rama Sena and their ilk should be banned.
It is so weird in modern times, we still punish a person for 'arousing' dirty thoughts in a person's mind and not the person with free will who allows not only those thoughts to creep in to his/her mind, but also acts upon them! Punish the rape victim and not the raper - she deserves it!
This whole approach to societal living is based on an assumption that a human being left to his/her own devices is rotten and evil.
By the way, shame on those Calcutta authorities who are muffling free speech in the interest of 'protecting' religious sentiments.
Regards,
KRS