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Romney Was Right
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Romney Was Right


Sep 20, 2012, 10:07 AM

The point, however, is that I can say all these things about Mormonism, and disparage Joseph Smith to my heart’s content, without fearing that I will be murdered for it. Secular liberals ignore this distinction at every opportunity and to everyone’s peril. Take a moment to reflect upon the existence of the musical The Book of Mormon. Now imagine the security precautions that would be required to stage a similar production about Islam. The project is unimaginable—not only in Beirut, Baghdad, or Jerusalem, but in New York City.
The freedom to think out loud on certain topics, without fear of being hounded into hiding or killed, has already been lost.

And the only forces on earth that can recover it are strong, secular governments that will face down charges of blasphemy with scorn. No apologies necessary. Muslims must learn that if they make belligerent and fanatical claims upon the tolerance of free societies, they will meet the limits of that tolerance. And Governor Romney, though he is wrong about almost everything under the sun (including, very likely, the sun), is surely right to believe that it is time our government delivered this message without blinking.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/19/sam-harris-on-the-freedom-to-offend-an-imaginary-god.html

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the difference being


Sep 20, 2012, 10:30 AM

The musical is fairly accurate on Mormonism, not much to complain about other than its a musical about their religion.

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You could just as accurately mock Islam as well


Sep 20, 2012, 3:22 PM

and muslims would scream bloody murder then commit murder.

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