'Defamation’ of Islam Resolution Set to Pass in UN

– A United Nations committee has passed a controversial “defamation of religions”.

The measure, which calls on all countries to ensure their legal systems provide protection against “acts of hatred, discrimination, intimidation and coercion resulting from defamation of religions,” passed in the Third Committee by a 85-50 vote, with 42 countries abstaining.

This year the 57-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has the support of two non-Muslim allies – Venezuela and Belarus – in co-sponsoring the resolution. Although the OIC says the campaign is aimed at protecting all faiths, once again only Islam is cited by name.

Flag of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the 57-member bloc of Islamic nations.


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Critics say Islamic states are trying to put Islam, and some of the more controversial practices associated with it, beyond censure.

“It is sad that once again the United Nations has endorsed an anti-blasphemy resolution, designed to curtail any criticism of Islam,” Becket Fund for Religious Liberty spokesman Tom Carter said Monday. [snip]

Third Committee secretary Moncef Khane said late Monday that the plenum vote generally closely follows the pattern of the final committee vote.

“Ninety-nine percent of the time the result does not change,” he explained, saying those occasions on which the final tally does differ it is usually because some delegations may have been out of the room during a draft resolution vote.

Khane said the [full] assembly would probably vote on the resolution between Dec. 18-22...

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