David Irving is a rotter, and a racist, but his current trial in Vienna is a travesty of justice.
Austrian law forbids holocaust denial and Irving faces up to ten-years. Today he pleaded guilty to the charges, claiming that it was pointless to contest the charge as he was clearly in violation of the laws, [...]
February 20, 2006
Categories: Europe, Middle East, Religion . . Author: tyger . Comments: 4 Comments
If more evidence were needed that the world is going nuts in the wake of the Mohammed cartoons, check out this story out courtesy of The Sunday Times: -
A MINISTER in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has offered a £6m reward to anyone who beheads one of the Danish cartoonists who outraged Muslims by [...]
February 19, 2006
Categories: Europe, Middle East, Religion . . Author: tyger . Comments: 4 Comments
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” – 19th-century Danish Christian philosopher Soren Kierkegaard
February 7, 2006
Categories: Europe, Middle East, Religion . . Author: tyger . Comments: 1 Comment
The current cartoon-induced tempest that is fracturing – already fragile – relations between the West and the Islamic world, has given me much to ponder. My initial outrage was at some sections of the quasi-Christian right, many of whom have hijacked the Church as a surrogate for a supposed British identity, who claimed this [...]
February 3, 2006
Categories: Europe, Middle East, Religion, World Affairs . . Author: tyger . Comments: Leave a Comment