Let's not take it for granted as self-evidently true that "Islam is a great world religion, and most of its tenets are easily compatible with British values". What percentage of Muslims around the world believe it should be legal to make fun of their religion? How many think cartoons of their prophet are rude—but regardless of that fact—…
Let's not take it for granted as self-evidently true that "Islam is a great world religion, and most of its tenets are easily compatible with British values". What percentage of Muslims around the world believe it should be legal to make fun of their religion? How many think cartoons of their prophet are rude—but regardless of that fact—must be protected by the legal system? Because in Western, secular societies, no one's religion gets special status. In our culture, you can hate the people who make fun of what you consider sacred, but if you use violence to censor those people, then you are not welcome. So no, I'm not convinced that the overwhelming majority of Muslims are on board with Western secularism—I'm going to need to see some actual evidence for that claim.
Let's not take it for granted as self-evidently true that "Islam is a great world religion, and most of its tenets are easily compatible with British values". What percentage of Muslims around the world believe it should be legal to make fun of their religion? How many think cartoons of their prophet are rude—but regardless of that fact—must be protected by the legal system? Because in Western, secular societies, no one's religion gets special status. In our culture, you can hate the people who make fun of what you consider sacred, but if you use violence to censor those people, then you are not welcome. So no, I'm not convinced that the overwhelming majority of Muslims are on board with Western secularism—I'm going to need to see some actual evidence for that claim.