Here is yet another manifestation of the all-out attempt to deflect the blame for jihad violence over Muhammad cartoons onto those who defend the freedom of expression. The simple reality is that the only people responsible for acts of violence are those who commit them. Muslims who murder over cartoons are not required or forced to react in this way. But hardly anyone can think clearly anymore, and Rouhani is doing his best to make sure that as few people as possible do so.
“Iran says ‘insult to a prophet’ encourages violence after Macron defended Mohammed cartoons,” by Jonathan Edwards, Washington Newsday, November 15, 2020:
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned that French President Emmanuel Macron is encouraging violence by defending cartoons of the prophet Mohammed.
The French president has become entangled in accusations of Islamophobia and racism in the midst of a debate on freedom of expression and blasphemy in France. Macron took a traditionally secularist line by refusing to condemn those accused of blasphemy and promised to defend himself against conservative Islamic feelings.
Iran is among the Muslim nations that criticize Macron. “In today’s world, peace and stability in our society will only be maintained if we respect each other,” Rouhani said in a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, according to the state-backed news agency Mehr.
“To insult a prophet is nothing more than an encouragement to violence and an immoral act,” he added. “If the West is sincere in its efforts for peace and security, it should stop interfering in the internal affairs of Muslims.
“It is a surprise that those countries that claim to respect freedom, rights and justice encourage people to insult each other and important personalities. People in the West should understand that the Prophet of Islam is a love for all Muslims and freedom-seekers in the world,” the President said. “To insult the Prophet is to insult all Muslims, all prophets and all human values….
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
Oh, I’m sorry, did you say to insult the child molester, sex slave owner, rapist, and mass murderer is an act of violence? Hmm, you must be fu..ed up beyond belief. All children in the free world should be required
to learn the true history of this vile psychopath as part of their educational curriculum.
DavidR says
Not to mention it’s difficult to insult dead people.
tim gallagher says
Well said, Beneath the Veil of Consciousness. Everyone needs to be taught what a lowlife, evil piece of crap Muhammad was (if he ever even existed, which I doubt very much – I think he was invented many years later). Imagine anyone putting a creature like Muhammad, a paedophile mass murderer, up on pedestal. It is beyond belief. Muhammad’s vile nature needs to be exposed over and over again. It might wake people up to islam’s evil, barbaric nature.
James Lincoln says
Would Iranian President Hassan Rouhani be upset if a non-muslim drew a cartoon of an Arab and labeled it:
“child molester, sex slave owner, rapist, and mass murderer”
With *no* mention of mohammed?
mortimer says
Agree with BVC: Mohammed doesn’t fit in with the 21st century. He was a polygamist, a pedophile and pirate. We deplore such an amoral psychopath.
I our time, Mohammed would be arrested, tried and punished.
gravenimage says
Spot on.
revereridesagain says
“Blasphemy” is a victimless crime. You can’t “insult” someone who does not exist. When someone “insults” Mohammed or Allah, they are speaking critically of imaginary beings, thereby “hurting the feelings” of those who believe these fictional characters actually exist. They aren’t even “important personalities”. They are: FICTIONAL. CHARACTERS.
Christians have a “right” to get in a huff if someone makes fun of Jesus — but not to punch the “godless atheist scum” in the face. Nobody likes to hear fictional heroes made light of, but anyone who killed someone for speaking ill of Superman, Captain America, or John Galt (you’ve got yours, I’ve got mine) would earn themselves a trip to the mental ward for “evaluation”. Only “gods” are exempt, conditionally, e.g. “The Three Christs of Ypsilanti”, examples of deranged individuals claiming to be a religious figure held to be real by a enough people to intimidate the rest of us. Those unfortunate men were institutionalized (I forget some of the details) for imagining themselves to be Jesus, whom every Christian believes to be real. It’s complicated.
Rouhani’s blatherings directed at Westerners are a cynical exercise in manipulating the distaste of Christians and Jews for derogatory remarks about their own deities into standing as actionable “crimes” when directed at Allah and his “prophet”. “You feel bad when Charlie Hebdo makes fun of Jesus, you want to punch them out, imagine how we feel when they insult Allah!” (We want to machine-gun them to death. Get more virgins.)
I don’t give the proverbial rat’s @$$ who Muslims love and freedom-seeking has nothing whatever to do with the vile ideology of Islam. That arrogant overly groomed old fool with the tornado on his head should be informed that Muslims who attack and/or kill “kafir” in civilized countries will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. He should be told that the mosques they attend will be evaluated for Sharia instruction condoning such behavior and will be summarily closed if warranted, but that’s not likely to happen until magical horses fly. Or magic-believing horses’ arses.
gravenimage says
Yes–Rouhani pretending that he is also sticking up for Judaism and Christianity is just laughable.
newsupplements says
WELL SAID THAT MAN OR WOMAN, ALSO EVERYONE’S POSITION WHICH IS WHY THE POLITICAL ELITES INTENTIONS TO CREATE A NAZI STYLE NATION OF CONVERSATION SNOOPERS LOOKING OUT FOR THOUGHT CRIMES IS SO 100% REJECTED. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY? AS IN IF YOU ARE OFFENDED BY SOMETHING EXAMINE YOUR REASONS AND READJUST YOURSELF
Dave from San Antonio says
‘Big Mo’ was a pedophile, murderer, rapist, dabbled in homosexuality, never prophesied anything, had revelations only when he wanted something that was forbidden to his followers, tried to proclaim the ‘daughters of allah’ were gods and a host of other things. That’s the truth about him. If it bothers you…sorry…I thought you already knew.
CogitoErgoSum says
Calling Muhammad a prophet is the real insult to human values. A FALSE prophet is not a prophet and Muhammad was not a prophet. The proper way to refer to him is “False Prophet Muhammad.”
Rarely says
Mohammed is not MY prophet. Therefore it would not be being blasphemous if I were to criticize him in any way. I would not be braking any law of MY religion by doing so. I have no obligation to adhere to any part of islam and certainly not to pay deference to their “prophets” and gods.
Nevertheless it would be stupid to walk around in an Afro-American neighborhood dressed in a KKK outfit or in Tel Aviv dressed as a storm trooper wearing an assortment of swastikas. I would like to believe that wearing such outfits in other neighborhoods would be equally unwelcome but I’m a bit naive.
James Lincoln says
Rarely says,
“I have no obligation to adhere to any part of islam and certainly not to pay deference to their “prophets” and gods.”
True…
CogitoErgoSum says
Here we get to the heart of the matter. Muslims say we ALL have an obligation to adhere to Islam – whether we want to or not. I say they have no right to require anyone to submit to their religion but still that is their ultimate goal – submission. It’s all about whether to choose submission to their religion or to resist. To me it is a classic good vs. evil situation.
somehistory says
The goal of moslims, wherever they may reside, or whatever title they may attain, is to force everyone to bow to their fake god and his false prophet, while protecting their filthy book from criticism. They worship all three of these things…and it’s all just worship of satan the devil, the “original serpent,’ and “father of the lie.’
Their so-called ‘prophet’ is false, but he was truthfully a bag of slime, full of evil, and a mass-murdering, raper of children, psychopath, and lying son of satan.
moslims are too dense and deluded by the demon they worship to ever see that the rest of us are repelled and repulsed by the idea that this slime was ever “perfect.” the devil-worshipper doesn’t even deserve the label “man,’ much less so, being called perfect or a prophet.
There have been many True prophets…they told the Truth and did their best to live by what God commanded…which was all Good. They foretold the future when it was revealed to them and they were given the command to speak it. That is what made them “prophets.”
This entire idea that the whole of mankind is going to be made to bow down to satan in worship is totally wrong. satan demanded that Jesus Christ…a True Prophet of the True and Living God…”bow down and do an act of worship” to him.
Jesus refused to do that and satan set out to destroy God’s Son. But, Jesus said to His disciples, “In the world, you are having tribulation. But take courage,, I have conquered the world.” He told them, and by extension us today, that we can “conquer” also. He is “with you all the days and until the conclusion of a system of things.”
The Apostle Peter wrote, “The devil is walking about like a roaring lion, seeking to devour someone.”
“Oppose the devil and he will flee from you”, so wrote the Apostle James
If moslims don’t wish others to tell the Truth about their false prophet, their book or their evil ideology/political system, then they should stop attacking the rest of the people, leave others alone to make their own choices, and try to learn how to be a “good neighbor.’ They should start by stopping all the lies about the things they worship.
gravenimage says
Iran’s Rouhani: ‘To insult a prophet is nothing more than an encouragement to violence and an immoral act’
………………
What he means is that if you tell the truth about Muhammed that Muslims will threaten to murder you.
Muslims insult Jewish prophets and Jesus all the time–and Jews and Christians don’t turn violent.
Andrew says
If I tell a muslim guy that I believe his religion seems to be very violent and he then attacks me very violently for saying this, is he being a good muslim by proving my point?.
My opinion of his religion seems to be so much more important than his opinion of my religion, so who is deeper in their faith?.
islam can kiss my ass, it is of The Devil as they speak about hate, death, destruction, conquering the World, all the time, never about love, peace, compassion, understanding, tolerance, or doing what would be good for humanity.
If they truly believe that their allah created all humans then was this allah having a bad day when he created humans that dont like him, how about homosexuals, dogs,pigs,foreskins,vaginas that have way too much skin around them.
How can they declare a man as a great prophet who admits to cutting off the heads of people who didnt want follow him.
islam is a Fascist Religious Cult followed by people that refuse to think for themselves.
James Lincoln says
Andrew says,
“If I tell a muslim guy that I believe his religion seems to be very violent and he then attacks me very violently for saying this, is he being a good muslim by proving my point?”
In islam, you are a good muslim if you are a devout muslim.
Good – as in devout – muslims are not good for nonbelievers…
Giacomo Latta says
”If the West is sincere in its efforts for peace and security, it should stop interfering in the internal affairs of Muslims.”
And muslims should help by ceasing to interfere in the West’s internal affairs, by staying in their self-created s%?&hole countries.
Walter Sieruk says
If Rouhani really believes that statement of his then he should pray to the god of Islam, Allah, to let him handle that “problem.” As if that pagan god of Islam has any power to handle anything.
For the god of the Qu ‘ran and Islam is not the same god and the God of the Bible and Christianity. As Allah is likewise the god Baal is. Second, , In the Bible it gives the account of the Prophet Elijah declared “If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal be ,then follow him.” First Kings 18:21.[N.K.J.V.]
In other words follow one of the other. Not both. Many people say that the God of the Bible and the god of Islam are one the same. Is the majority always right? That’s not always the case. As an example the Christian pastor and scholar, Michael Youssef, who is also an Arab in his book entitled JESUS, JIHAD AND PEACE on page 69 informs the reader that “The name Allah comes from pre-Islamic times, and it corresponds to the Babylonian mane Bel or Baal. According to the Middle East scholar E.M. Wherry, pre-Islamic Arabs worshiped gods they called Allah. Both pre-Islamic Allah-worship and Baal –worship involved worship of the sun, the moon and the stars, which is why they are called astral religions. The crescent moon, the symbol of pagan moon worship, is also the symbol of Islam. It is printed on flags of many Islamic countries and placed atop minarets and mosques.”
Likewise, a former Muslim who is now a Christian, Dr. Daniel Shayesteh, who used to live in the Middle East but now he lives in America . In his book ISLAM AND THE SON OF GOD. On pages 7,8. Reads “Allah is the generic term for God in many Middle –Eastern cultures. Allah is identified as one of the 360 or so idols worshiped by the Arabian people for centuries before Muhammad was born. Many do not know that Allah was the good god of the Arabians. This explains the crescent moon found on minarets and mosques and the flags of Muslim nations. .. .Historic writings also identify Allah with Baal.” It’s also worth mentioning that the Bible condemns such astral religions. As in, for example, Second Kings 23:5. Therefore, now in modern times, it may be rightly said “If Yahweh Lord of the Bible , be the one True God follow Him. Yet if Allah the lord of Islam be the one true god then follow him.” The case is very clear cut.
Rarely says
So?
Walter Sieruk says
Well Rarely you ask “So ? ” So this above information means that Mullah Rouhani as well as the other mullahs and ayatollahs who have to much power in that tyrannical Islamic regime of Iran are being such deluded fools as to base their faith and government on a false god, Allah ,
Therefore their regime is based on a “foundation of sand” and in time it will disappear.
Rarely says
Believe that if it gives you comfort.
OLD GUY says
To insult a Prophet may not be moral, but it should never be the cause of violence. Maybe islam should try to teach why you shouldn’t voice insults towards religious figures of any religion instead of beheading people. While islam wants me to appreciate their religious love for Allah and Muhammad, they DO NOT offer the same to Jewish or Christian believers. Instead they promote violence against these people and want to eliminate them from the face of the earth.
If Islam wants tolerance than they need to be tolerant of others also.