A healthy dose of skepticism
Syed Soharwardy apparently has had a change of heart. This is the Imam that first went to Calgary police when Ezra published the Mohammad Cartoons, then filed a human rights complaint against him. Suddenly he has decided that the commissions are too heavy handed. It took over 20 years of living in Canada and two years of harassing Ezra Levant for him to come to this conclusion. I smell taqiyya, but perhaps - just perhaps - he is sincere.
When I initiated my complaint against Mr. Levant, I saw human rights commissions as a non-violent means of resolving differences among Canadians.
I was not aware of the controversies between the commissions and Canada’s faith communities. I am thinking specifically of my friend Fred Henry, the Roman Catholic bishop of Calgary.
Upon learning about the difficulties he and other faith communities have encountered with the commissions, I withdrew my complaint against Mr. Levant.
One of the reasons I chose Canada as my adopted homeland is because of our country’s great respect for religious freedom.
In Canada, I am free to be good Canadian and a good Muslim. There is no contradiction between the two.
In listening to the experiences of Bishop Henry and Pastor Boissoin, I realized how precious religious freedom is to our country and how easily freedom is lost.
Come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.
I will be happy to guard the chicken coop said the fox to the farmer.
No matter how many times we encounter disengenuousness, we still fall for it. I guess it’s the inherent Christian instinct to believe that everyone is as decent and well-intentioned as we are.
If Islam was as decent and well intentioned as Christianity, every Muslim nation in the world wouldn’t be an oppressive shit hole.
He might want freedom for Islam. The optimal outcome, however, is freedom from Islam.
Comment by INP — July 11, 2008 @ 1:53 pm
taqqia
Comment by Sheila T — July 11, 2008 @ 2:34 pm
taqiyya++
Comment by BillyHW — July 11, 2008 @ 5:24 pm
“hudna” is the term. ie I’m losing this battle so let’s call a truce and be friends. Meanwhile I’ll use the time to prepare better for a new attack.
The HRCs are using the same tactic.
Comment by Brett_McS — July 11, 2008 @ 11:45 pm