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: Dispatches from the Culture WarsUN Passes Defamation of Religion Resolution. Again.
By Ed Brayton
But it passed with less support this year than last year, which is good news. Reuters reports:
The U.N. General Assembly condemned defamation of religion for the fifth year running on Friday but support continued to erode for a resolution Western countries say threatens freedom of speech.Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...The assembly passed the Islamic-sponsored resolution with 80 votes in favor, 61 against and 42 abstentions. That compared with 86 votes to 53 with 42 abstentions for a similar text last year and figures of 108-51-25 in 2007, the last time the measure commanded an absolute majority of U.N. members.
Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on December 21, 2009 (boomark / email).
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