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In reply to the discussion: The Outstanding Hypocrisy Here At DU [View all]HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)21. yes, plenty -- either in their constitutions or in their law. for example, norway only just this
year finally got rid of its "official state religion"
Norway is distancing itself from its Christian past. The Storting -- the country's Parliament -- will amend the constitution so that the state no longer has an official religion, ending the 1,000-year tradition of the Church of Norway.
A parliamentary committee report presented Tuesday contains a unanimous recommendation to have the state permanently separate from the church.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/05/15/no-more-official-religion-for-norway
there are many other examples, that was just the first one i happened upon.
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Why should they need to understand free-speech, it's in OUR Constitution, not theirs.
JaneyVee
Sep 2012
#8
Oh I love free-speech. But trying to understand why some over there don't is ridiculous.
JaneyVee
Sep 2012
#12
yes, plenty -- either in their constitutions or in their law. for example, norway only just this
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#21
or it could be that americans are the most propagandized people in history and these stories
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#25
in my experience with local issues, the media always gets part of it wrong. & where there are
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#36
I'm always skeptical of reporting dealing with highly politicized matters & try to consult sources
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#40
Yeah, chanting "Death to America", and "Obama, Obama, we are all Osama" is SoooooooOOOooo peaceful
MNBrewer
Sep 2012
#37
+1, so fucking true. The entire Muslim world has been slandered to shit and back.
joshcryer
Sep 2012
#54
indeed, it's part of the percieved "war on islam" that underlies their protest
stupidicus
Sep 2012
#51