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Globe Publishes Interview With Geert Wilders

By Howard M. Friedman

Today's Boston Globe carries an interview with Geert Wilders, a member of the Dutch Parliament known for his anti-Muslim views. Last month the British government denied Wilders entry to the country after he was invited to show his controversial video "Fitna" in the British Parliament. (See prior posting.) Here is an excerpt from Wilders' Globe interview:

Islam and freedom of speech are incompatible. Cultural relativism makes it difficult to fight, because cultural relativism says that Islam is the same as Christianity. Europe is being Islamized very, very quickly. In our prisons, we have a mark in every cell indicating the direction of Mecca.... People are getting beaten up on the streets of Amsterdam and Brussels for drinking water during Ramadan. We should have a sense of urgency.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on March 08, 2009 (boomark / email).