Comments on: Will the South Wales Echo now apologise to Muslims? http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/09/05/will-the-south-wales-echo-now-apologise-to-muslims/ The voice of atheism since 1881 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:40:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Freddie S Broga http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/09/05/will-the-south-wales-echo-now-apologise-to-muslims/comment-page-1/#comment-8155 Freddie S Broga Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:07:21 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=1722#comment-8155 I am an atheist and I am desperately offended by the South Wales Echo. I demand an apology. I am an atheist and I am desperately offended by the South Wales Echo. I demand an apology.

]]> By: Denis Watkins http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/09/05/will-the-south-wales-echo-now-apologise-to-muslims/comment-page-1/#comment-8154 Denis Watkins Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:02:48 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=1722#comment-8154 What's this? O'Neill said the bible wasn't the word of god? We can't have that. It was written by a "wild-eyed bronze age nomad." I think even the briefest of readings will soon sort that out. And O'Neill ought to be careful of the company he keeps in making these wild allegations. "If Christ were here now, there is one thing he would not be - a Christians". Mark Twain. "I do not believe in a personal god and I have never denied this but expressed it clearly" - Albert Einstein. "Of religion I know nothing. At least in its favour." Lord Byron. "The bible. That is what fools have written, what imbeciles command, what rogues teach, and young children are made to learn by heart." Voltaire. Well that proves my point. Thank god we have citizens prepared to combat this kind of shallow thinking and Editors ready to react to complaints. Some things are more important than free speech it would seem in the South Wales Echo - like moral cowardice. What’s this? O’Neill said the bible wasn’t the word of god? We can’t have that. It was written by a “wild-eyed bronze age nomad.” I think even the briefest of readings will soon sort that out. And O’Neill ought to be careful of the company he keeps in making these wild allegations.
“If Christ were here now, there is one thing he would not be – a Christians”. Mark Twain.

“I do not believe in a personal god and I have never denied this but expressed it clearly” – Albert Einstein.

“Of religion I know nothing. At least in its favour.” Lord Byron.

“The bible. That is what fools have written, what imbeciles command, what rogues teach, and young children are made to learn by heart.” Voltaire.

Well that proves my point. Thank god we have citizens prepared to combat this kind of shallow thinking and Editors ready to react to complaints. Some things are more important than free speech it would seem in the South Wales Echo – like moral cowardice.

]]> By: Andy Armitage http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/09/05/will-the-south-wales-echo-now-apologise-to-muslims/comment-page-1/#comment-8123 Andy Armitage Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:30:19 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=1722#comment-8123 Good morning to you, Sir. My name is Mahmoud Said Teikh Offens and I am high dudgeon in your South Wales paper where no offence was taken but your Mr O'Neil says I should be offenced even if I am not offenced, because followers of mighty, all-loving, all-knowing Allah (pbuh) and his only Prophet (pbuh) <i>might</i> take offence because esteemed and learned lawyers say offence might be taken. Why am I not offenced? I shall complain to your esteemed and learned editor. If I am not offenced how am I to moan and whinge and set fire to things? I am, Sir, your humbly and disgruntled friend, Mahmoud. PS: I shall be most humbly gratitude if you print not this letter because it might cause offend to those who do not follow Allah (pbuh). Good morning to you, Sir. My name is Mahmoud Said Teikh Offens and I am high dudgeon in your South Wales paper where no offence was taken but your Mr O’Neil says I should be offenced even if I am not offenced, because followers of mighty, all-loving, all-knowing Allah (pbuh) and his only Prophet (pbuh) might take offence because esteemed and learned lawyers say offence might be taken. Why am I not offenced? I shall complain to your esteemed and learned editor. If I am not offenced how am I to moan and whinge and set fire to things? I am, Sir, your humbly and disgruntled friend, Mahmoud. PS: I shall be most humbly gratitude if you print not this letter because it might cause offend to those who do not follow Allah (pbuh).

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