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Thousands of Muslims Protest 'Age of Mockery' At Google's London Headquarters

cold fjord writes "A large protest planned by as many as 800 imams was held today at Google's London headquarters to protest the video, 'The Innocence of Muslims,' which is available on Google's subsidiary YouTube. There may have been as many as 10,000 protesters in what is said to be the first of several planned protests. From the story: 'Speeches by more than a dozen imams . . . urged Muslims to honor the name of the Prophet and not to back down in the face of Google's continuing reluctance to act, and were met with passionate cries of "God is Great" and "Mohammad is the Prophet of God" in Arabic. . . One of the speakers. . . told The Daily Telegraph: "Terrorism is not just people who kill human bodies, but who kill human feelings as well. The makers of this film have terrorized 1.6 billion people." A YouTube spokesperson said: "We work hard to create a community everyone can enjoy and which also enables people to express different opinions. "This can be a challenge because what's OK in one country can be offensive elsewhere. This video — which is widely available on the Web — is clearly within our guidelines and so will stay on YouTube."'"

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  1. Sorry, thin-skinned violent bastards... by dskoll · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    ... but it's time you learned a new slogan:

    Google is Great

  2. Re:Don't watch it by JosKarith · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    True. Organised religion has harmed way more children than CP ever could.

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  3. Re:Perhaps Christians can set an example by CanHasDIY · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Oh, maybe that's why Christian extremists are not painted as killers.

    They should be:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Tiller

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Behring_Breivik

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Temptation_of_Christ_(film)#Attack_on_Saint_Michel_theater.2C_Paris

    Texas fundie "spanks" 7-year-old to death

    Just because you haven't been programmed to hate "Christian" murderers like you have been with Muslims, doesn't mean they are innocent or somehow less evil.

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