there is a higher res version of the video at
www.suprnova.org under the movies section.
very disappointing that this has to happen in NL. i do think it takes a special kind of zealot to kill in this manner. sure all religions have their problems, but the jihadists are causing some particularly serious problems. i never hear much about any muslims against terrorism group (there has to be more than a few by now)...it would be great if a large scale muslim org made meaningful progress. the gov'ts can only become more invasive or restrictive, barring some genius idea.
speaking of ideas, now the reputed capital of tolerance is considering a revival of
blasphemy laws.
Quote:
A proposal to revive a blasphemy law to calm sectarian tensions in Holland has outraged artists, writers and the political elite.
The plan follows the murder of film-maker Theo van Gogh by a Dutch-Moroccan extremist in Amsterdam two weeks ago.
The killing was followed by bomb attacks on mosques and reprisal attacks on churches.
In response, the Dutch justice minister, Piet Hein Donner, has proposed enforcing a 1932 law banning "scornful blasphemy".
The minister told the Dutch parliament on Tuesday that the law was needed to curb "hateful comments", whether oral or written, that were destabilising the country.
"If the opinions have a potentially damaging effect on society, the government must act," he said. "It is not about religion specifically, but any harmful comments in general."
Mr Donner, a Christian-Democrat, said strict enforcement was needed to stop "explosive material" setting off yet more violence.
His announcement horrified Holland's free-thinking intelligentsia, mostly congregated in the university enclaves of Amsterdam, Delft, Utrecht and The Hague.
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maybe nothing will happen, but this seems to be pandering to the murderers.