Attempted Wikipedia censorship due to religious beliefs
February 9th, 2008
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More and more, I find myself getting truly astonished at people trying to push their religious beliefs on everyone. The latest seems to be people pushing to get images of the Islamic prophet Muhammad removed from the English Wikipedia.
To those attempting to get these images removed: Pull your heads out, take a breath, and get a clue:
- It’s your choice to practice Islam. Therefore, it’s your choice of that religion that restricts your choices in regards to viewing images of the prophet Muhammad, not mine nor anyone else’s.
- Islam teaches its followers to accept the religious choices of others. I have a choice to NOT practice Islam, and a choice to look at pictures of Muhammad for historical purposes. I choose to do so. Please don’t attempt to restrict MY rights because of your religious convictions.
- The internet is not censored; you might not like what you see. If this concerns you, then sign off and put your head into the sand or otherwise lock yourself into isolation.
So, I’m putting all religions on notice: I respect your right to practice your religion of choice and your right to impose restrictions on yourself for religious purposes, but that does not give you a free pass to inhibit the rights of others.
End transmission.