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| George K | Jun 12 2006, 05:43 PM Post #1 |
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Finally
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Italian author to be tried for defaming Islam Italian author and veteran journalist Oriana Fallaci goes on trial Monday, charged with defaming Islam in a 2004 book. Fallaci, who lives in New York, was not expected to attend the hearing in Bergamo, northern Italy. Muslim activist Adel Smith filed a lawsuit against Fallaci, charging that some passages in her book, "The Strength of Reason," were offensive to Islam. Smith's lawyer cited a phrase from the book that refers to Islam as "a pool ... that never purifies." Fallaci told The Associated Press last year that "I have expressed my opinion through the written word through my books, that is all." |
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| ivorythumper | Jun 12 2006, 05:50 PM Post #2 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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Just for a little background on Fallaci -- she is an atheist journalist who is a favorite of Pope Benedict XVI. And for a little background on Pope Benedict XVI -- he is the Vicar of Christ and the Successor to Peter who is a favorite of Oriana Fallaci. |
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| bachophile | Jun 12 2006, 06:01 PM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Prophet of Decline I feel less alone when I read the books of Ratzinger." I had asked Ms. Fallaci whether there was any contemporary leader she admired, and Pope Benedict XVI was evidently a man in whom she reposed some trust. "I am an atheist, and if an atheist and a pope think the same things, there must be something true. It's that simple! There must be some human truth here that is beyond religion." |
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