Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.)
A Volunteer Human Rights Group – Choose Love, Not Hate – Love Wins
— Philippine Daily Inquirer – “Kidnappers call superiors of Irish priest”
— Philippine Daily Inquirer reports: Maj. Gen. Ben Dolorfino: “But we cannot divulge their names. The only thing I can [say] now is that two of them are MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) rebels based in Lanao del Sur.”
Asia: Shariah Asia Spread Appeases Islamists, Risks Rights
— Bloomberg reports: “A 32-year-old mother may soon be caned in Malaysia as punishment for drinking a beer. Lawmakers in Indonesia’s Aceh province last month approved the stoning to death of adulterers and flogging of gays.”
— “These are only the most recent signs of growing support among local governments for Islamic Shariah law in two countries the U.S. cites as models of moderate Muslim democracies. Clerics in both nations have also sought to ban yoga, Facebook and concerts by such artists as the Black Eyed Peas and Beyonce.”
— “The spread of fundamentalist Islam across a swath of Southeast Asia is testing the ability of policymakers to appeal to devout Muslims while simultaneously protecting the rights of Buddhist, Christian and Hindu minorities.”
Iran: US Secretary of State Clinton urged to discuss religious rights with Iran
— AFP reports: “‘It is vitally important that Iran be called to account for its deplorable human rights record, including egregious violations of religious freedom,’ the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) wrote in a letter to Clinton.”
Kansas: “Westboro Baptist Church” Promotes Anti-Semitic Hate Videos – Promotes Holocaust Denial
— WBC video states “you lie about the holocaust days”
SPLC: “A Peek Behind the Curtain: Views of a Racist Filmmaker”
— SPLC: “white supremacists are enamored of first-time filmmaker Craig Bodeker’s A Conversation about Race”