The asylum decision that you just achieved is admirable. Willfully sending people back to their country of origin if there is credible evidence that persecution will occur there is an affront to international legal principles and virtually any standard of morality.
I would take it one step further, however. The United States' own record in asylum cases is far from pristine. We require too much evidence in cases involving claims of Muslim women who face retaliation because of fundamentalist beliefs in their countries of origin. Similarly, very practical difficulties remain in considering asylum claims made by gays and lesbians (even though the penalties they could face if deported often rooted directly or otherwise in religious beliefs).
Note to readers: I will have a review up tomorrow about the new film "Religulous" which I saw this evening. Here's a hint: I liked it better than Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ".
CONGRATULATIONS, JAY: AND I MEAN IT
Wednesday October 1, 2008
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I find your comments intriquing and mostly on target. I would like to you read more about the topic. I am especially interested in hearing more about the film "Religulous" - can anyone help?
techno-challenged
can we please get about releasing the Canadian in Guantanamo .... how many prosecutors have to resign from the military regarding this case before someone at the Pentagon gets a clue? This guy was 15 and was inculcated by his parents .. and furthermore, how is defending a native population against foreign aggression so reprehensible in war? The US repeatedly puts a 'moral' spin on whatever they do, especially when they are installing corrupt puppet regimes to enable the ruling class to rape the third world of its natural resources.
This may seem off topic, but not when you consider that the same mentality that opposes 'asylum cases' willy nilly also has an over-arching need to do far, far worse.
how many displaced Somalis right now, as a result of our backing Ethopians who are running loose throughout Somalia? Oh, and great too to see that Maliki has just stripped Christian Iraqis of participation in parliament.
great moral stuff.
I'd be interested in hearing more about what is meant by requiring way to much evidence for Muslim women who are persecuted in their own countries by fundamentalist beliefs. Evidence standards should be the same for men and women, and based upon international religious law.
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