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STAND Considers United Nations Combat of Hate Speech a Good Sign
UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered an insightful speech when he launched the Fez Plan of Action to prevent hate speech as an incitement to acts of atrocity. The Fez Plan, drawn up in April 2015 in Fez, Morocco, addresses hate speech which causes atrocities against people of religion.
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What I’ve Learned About Bigotry as an Arab-American Scientologist
As an Arab-American Scientologist, I’m familiar with bigotry. My family emigrated to the United States from Palestine when I was four years old and I was introduced to the wonders of bullying by the children of San Francisco’s Sunset District.
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Where Do You Stand on Taking a Stand?
People are social creatures, and this is one of our greatest strengths and one of our greatest weaknesses, all at the same time.
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Why the Chicken Crossed the Road: A Fable About Hate & Redemption
Investigations were done. Most were biased and simply reinforced the rumors. A very few were honest attempts to understand chickens and their ways without preconceptions.
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Why the Truth Will Set You Free
If you complain long and loud to a Scientologist about your spouse, your boss, your church or your kids, the Scientologist may ask you an interesting question: “Have you done something they almost found out about?”
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Why We Fight For Religious Literacy
It is hard to be suspicious of something that has no mystery about it. It is difficult to hate from close-up.
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Women’s History Month: Celebrating the Girl Who Changed the World
Anne Frank opened the eyes and minds of millions to the horrors of hate.
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Viewer offended by A&E show
I am deeply offended by your show about Scientology. I wonder what country I am living in where attacks on religion are tolerated.
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Shame on bigots Bill Maher and Leah Remini
The web page of the United States Department of Justice dealing with religious freedom doesn't say “Protecting the Religious Freedom of All, Except Scientology.” It states, “Protecting the Religious Freedom of All.” It is all-inclusive because that is the overriding all-embracing principle at the heart of our democracy.
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Daily Mail bigotry—not new
I read your story of the missing Mrs. Renata Antczak in a recent Daily Mail. You may know nothing of Scientology, but an attempt to jab at it while reporting on a totally unrelated matter serves only to expose your ignorance and bigoted attitude toward my religion.
