Refreshing Honesty
Following the lead of our great national big-box bookstore chain, Chapters, we get this news from the US:Borders and Waldenbooks stores will not stock the April-May issue of Free Inquiry magazine because it contains cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that provoked deadly protests among Muslims in several countries.Where Chapters somewhat pussy-footed around the reason for their decision, the spokesman for Borders is wonderfully open about the reason for their corporate decision:
"For us, the safety and security of our customers and employees is a top priority, and we believe that carrying this issue could challenge that priority," Borders Group Inc. spokeswoman Beth Bingham said Wednesday.In other words, we are afraid of the violence that Muslims will visit upon our business and customers. I guess one could view this in some way as 'respect' for Islam, but it is certainly not the sort of respect I would personally want to get.
(h/t Robert Spencer)
posted by Alan Adamson @ 7:17 AM
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