Religion of Peace and Tolerance
In yesterday's 'Story Behind the Story', entitled "Iran: Jews, Christians Must Wear Badges", NewsMax.com reports:
"In a move reminiscent of the Nazis forcing Jews to wear a Star of David insignia, Iran’s parliament has reportedly passed a law requiring Jews, Christians and other religious minorities to wear color-coded badges to identify them as non-Muslims."
If the law is approved, Iran's Jews will have to wear (yet again!) the yellow and Christians red strip of cloth, to make them instantly recognizable as non-Muslims.
While the purging of remaining Christians in Kosovo by Albanian Muslims continues unabated, bringing the Serbian province closer to amputation with every Serb mutilated and killed, Muslim Turkey remains the Asian country most-cheered and supported by Western leaders for inclusion into the European Union.
The fact Turkey has never suffered consequences or had to even acknowledge the role its government and army played in the slaughter of over 1,5 million of Armenian Christians in 1915 doesn't seem to bother anyone. In today's article published by The Independent, Robert Fisk demonstrates Turkey officials' arrogant denial of the genocide, although it is a well-documented, heinous crime on an unimaginable scale.
Still, following their tried-and-true quasi-democratic system of repeating referendums until the desired result is obtained, it is to be expected that Turkey joins the European Union sooner rather than later.
Meanwhile, another look at some less advertised, but widely accepted customs might help further in defining this specific brand of Peace, Love and Tolerance.