.... In short, one hopes that the following principle -- well summed up by a prominent Melkite Greek Catholic deacon -- will come to be accepted as mainstream in Islam: '[O]ne's response to someone else's provocative action is entirely one's own responsibility.
If you do something that offends me, I am under no obligation to kill you, or to run to the United Nations to try to get laws passed that will silence you. I am free to ignore you, or laugh at you, or to respond with charity, or any number of reactions.'
In the meantime, Western governments and media must make every effort to stand in solidarity with Charlie Hebdo in the wake of this latest Islamist attempt at intimidation. [The American Spectator] Read more
