Flemming Rose quotes

“The cartoonists treated Islam the same way they treat Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and other religions. And by treating Muslims in Denmark as equals they made a point we are integrating you into the Danish tradition of satire because you are part of our society, not strangers. The cartoons are including, rather than excluding, Muslims.”
-- Flemming Rose

Source : "Why I Published Those Cartoons". www.washingtonpost.com. February 19, 2006.

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“I think it would be unfortunate if people in Saudi Arabia or some parts of the world influenced what we speak about in Denmark. [But] it's a fact of globalization, and we must consider it.”
-- Flemming Rose

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“The only right we do not and should not have in a liberal democracy is a right not to be offended.”
-- Flemming Rose

Source : "We Must All Be Charlie Hebdo Today" by Flemming Rose, www.politico.com. December 23, 2014.

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“There is no society that protects freedom of religion more than secular democracies, because in societies where one religion rules, different viewpoints will be labelled as heresy and blasphemy. Why? Because the society is built on religion - not freedom for all points of view.”
-- Flemming Rose

Source : Source: theundercurrent.org

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“What is one man's hate speech is another man's poetry.”
-- Flemming Rose

Source : Source: theundercurrent.org

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“The point here is what makes human beings different from other creatures is our ability to use language. We can use words to express ourselves in very eloquent and complex ways. We grow up telling and listening to stories. That's what turns us into the people we are.”
-- Flemming Rose

Source : Source: theundercurrent.org

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“It just seemed like Buddhism, especially Tibetan Buddhism - because that's mainly what I've been exposed to - was a real solid organization of teachings to point someone in the right direction. Some real well thought out stuff. But I don't know, like, every last detail about Buddhism.”

Source : "Sometimes, you just gotta' shut down". Interview With Amy Green, www.salon.com. 1995.

“If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism.”

“On days when the sky is grey, the sun has not disappeared forever.”

“If you study carefully, you will see that Buddhism is based on reason. There is an element of flexibility inherent in it, which is not found in any other religion”

“Many spiritual teachers - in Buddhism, in Islam - have talked about first-hand experience of the world as an important part of the path to wisdom, to enlightenment.”

“All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.”

“Islam is perfect, there is nothing to be added or changed.”

Source : "'We Should Not Fear Being Called Radical'". Interview with Farish A. Noor, theseoultimes.com.

“Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God's creation.”

Source : "Islam Is a Faith of Reason". Interview with Stefan Aust and Erich Follath, www.spiegel.de. October 12, 2006.

“We have not ceased to insist that an Islam of tolerance is advantageous to all Muslims, for the Afghans and the whole world and we will always defend it.”

“I keep waiting, like in the cartoons, for an anvil to drop on my head.”