Did you actually look at what Harper’s actually published?

It is not quoting Mark Steyn at all, but a document that misquotes Steyn, misconstrues what he says and, after manufacturing evidence, calls him an Islamophobe.

Harper’s ironic quotation marks in the top paragraph should have tipped you off to how the editors of the magazine actually think o f this screed.

The intent of the CIC document is to shut down freedom of speech by abiding by the old adage of giving a dog a bad name to hang it.

Yes it does. Try quoting him in context, and giving references next time.

Mark Steyn is ignorant and a hate-monger; however, in order to give your readers fair and accurate information, you should disclose the entire picture.

The quotes you’ve listed are assertions Styen is making but rather aspects of the plot of a play, Prayers For the Assassin by Robert Ferrigno, which is a novel (fictional) that Styen wrote a review about in his column. In reviewing a novel, a play etc, its customary to cite aspects of the plot, which is what Steyn was doing.

In addition, Macleans magazine is under attack for publishing a piece called “I Begged To Confess”, the story about a Canadian citizen who was raped and tortured in a Saudi prison. Macleans is being taken before the HRC for telling the story of this man’s horrific ordeal, because apparently it “depicts Saudi Arabia and Muslims in a very negative light” …give me a break.

I have asked a friend to get a list of the publications & their links from CIC with respect to those quotes, I’ll publish it as soon as I get it.

Mark Steyn has plenty of articles where he is hating on Muslims… I have published one here already:

http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20070205_140131_140131&source=srch

Where he describes a conspiracy to make Muslims seem friendlier then they really are.

I plan on publishing a lot more so stay tuned.

P.S. I haven’t questioned Steyn’s freedom of speech. So far, Macleans is the only one that is censoring anyone because it rejects anyone from the Muslim community to actually respond to any of the Islamophobic claims.

Before you start gathering more “evidence” from the CIC, you might consider that their president, Mohamed Elmasry, thinks any Israeli over the age of 18 is a legitimate target for suicide bombers.

Actually, I was just accurately describing what you are.

This is hilarious. Kinsella links to “Vlad” who is “on it” about Steyn, and Vlad gets manhandled by a bunch of nobodies like me. Way to be “on it” Vlad.

Vlad,

I am sorry but you are on the wrong side of the argument here, as is HArpers. They have misidentified the quotes. Steyn did not say these things. It was a review of a book and a quote from a imam.

Please re-read.

Sure Jim. Doesn’t matter how offensive it gets ONLY if its related to Muslims. If its something against Jews or Africans, dude the author will get fired immediately!! Right!! There is a fine line b/w freedom of speech and oppression and the media keeps moving more towards oppression of Muslims by publishing hateful commentary about them. Phobic people should get some therapy, I think, instead of being allowed to write in newspapers, magazines etc. :-)

If an imam says it, it’s funny. If Steyn quotes him saying it, it’s offensive. Right.

The only one whose words are being taken out of context here is Mark Steyn.

Of course I discriminate against Muslims. I’m a Christian. On the basis of my religion, I also discriminate against Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and secular humanists. Reasonable people work from presuppositions, but we don’t share the same presuppositions. There is only one God, and the Messiah is He.

I also try to love my enemies. I fight them with the Bible, the sword of the Spirit, because only it can cut through complacent unbelief and touch the heart. I thus use language (speech), but the language must be made appealing and convincing by a humble, holy life–which no one who reads this comment can know and judge.

Those who “walk the talk” will die for it. At least, so they think and so they learn. They are but saved sinners, after all.

Vlad says, “The truth is that Islam is a religion of peace and there are 1.5 billion practicing Muslims who are just as peaceful as your average Christian or Jew. Islam and the Quaran condemn violence against innocent people, therefore those who do harm innocent life are not following Islam.”

Has Vlad ever wrote against the current abortion holocaust in Canada? Thousand or millions of babies have already died. I congratulate Vlad in “condemn[ing] violence against innocent people.” There is no greater example of violence than induced abortion.

Vlad, those ‘quotations’ you cite have been comprehensively shown to be false.

If you have any integrity you will acknowledge and amend your comments.

This sort of disinformation is far too widely characteristic of the ‘progressive’ side of the argument. It makes me wonder if their arguments are so weak that they have to rely on distortions, inventions and ad hominem slurs.

This is why we need free speech, to let the deceitfulness blossom in public view.

This has been corrected repeatedly, but in our new age it’s enough to accuse, and then it gets recycled by the clueless.

Things like this should be posted/corrected on Snopes, but that won’t stop people who refuse to check sources.

Enjoy the delusion.

Canada is a multi-cultural country and those, like Mark Steyn, who continue to spread hate and prejudice against fellow Canadians will continue to be on the loosing side of the argument.

I certainly stand by my comments and plan on posting plenty more because I believe in speaking up against hate and discrimination.

Those who choose to defend Mark Steyn and those like him, discredit them selves by defending Islamophobic remarks. You are free to have your opinion but you are not entitled to your own facts & truths.

Vlad - “Mark Steyn and others have written considerably worst things then that so it really does not change the point of the post.”

I love it! Having been found out for clearly not doing his homework, you go on to make yet another completely unfounded statement. Please - give us one of those “considerably worse” things. Important note: simply disagreeing with you is not an example.

I think you should check your pants. They might be on fire.

I read your article. Quoting your own blog article where you say Mark Steyn is hateful does not constitute evidence that Mark Steyn is hateful.

I wish it was fiction, here is a link to direct quotes from articles he has written, no book reviews there.

Reading the articles I would remind all of those who are participating in this blog page is that Steyn simply has an opinion. It is merely that! He is not “hating ” muslims, only showing that there are multiple versions of the interpretation of islam. Just as there are multiple versions of the interpretation of christianity and other religions. He comments on various Imams and the show little mosque on the prairie (which can be humourous as well as provocative in terms of thinking about your neighbour.)
My view of this whole religious issue is that it revolves around economics, and the religious rhetoric is used to manipulate emotions to influence individuals in their thinking. Most individuals of any religion or non religion are content to carry on with their lives, work at their jobs, and feed and educate their children in a non discriminatory fashion. As for the religious fanatics, they are content to keep tipping the balance in their favour, thinking that terror or fear will make a difference.
We will probably find at the end of the day that 99.99% of the population will agree that they are idiots, but do not have the energy to completely eliminate their ability to create problems.
However, the last article on religion that I read reminded me that Ishamel and Isaac were both sons of Abraham! Uh… what are we fighting about?
Isn’t it time for a big family reunion?