Anti-Islamic advertising as a victory for free speech in America | Community | News |
April 28, 2010 – 1:51 am
advertising, offering assistance to Muslims in the output of Islam, appears on the coaches in the state of Florida. Launched a campaign organization “Stop the Islamization of America” threatened by the court dealing with passenger transportation Miami-Dade Transit in case of failure.
Initially, anti-Islamic posters appeared on Florida bus in mid-April, and immediately provoked protests by Muslims. The Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR) in South Florida, Muhammad Malik said that the issue of apostasy is used “as a cover to foment intolerance towards Islam and the desire to marginalize Muslims of America».
Less than two days as the management of passenger transport staff decided to remove the provocative advertisements from buses. However, customers advertising appealed to the law firm of David Ierushalmi, which together with the Thomas More Law Centre prepared the appeal to the court at the federal level. The lawyers accused the transporters not only in breach of contract, but had violated the First Amendment to the Constitution of the SSHA, defending freedom of speech and press.
Terrified by the company management on long distance passenger services promised in the coming days, placed on their buses, not ten posters offering assistance wishing to withdraw from Islam, and for thirty – for the same money. Customers triumphant anti-Islamic advertising called the decision “a victory for freedom of speech and freedom of religion”, said «CNSNews.com».
It should be noted that the placement of religion-related messages on the buses purchased in Florida in recent years more and more popular. For example, in August last year, the Company atheists and secular humanists, “decorated” means of public transport stops and the words “Why believe in God?»
The very first resorted to this means of influence on citizens namely Muslims, who decided to show them the truth about Islam with advertised bus campaign “Islam: Questions? Get answers. That is the first action mimics the organization “Stop the Islamization of America”, a poster which reads: “Exit from Islam? Questions? Get the answers ».
