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The Florida pastor, the Quran, and the news media
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13/09/2010 14:59:58
 
 
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13/09/2010 11:03:02
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>>>>>>I have heard of many cases where christians have beaten muslims, is that any better?
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>>>>>Post some that hapened this weekend.
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>>>>And why is it so important that it happened this weekend, if I may ask?
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>>>>But, you ask and I will answer. The truth is that muslims are beaten by christians here in Norway more or less every day, but it isn't in the news anymore. Since writing about these incidents only will result in more violence, the media has agreed to only cover the cases which are brought to court. But I guess you are of another opinion, you want this war of religion to continue forever, so that more people can suffer from it?
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>>>Interesting. If that were occurring here in the U.S. it would be all over the news and most of the overseas members would be citing it as an example of mass racism here. Not reporting it could be beneficial in not inciting more cases and not inciting folks in other countries to protest and commit violence in protest (as was the case with the crazy preacher here threatening to burn the Quran), but it also portrays a false picture of your country and what is happening inside of it to the outside world. It is also limiting the press and information available to the public.
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>>I'm sorry if I wasn't clear. They don't mention it in the news media when people of any religion ends up in a fight with people of another religion. If someone gets killed, or if the fight ends with someone get a prison sentence, it's of course mentioned. But the religions involved are rarely mentioned, only that there has been a fight over religion. Do you still think that this is racism? I call it passive peace making.
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>No, I think you misunderstood my message. Sorry for that if I was not clear.... it's a problem of mine :o)

I overlooked your sentence It is also limiting the press and information available to the public which deserves a comment. What the media here does, is report about most of these incidents but leaving out everything which has to do with religion and race. If the investigation shows that the incident was a direct result of racial or religious conflicts, then and only then the racial or religious connection is mentioned. But it's rarely commented upon by the media itself, only comments from the police, lawyers or representatives for the authorities are added.
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