State Dept. Aims to Denounce ‘Offensive Speech’ While Upholding Free Expression
- Patrick Goodenough - CNSNews.com
- Dec 13, 2011
(CNSNews.com) – The State Department on Monday launched three days of closed-door talks with representatives of international organizations and several dozen countries with the stated aim of promoting religious freedom and tolerance while ensuring that freedom of expression is not harmed in the process.
U.S. Ambassador at Large for international religious freedom Suzan Johnson Cook, said on Monday, "We must denounce offensive speech whenever we encounter it – but our commitment to universal principles makes clear that faith must never be a crime and religion must never be used as an excuse to stifle freedom of expression.”
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