Flemming Rose famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

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

#Buddhism #Islam #Cartoon
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

#Thinking #People #Would Be
The only right we do not and should not have in a liberal democracy is a right not to be offended.
-- Flemming Rose

#Democracy #Should #Offended
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

#Views #Democracy #Different
What is one man's hate speech is another man's poetry.
-- Flemming Rose

#Hate #Men #Speech
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

#Growing Up #People #Being Different

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

Flemming Rose famous quotes

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