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Dear United Nations, Religion is NOT a HUMAN.

It is extremely disappointing and troubling that on Thursday, the U.N has adopted a resolution on religious defamation, making it a human rights violation, despite petitions by more than 50 different countries.

The United Nations' own Universal Declaration of Human Rights were drafted to protect the rights of HUMANS. As far as we know, religion is NOT a HUMAN.

To restrict freedom of expression and discussion about such an important subject as religion, especially with its widespread ramifications for the world today, is not, and should not be a charter of the U.N.

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Article 1:

"Universal human rights exist, whether religions recognise them or not." – Hitchens

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Pope Benedict - Enough is Enough

Since the Pope's recent comments regarding condoms making the HIV/AIDS crisis worse in Africa, it's disappointing that only France, Germany and Belgium have been the only countries to speak out against him. The U.N has as well, but I was hoping for more widespread condemnation.

Pope Benedict should leave his archaic, ignorant, and grossly irresponsible dogmas back in the vatican where they belong. For too long, the catholic church has been causing so much damage to this issue in Africa which has cost countless lives. Benedict should put on a condom and save Africa from his seeds of ignorance. The German MP likened Benedict's comments to that of 'pre-mediated murder", and I couldn't agree more.

Ignorance spreads faster than a virus.

Pope claims condoms could make African AIDS crisis worse.

Ignorance is this...[video interview]

http://blogs.channel4.com/snowblog/2009/03/18/condoms-and-aids/

*Update*

As a response to the Pope's comments, here is the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS [UNAIDS], UNFPA, and WHO's position statement:

http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/FeatureStories/archive/2009/20090319_preventionposition.asp

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