Russia to publish list of BANNED extremist symbols. (You’re an extremist if you insult someone’s feelings)

“Moscow, May 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti): Russia will compile a list of extremist symbols, prohibited for use by non-governmental organisations and companies.

The list will be drafted as a result of the justice ministry-sponsored amendments to the law against extremist activity.

Furthermore, NGO symbols should not defile Russia’s flag, national anthem or emblem, or those of Russia’s regions and municipalities, foreign countries, or religious symbols.

They also should not insult racial, ethnic or religious feelings, [...]

Top Muslim calls for U.N. to end free speech

Muslims is now calling on the United Nations – in light of the YouTube movie blamed for violent protests across the Mideast – to impose international restrictions on free speech, criminalizing any statement that impugns Islam.

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, a professor at King Abdul Aziz University in Saudi Arabia, is a member of several international organizations, including the Centre for Studying the Aims of Sharia in the U.K., as well [...]

Obama Campaign Unleashes Pet Products: ‘I Meow For Michelle’

Some of the stuff the Barack Obama campaign is selling to raise money for the re-election effort is pretty unusual.

They would like you to get your pets involved with the campaign by offering doggie sweaters and “I Meow for Michelle” cat collars.

Even eating and drinking can become campaign events. You can enter raffles to win dinner with Barack. What could increase your desire to drink more than a Joe Biden [...]

Sent Home From School – skirt Too Long

A secondary school student near Paris was accused of wearing provocative clothing and sent back home. The school thought her skirt was too long, and conveyed religious values.

“Other students come dressed up as hippies or goths and nobody says anything,” the girl, Khadija, told the French daily Le Parisien, “but I’m not even allowed to wear a gypsy skirt.”

“If I had come to school wearing a veil I would have [...]