WorldNetDaily - U.N. Protections for Islam Losing Ground

By Bob Unruh, WorldNetDaily

The Islamic-led Defamation of Religions proposal in the United Nations has been approved one more time, but by the lowest margin yet and opponents say they will keep picking at the plan until it dies.

The idea, introduced on behalf of the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference, "is nothing more than an effort to achieve special protections for Islam a move to stifle religious speech," according to an analysis by Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice.

WND reported a year ago when support for the plan fell a step. Now, Sekulow noted opposition to the Islamic plan, which has been "approved" in some form in the U.N. every year since 1999, continues to rise.

The most recent vote, this week, had 67 nations voting against the plan, with 79 supporting it, and 40 nations voting "present."

The 67 "no" votes is an all-time high, the ACLJ said, and the 12-vote margin is the closest it's ever been.

"This continued momentum is very good news, and a clear sign that our education efforts are paying off. We continue to meet with more and more delegations at the U.N. and provide them with the facts on why this resolution is a dangerous threat to religious freedom," the ACLJ reported.

"Until it is defeated, this resolution is just one more way that the rights of Christians around the world are violated especially for Christians living in Islamic countries. For some, the mere proclamation of their belief in the Gospel is enough to warrant the death penalty for blasphemy," Sekulow said.

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