Opinion: The most dangerous man in the world

Art symbol of "the sword" by Stilleben.steenwick--wikimedia commons

Carol Forsloff---A dangerous man is one with far reach and weapons that can strike multitudes.
A man with a fortune, a cache of millions and with legions who follow his words.
This can create us a terror for sure.  
And who is that man whose boots on the ground might unleash our world's greatest fears?
It is the man with the pen, but not just one pen with which only to scribble a bit.
It is a man with the many, the pens he controls to unleash like the swords they become.
These weapons can strike with passion and power that grow in their risk to us all.
And now he continues to make folks again attack in the ways that can grow.

Moderate Muslims speak out against violent Paris attacks

Islamic symbol for Allah, name of God in Arabic

In the interest of providing perspective and the opportunity for Muslims to speak about their concerns in a calm and kindly manner relative to the recent publishing of cartoons in the French magazine Charlie and the terrorist attacks that initially ensued, this magazine is publishing today a press release from the BC website in its entirety.

The BC organization is the largest one representing the Muslim community of Canada:

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In the controversy regarding the cartooning of the Prophet Muhammad and the violence that occurred against the publication in France that carried the cartoons, few have asked the question about making fun of a specific religion and whether or not the provocative nature of it is a necessary way to express free speech, as folks continue to discuss the nature of expression and how we communicate ideas.

France has historically led the way with its philosophers, who like kings of congresses set precedents for people to use in developing a path to constitutional freedom.  Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States during the early days of the country, was known to be a fan of Voltaire and Rossaeu, using many of their ideas to formulate his own, even in reference to his development of America's foundation of freedoms, its Constitution and Declaration of Independence.