Posted: Jul 26, 2017 2:17 pm
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/07/21/ ... ets-islam/
Of course, it's their forum, they can invite or disinvite whomever they want, but it does seem pretty hypocritical of them to take such offense to criticisms of Islam.
Here's a blog post from the Washington Post that, IMO, sums up the argument pretty well, too.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/vol ... e0ac7c83df
“We had booked this event based entirely on his excellent new book on science when we didn’t know he had offended and hurt – in his tweets and other comments on Islam, so many people,” KPFA said in an email sent to ticket buyers. “KPFA does not endorse hurtful speech. While KPFA emphatically supports serious free speech, we do not support abusive speech. We apologize for not having had broader knowledge of Dawkins views much earlier.”
Of course, it's their forum, they can invite or disinvite whomever they want, but it does seem pretty hypocritical of them to take such offense to criticisms of Islam.
Here's a blog post from the Washington Post that, IMO, sums up the argument pretty well, too.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/vol ... e0ac7c83df