Turkey says EU must protect Islam

Of they must. Why on earth would we not go to extra effort to protect the RoD (religion of death)? After they killed people and destroyed things over cartoons of all things. After they routinely kill Christians and other non-muslims. Sure, they need protection alright.

SALZBURG, Austria (Reuters) - The European Union risks damaging its image worldwide if it does not do more to protect Islam against insults, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul told Reuters in an interview on Saturday.
Gul said that was the message he gave EU counterparts in the Austrian city of Salzburg at a meeting called to draw lessons from the controversy over cartoons lampooning the Prophet Mohammad.
"The laws are already there but they should cover all religions," Gul said, referring to existing European laws to protect religions from insult.
Drawings first published last year in a Danish newspaper and reprinted by other European media sparked worldwide protests by Muslims who believe it is blasphemous to depict the Prophet. At least 50 people were killed.
EU foreign ministers meeting in Salzburg discussed ways of rebuilding trust with the Muslim world, and Gul told them in a speech that existing laws should be reviewed "to ensure that ... restraints apply to all religions equally, including Islam".
He told Reuters there was a risk Europe's image would be damaged if the 25-nation bloc did not show clearly that it treated defamation of all religions in the same way.
"People should not think that respect of religions, respect for others' identities, is not part of the European values," Gul said. "If they think like that, the image of Europe is damaged."
Gul said he would regret any negative impact on the EU's standing as it would affect Europe's "soft power", the term used for exerting influence through economic and other incentives rather than military might. Continued...

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