Here’s today’s Washington Watch Daily commentary from FRC Radio:

Since Congress started debating the new hate crimes bill, some people are seeing “the French connection.” In Paris, an Islamic mosque is suing a magazine for printing cartoons about the prophet Mohammed. The comic was one of twelve that have been published around Europe, but French Muslims say the cartoon is no laughing matter. Lawyers for the Paris Mosque are charging them with slander, a crime that’s punishable by six months in jail. If the mosque wins, then it’s bon voyage for the country’s freedom of speech. Several French citizens support the magazine. One said, “If we can’t laugh at the terrorists, what weapon is left?” Obviously, not all humor is appropriate, but who gets to decide what’s acceptable and what isn’t? The case against these cartoons has serious consequences for Europe. Hate crimes is definitely making a “tour de France,” but it could soon become American law. Call your representatives and tell them to vote no on hate crimes legislation in Congress.

To download this commentary as an MP3, follow this link. To subscribe to the Washington Watch Daily radio commentary, go here.

Family Research Council is a 501c(3) non-profit organization. If this post has been helpful to you, please consider a gift to help us continue to advance Faith, Family, and Freedom.