COMECE welcomes the new EU Global Strategy

EU High Representative Federica Mogherini presented yesterday to the European leaders at their Summit in Brussels the new Global Strategy for the EU´s Foreign and Security Policy. COMECE, who actively participated in the reflection process, welcomes the document and hopes for its proper and effective implementation.

Despite a packed crisis agenda at the EU Summit, EU High Representative Federica Mogherini presented yesterday to the European Council the EU Global Strategy which she was mandated with by the European Heads of State one year ago. The COMECE Bishops issued last 14 June a report on “Europe´s Vocation to Promote Peace in the World”. The new EU Global Strategy reflects several of the recommendations put forward in COMECE´s contribution. Continue reading

Hate-speech attack plan draws serious fire

free-speech-2“Religious and secular activists both are taking aim at a new plan by the European Union to require tech companies such as Facebook and Twitter to attack “hate” speech online. And for the same reason: The vague definitions could give people with nefarious agendas the power to censor speech. WND recently reported the agreement tech giants Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and others reached with the European Union to crack down on what some regard as “hate speech.” The Associated Press reported the newly approved “code of conduct” will have the tech companies “quickly” remove “illegal hate speech directed against anyone over issues of race, color, religion, descent or national or ethnic origin.”

This is actually why I created my video portal website at www.John1429.org. Yes, I understand it’s a bit archaic in design and I am looking for a way to streamline it so as to make searching the videos easier. (ideas?) But it has to be done because soon I will be removed from YouTube for preaching present truth. As many of you already know, they have been censoring my emails for years and have deleted three of them outright so far. No, I do not preach hate, but as we know the truth as we know it now called hate speech. (See the following Newsletters… TPNL 03-02-00 “Is Preaching Gospel now Hate Crime?TPNL 09-30-03 “Bible = HATE CRIME in Canada!”Continue reading…