Adnan Oktar A9 TV; September 30th, 2017

There is no such thing as ‘the freedom to insult’ in any democratic country. Criticism and opinions must be expressed within the boundaries of respect.

Football is good for young people as a fun, socializing and energizing activity. But there should be no swearing, no insults or aggression.

Laws should be based on a combination of reason and conscience. Purely technical laws with no room for conscience cannot ensure justice.

There are some people trying to make it lawful to insult and curse the state. No state of law would accept that.

Insults to religion and sacred values are regarded almost as if it is normal. Yet when religious people make the slightest mistake, they are given such a hard time.

Muslims are one another’s bothers. If one has a mistake, you simply give advice; resorting to violence and insults is not acceptable.

A person may not have faith or he may not believe in God’s existence but it’s unacceptable for him to slander the religion. Slandering religion and faith is not freedom of expression. Reviling believers is not freedom of expression.

Freedom of thought does not mean insulting everyone, upsetting everyone, hurting them and attempting to suffocate their joy and love. Love should be taken as basis. The concept of freedom of thought is sacred; that is okay, but love is even more sacred, kindness is even more sacred, respect is even more sacred.

Opinions are nice. Freedoms are nice. Criticisms are nice as well, but only if done in kindness. When bad language is used, the laws, the legal system makes it right.

There is no freedom for cursing. No one should say, “I have the freedom of cursing, I have the freedom to insult others.” Everyone has freedom of speech but there is no such thing as freedom to insult. If one says I want to curse anyway, the law gets hold of him.

Let everyone speak out their opinions, let everyone criticize. Why is there the need for curses, for defamations? Curses burn out those who curse. They would have their hearts torn out. They would lose their happiness and joy. They would lose the radiant light in their faces. That would give them pain.

Anyone who likes can criticize religion but no one can insult. I criticize communism but I would not let anyone insult communism, I would not let anyone curse them.

The laws and the legal system aim to bring forth beautiful and beneficial people. Legal system is a blessing to prevent all kinds of harms. We've seen the good in it. For instance Fazıl Say no longer says any inappropriate things against people, he avoids making indecorous statements. His statements are much more decent and much more appropriate now and that is a good thing. This means the law has had a positive effect on him.

The best way of reacting to an insult is reacting by means of legal system.

At the moment the necessary retribution is given through laws and legal system to those who insult others. In the past there used to be inconceivable insults and there was nothing to be done in the face of them. The fact that no one can insult others any longer is a beauty presented by his government.

We will not let Muslims be reviled; there is a justice system and there are laws.

Stating an opinion is one thing, slandering is another. There is law and there is a legal system. We will not let anyone slander and revile.

Shooting defenseless women is an utmost remorselessness, it is a treachery. If there is an offence, you judge it by law and jurisprudence. Hands should not be raised against women.

In case of insults, the insulted party needs to file a suit and reciprocate legally so that the insulter will understand his mistake. He would then understand the necessity of speaking kindly.

What does Pharaoh do? He has a hidden state and knows no laws. You have seen this in the story of Prophet Moses (as). The rule of the hidden state is also seen in the story of Prophet Yusuf (as). IN THE SYSTEMS OF THE PHAROAHS, LAW NEVER EXİSTS.

A believer considers serving Islam as a blessing but hypocrites don’t want to serve Islam. They follow their own evil religious law. Living alone, being stingy and feckless, leading an aimless, vain life, any act of moral turpitude and lying are all acceptable in the evil religious understanding of hypocrites.

A believer could never understand the spirit of a hypocrite or an unbeliever. It is a way of life that believers do not know and would never understand.

A believer who lives according to the moral values of the Qur’an is responsible to protect others like his own children. This is the system of guardianship in Islam.

A believer who strictly adheres to the Qur’an would never be unhappy or withdrawn.

A calming tone is always right. One needs to correct every provocative sentence, invite people to mildness and be moderate.