tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post978614848489670672..comments2023-12-14T11:26:51.959-05:00Comments on Life After Jerusalem: Ambassador Guest talks about the Human Rights ReportDiggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856750834804127824noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post-3229024781604129442008-03-25T00:56:00.000-04:002008-03-25T00:56:00.000-04:00I think Guest brings a good balance of his own per...I think Guest brings a good balance of his own personal perspective as well as general moral principles that he believes in.<BR/><BR/>However, his statement, which you highlighted<BR/><BR/><I><BR/>no matter what you think about homosexuality, there’s still an obligation to ensure that they are protected against being killed and they shouldn’t be abused because they’re homosexual. There are norms that should be followed irrespective of one country’s background: norms that are international. And that’s what human rights are all about.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Is unfortunately not doing justice to the absolute loathing of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_and_Islam" REL="nofollow"> homosexuality in Islam</A>. And I think the idea that we can simply export our values to the world and expect them to agree is why we are having so many problems in Iraq, and also why we should be wary of the immigrants we let in.<BR/><BR/>It speaks highly of Guest that he was able to look at the positive outcome of his resignation.<BR/><BR/>It will be very interesting to see how the State Department handles the increasing acceptance of LGBT rights in the US but a tremendous amount of anti-homosexual feelings in most of the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com