Anti-dhimmitude in Germany. The idea of needing to censor Mozart may well be a breaking point in German tolerance of the creeping Islamicization of their country. From Reuters:
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Wednesday not to bow to fears of Islamic violence after a Berlin opera house canceled a Mozart work over concerns some scenes could enrage Muslims and pose a security risk.
“I think the cancellation was a mistake. I think self-censorship does not help us against people who want to practice violence in the name of Islam,” she told reporters. “It makes no sense to retreat.”
Merkel’s comments, which echoed those of other senior German politicians, fueled a row over the cancellation of Mozart’s “Idomeneo” which overshadowed a government-sponsored conference to promote dialogue with the country’s 3.2 million Muslims.
Berlin’s Deutsche Oper said on Monday it had pulled performances of the opera, which shows the severed heads of the Prophet Mohammad, Buddha and Jesus, after police warned that it could pose an “incalculable” security risk.
Why did Hizballah News Agency, aka Reuters, only give Muhammad an honorific title?
The row comes two weeks after Pope Benedict enraged some Muslims by quoting from a medieval text linking the spread of the Islamic faith to violence. Last year’s publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a Danish newspaper triggered violent Muslim protests.
Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told reporters after the conference the participants were united in their call for the opera to restart performances of “Idomeneo.”
“I am glad that we all agreed we would like the production to resume,” Schaeuble, who has no authority over the opera house, told reporters after the conference. “To send a signal, we could all go to the performance together,” he said.