Berkeley Radio Station Cancels Event With Richard Dawkins, Accuses Him of Islamophobia Wow! , talk about atheist, civil war over islam, so were all this atheist equality , we keep hearing about?

Berkeley is at it again - and it seems they’re no longer just targeting conservative speakers. KPFA, a radio station based in the California city, has recently canceled an event with evolutionary biologist and leading rationalist thinker Richard Dawkins.

In a letter to ticket holders, KPFA accused Dawkins of posting “abusive” speech online about Islam, and told its listeners it simply cannot endorse hurtful speech or those who spew it. [Emphasis mine].

Dear Richard Dawkins event ticket buyers,

We regret to inform you that KPFA has canceled our event with Richard Dawkins. We had booked this event based entirely on his excellent new book on science, when we didn’t know he had offended and hurt – in his tweets and other comments on Islam, so many people. KPFA does not endorse hurtful speech. While KPFA emphatically supports serious free speech, we do not support abusive speech. We apologize for not having had broader knowledge of Dawkins views much earlier. We also apologize to all those inconvenienced by this cancellation. Your ticket purchases will automatically be refunded by Brown Paper Tickets.

Sincerely,

KPFA Radio 94.1 FM

KPFA is acting as if it didn’t know who they were getting when they created the event, claiming it invited Dawkins on solely to discuss his new book, “Science in the Soul: Selected Writings of a Passionate Rationalist.” However, anyone who knows Dawkins, knows he is a harsh critic of all religions. Hell, he’s one of the Four Horsemen of New Atheism; one of his most popular books is “The God Delusion.”

And while Dawkins tweets may be highly critical of Islam, they hardly can be called “abusive” or cross the line into hate speech.

https://townhall.com/notebook/erikahaas/2017/07/24/berkeley-radio-station-cancels-event-with-richard-dawkins-n2358955