VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|Matt2112|DATE|1373877820|CONTENT|Two things.  Mr Billings unwittingly answered his own query about why the Western media apparently quoted only the non-religious elements of Malala&#039;s speech when he mentioned that the pious sections would appeal to Middle Eastern theocracies; he missed the blazingly obvious converse that the secular sentiments would appeal far more to the non-theocratic West.  So where, exactly, is the problem?

Second, the meaning and force of Malala&#039;s inspirational and stirring address would not be diminished in any way in the slightest if the piety was removed.  Billings is clearly conveniently oblivious to this and seems to have a great desire to cover his co-religionism in all the glory.|IP-ADDRESS|80.177.151.74|MODERATIONFLAG|