In his clearest statement on the issue to date, Barroso told the European Parliament in Strasbourg that EU governments do not speak for private individuals or independent media in their countries.

Barroso said it was time for people in the Muslim world to understand this fundamental principle.

"Governments or other public authorities do not prescribe or authorize the opinions expressed by individuals. Conversely, the opinions expressed by individuals engage these individuals and only them. They do not engage a country, a people, a religion. And we should not allow others to pretend that they do."

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The EU chief said he had the deepest personal respect for Islam and its contribution to European history and culture. But he defended freedom of speech, calling it "non-negotiable."

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My opinion: No religion is truthful, and therefore should never trump freedom of expression. I don't believe in the virgin birth, the resurrection or prophecy, any more than I believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Rabbit, and fortune tellers. Virgins do not have babies, people do not rise from the dead, and no one can know the future with any certainty. And I don't believe anyone does, or ever did, communicate with God or aliens. There is no such thing as a "prophet". Only children are gullible enough to believe such nonsense.