Muhammad cartoon row intensifies

[Lady's Human]

Agreed, Liz. His comments were the most sensible remarks on the whole affair.


(Liz, you're scaring me, this is three times we've agreed in the last month)

[RICHARD]

Let's pull out the PIT BULL card.


Same difference.


A few pits attack and kill people.

"let's ban the breed!"

Why?

Because of the few bad ones out there?

Dogs cannot figure right from wrong. They go by instinct.

In order for ANY GROUP to be looked at without a jaundiced eye, let them clean their own porch before they demand the neighbors clean theirs.

I am amazed that people who have not seen a cartoon would want someone dead. (I also heard that people were clamoring for kidnappings and more violence against the west...)

this is the first time I have seen anyone buring flags and effigies in the street, shooting Ak-47s into the air or planning for kidnappings over a cartoon.


It truly is mystifying.

[popcornbird]

LH, there is a difference between insulting a country, and insulting God's prophet that billions believe in and love so deeply. I wouldn't really care if someone said something offensive about a Muslim 'country', but a cartoon of Prophet Muhammad with bombs strapped around him...... That just infuriates me. It is kinda of like how a Christian would feel if someone did such a thing against Jesus, and published it for all the world to see. Of course Christians would be very angry. I'm sure Muslims would join Christians in the anger too, because we believe Jesus is a prophet of God and love him. Offending a 'country', and doing something like this, that is basically attacking the vital beliefs of 1/5th of the entire world population is a completely different thing. I can't understand blaming the whole Denmark for it. I'm only angry with those responsible, and yes, they need to apologize/take action against it.

[Lady's Human]

PCB, people make similarly offensive statements about Christ all the time (the Last Temptation of Christ(movie) Piss christ (a theoretical work of art), the list is endless, yet the Christian world does not call for the offender's head on a platter, as many imams and the "arab street" have done. Salman Rushdie is STILL underground because of a fatwah against him from decades ago. We have our wingnuts,(Pat Robertson) but they normally don't incite entire populations to riot and burn flags.

Again, I support the actions of the Danish government, not because I agree with the cartoons, but because to steal a quote "I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend your right to say it until my death".