Muslim Cartoon Row

**jhale667** · 02-06-2006, 07:38 PM

I think the POINT is it DOESN'T hurt Islam. How insecure are you in your faith if you can't deal with a satirical CARTOON?!?!? And how messed up are you if you think VIOLENCE is justified by your anger over said cartoon?! Sure, it was in poor taste, 80% of what's out there IS to somebody...the Muslims are over-reacting in a major manner.

**Golden AWe** · 02-06-2006, 07:41 PM

Well, what I tried to say was they (the danish newspaper) shouldn't be worried about hurting Islam, they should have worried for hurting their own citizens.

**Angel** · 02-06-2006, 07:43 PM

What most of you probably don't realize is that there is actually an Islamic ban on depicting the Prophet. The outrage would have been the same whether he was shown carrying a bomb or a baby...

That doesn't excuse the reaction of many Muslims, and I'm all for freedom of the press, but I was raised to always show respect for the traditions and beliefs of others. It's too bad everyone else in the world wasn't raised the same way....

**jhale667** · 02-06-2006, 07:47 PM

Originally posted by Golden AWe
Well, what I tried to say was they shouldn't be worried about hurting Islam, they should have worried for hurting their own citizens.

That doesn't even seem to be entering into the thought process...they perceive a slight, and in their mindset it should be okay to go cause carnage because of the infraction...frickin' barbaric. I bet they want to cut the cartoonist's HAND off....

**Golden AWe** · 02-06-2006, 07:49 PM

Originally posted by Angel
It's too bad everyone else in the world wasn't raised the same way....

ESPECIALLY the muslims

**Angel** · 02-06-2006, 07:50 PM

I don't know, haven't you noticed how judgemental christians can be?

I know... let's ban ALL RELIGION!!!!

**Angel** · 02-06-2006, 07:51 PM

Originally posted by jhale667
That doesn't even seem to be entering into the thought process...they perceive a slight, and in their mindset it should be okay to go cause carnage because of the infraction...frickin' barbaric. I bet they want to cut the cartoonist's HAND off....

No, the punishment for depicting the Prophet is DEATH.

**jhale667** · 02-06-2006, 07:53 PM

Originally posted by Angel
What most of you probably don't realize is that there is actually an Islamic ban on depicting the Prophet. The outrage would have been the same whether he was shown carrying a bomb or a baby...

That doesn't excuse the reaction of many Muslims, and I'm all for freedom of the press, but I was raised to always show respect for the traditions and beliefs of others. It's too bad everyone else in the world wasn't raised the same way....

I AM aware of it, and it's fucking stupid. And if that is their belief FINE, but does that mean I can't draw Mohammed? No! And they can't expect the rest of the world to bow to that idiotic premise. I'm sorry, but they need to get over themselves.

**Angel** · 02-06-2006, 08:00 PM

Did I excuse their reactions? NO.

I'm just stating that all religions need to "get over themselves".

**jhale667** · 02-06-2006, 08:02 PM

Originally posted by Angel
I don't know, haven't you noticed how judgemental christians can be?

I know... let's ban ALL RELIGION!!!!

We bitch about it all the time in here. Several Christian zealots have already been mentioned in this thread.

How 'bout just banning histrionic, over-zealous public DISPLAYS of any and all religion?

**Golden AWe** · 02-06-2006, 08:04 PM

Originally posted by Angel
I don't know, haven't you noticed how judgemental christians can be?

I know... let's ban ALL RELIGION!!!!

That would be grate. Well, at least I've wanted the lutherian church separated from the State of Finland for ages now.

**jhale667** · 02-06-2006, 08:04 PM

Originally posted by Angel
No, the punishment for depicting the Prophet is DEATH.

Well, again....that's just stupid. What do they tell their kids when they ask what he LOOKED like? "Don't even THINK ABOUT IT!!!!"

**Nitro Express** · 02-06-2006, 08:05 PM

What I don't get is Mohammed should be able to fight his own battles. If he is a true prophet and Allah's number one man, then aren't the people who mock him up shit creek? Life is short and then after they die, they have to deal with a pissed off Mohammed in the next life.

Us Christians are told to turn the other cheek and let Jesus handle it. The Muslims should let Mohammed handle it since mortal men are just pissants compared to these omnipotent dieties.

**jhale667** · 02-06-2006, 08:08 PM

Originally posted by Nitro Express
What I don't get is Mohammed should be able to fight his own battles. If he is a true prophet and Allah's number one man, then aren't the people who mock him up shit creek? Life is short and then after they die, they have to deal with a pissed off Mohammed in the next life.

Us Christians are told to turn the other cheek and let Jesus handle it. The Muslims should let Mohammed handle it since mortal men are just pissants compared to these omnipotent dieties.

Islam apparently never got the 'turn the other cheek' memo.....

and to be fair, even Christians were on the 'eye for an eye' tip until the New Testament...

Hey, that's what they need...the Koran, version 2!

**Nitro Express** · 02-06-2006, 08:26 PM

There were no Christians until the New Testiment. Before that they were Jews and the Law of Moses was much like Islam.

I lived in Israel for a year and I decided why the Muslims and Jews hate each other so much is they are exactly the same. LOL!

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