From the Opinion Journal comes an interesting article entitled Bonfire of the Pieties by Amir Taheri, a Moslem, who states that Islam prohibits neither images of Muhammad nor jokes about religion.
And from Townhall.com comes an equally entertaining article,
Controversy is about culture clash, not cartoons by Jonah Goldberg.
Goldberg goes on to state: "Overreactions are usually about something bigger. The whole point of the "last straw" metaphor is that small things can set off disproportionate reactions. One Muslim protestor in Britain held up a sign saying "Freedom Go To Hell!" Do we really think that a handful of cartoons in Denmark transformed him from a Jeffersonian democrat into a jihadi? Was the holder of the sign "Behead Those Who Insult Islam" a pacifist until recently?"
I agree with both of these articles. To keep saying that these riots are simply the result of cartoons published months ago, is shortsighted. This is a politically
motivated attempt by the islamofascists to manipulate western culture.
I can only hope western culture stands firm in the coming days.
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I still haven't seen evidence that Islam is a religion worth having in the world.
Islam is the multiple personality religion. Is it a religion of peace or one that is useful for inciting the most horrific violence? Moslems themselves rarely fail to make the case for the latter.
This is one of those posts that doesn't attract a lot of comments. Too bad, though, because it really is an important event in all of our lives.
It needs a cat picture, don't you agree? :)
Hmmm, cats do improve everything they come in contact with...
You're right. In hindsight, I should've Photoshopped some cats into the raucous flagburning melee photo ;-)
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