Thursday, October 20, 2005

Seething... Again

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It seems that the only thing that makes these extremists happy is bad fortune for the West. Other than that, they are seemingly always pissed off. Always.

This is an especially interesting one. Being upset that your religion is (supposedly) being assaulted is nothing new. Most any religion has, at one time or another, felt the sting of outsider attack (just ask the Jews). In truth, muslims have it far, FAR better than do Christians (and virtually any other religion that does not endorse murder sprees when it feels slighted) in this department.

[[ A number of Muslim states with embassies in Denmark have complained to the government after a newspaper published cartoons of Muslim prophet Mohammed
 
Daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten's decision to print twelve cartoons featuring Muslim prophet Mohammed has caused a stir among Muslim countries, daily newspaper Politiken reported on Thursday.

A number of Muslim countries with embassies in Denmark have sent a protest to Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the caricatures.

'We are hoping for understanding about Muslims' feelings about Mohammed. And we're hoping for an apology from Jyllands-Posten,' said Mascud Effendy Hutasuhut, minister counsellor at the Indonesian Embassy.

In addition to Indonesia, a number of Arab states, Pakistan, Iran, and Bosnia-Herzegovina have complained about the cartoons, which they see as a hate campaign against Muslims in Denmark.
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Hate campaign?

You think it's bad having someone draw a cartoon depicting the embodiment of your religion?? Yeah??? Well, try having an "artist" put a symbol of your Lord and Savior in a jar of urine. Right in your home country. Right in your home country where an overwhelming majority of people belong to the religion that the "artist" was offending. How about the Mother of your Lord and Savior depicted with elephant excrement smeared all over her?? How does that one grab you?

Can any of us imagine what would happen if ANY symbol of islam were portrayed thusly?

Dear Lord... it pains the mind to imagine it.

Dissing mohammed?

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