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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (181251)	2/6/2006 1:35:07 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 281500

Fine. They're offended. They're offended by a lot of things. How often do they burn embassies because of it? Shall we throw out the 1st amendment to keep them happy? Listen Lazarus.. I'm not against the 1st amendment. But if you say something to someone that you KNOW is going to be offensive and will strike that person at their spiritual or personal level, then you have to expect people to react, often in a manner that you think is uncalled for. That's because people are emotional, as well as rational, beings. And granted, violence is not called for and should not be tolerated. But if you're going to call someone I love a dirty name, or make fun of her, then expect that you may just get popped in the mouth for your efforts. (that's an analogy, btw). Ask yourself what those cartoons were trying to convey. That Muhammad was a terrorist. And that by default, all muslims are terrorists. Is that "thought-provoking", or pure defamation of character of a spiritual leader in a particular belief system. There were plenty of ways to convey a message that there is extremism in the religion. Why couldn't they have had one where Muhammad was weeping over how militants have blashpemed Islam?? Btw, it's irrelevant whether Muhammad met the criteria of "terrorist" since that was a different time and era, with different value systems. If people choose to believe that Muhammad was peaceful and would be extremely disturbed over how militancy it taking over Islam, then we should promote that belief. I certainly have no problems with building up Muhammad as a man of peace and non-violence. Because those values will be conveyed and instilled into those who practice the religion. Hawk