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To: one_less who wrote (181425)	2/9/2006 1:25:06 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

GOOD POST, RCG. Everyone should read it. "I also refuse to give Islam the right to dictate the content of the western press. Period." Feel free. I refuse to give anyone the right to dictate anything to me. That doesn't stop people with all kinds of venues from thinking they have the right to. Oh, yes. Including many groups right here in the good ole USA. A lot of anxt could be dispelled with a little calmness and common sense at the leadership level. The prohibition in Islam is against Muslims (not other people) creating anything that could lead to idol worship. So it is prohibited for Muslims to produce religious statues, pictures, etc that over time could gain an exaggerated sense of admiration. The most likely to gain worship status would be images of Mohammed, so that is especially guarded against. Anyone who claims those cartoons qualify is obviously an extremist loon, acting out a self serving agenda. waddabnchogoofballs What you say makes a great deal of sense. As I mentioned before, many "monotheistic" western Christian religions have a problem: that little thing called the Trinity. They call it a "mystery" as to how 3 beings can be one. It's a nystery, all right. And the Cathloic Church is a particularly bad example of the dangers you warn against. It is common practice to pray TO A SAINT in the hopes that they will intercede with God the Father. I'd call it idol worship. And I probably just started another fight. And you're about Mohammed. He would by far be the figure chosen for worship were such allowed in Islam. Not goofballs, I think. Radicals with agenda of their own that they do not admit to. The fact that the toons were disrespectful is a totally different issue. It wouldn't hurt for leaders to apologize to anyone who felt offended, or had their feelings hurt over the incident. The Danish gov't said it did not approve of those cartoons, but ir COULD NOT issue an apology for what a private business did. This would be like the US President apologizing for something in the NY Times. He had nothing to do with what the paper published and had no control over it. I don't know Danish law, but here pre-publication censorship by the gov't is very close to impossible. The US gov't tried to stop the publication of the Pentagon Papers and was ruled against by the USSC. That is simple politeness. I wont hold my breath waiting for world leaders to start treating each other (and us plebians) in a polite and respectful manner.waddabnchogoofballs The Danish gov't went as far as it felt it actually could. The possibility of prosecution of the editor of that paper is apparently being considered (which I personally strongly disapprove of).