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To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (2084)	10/7/2006 1:56:13 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

How many times has Christ been used in comedy sketches and movies in an unflattering way? Countless. These people need to get a grip......the kids were drunk! And even if they weren't, freedom of speech overrides the fact that they may be "insulted". If they are always insulted, perhaps they should move to the sand dunes where everyone walks in lockstep. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood denounces what it calls 'new Danish insults' to Islam The Associated Press Published: October 7, 2006 iht.com CAIRO, Egypt Egypt's largest Islamic group, the Muslim Brotherhood, on Saturday denounced what it called "new Danish insults" to Islam and urged the world to boycott countries that allow offenses to all religions. The Brotherhood's condemnation came a day after word spread about a Web video showing young members of a populist Danish political party mocking Islam's Prophet Muhammad. The video showed people in their 20s and 30s participating in a drawing contest at a summer camp for the Danish People's Party Youth last August. They appeared to have been drinking alcohol. The footage shows a woman presenting a drawing of a camel and saying it has "the head of Muhammad" and beer bottles as humps. The group laughs as the woman, who was not identified, explained the drawing. "Muslims are shocked by this new Danish insult," the Muslim Brotherhood said in a statement issued Saturday. It described the drawing as "the ugliest for God's most honorable human being, peace be upon him." Kenneth Christensen, chairman of the Danish People's Party Youth — known for its anti-immigration stance — refused to apologize Friday for the actions of its members, but acknowledged they were problematic. "It is bad style because it overshadows our political line," Christensen said. But he added that he believed it was "OK to poke fun at Muhammad, Jesus or Bill Clinton." The Brotherhood, which enjoys wide popularity in Egypt and across the Arab World, urged Muslims on Saturday to boycott products from Denmark and any other country that would allow such an "insult." It also called on Muslims to "express denouncement through peaceful means, by demonstrations and protests." The drawings depicted in the video, like the pope's comments about Islam earlier this month and Danish cartoons mocking Muhammad last year, were likely to provoke Muslims and could trigger a new round of angry demonstrations all around the world. "The repetition of such actions is evidence of the depth of enmity carried by certain sectors in the West toward Islam and the prophet," the Brotherhood statement said. In September 2005, the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten printed drawings of the Prophet Muhammad. Four months later, they were reprinted in a range of Western media, triggering protests from Morocco to Indonesia. Some Islamic leaders called for the cartoonists to be killed. Throughout the crisis, the Danish government resisted calls to apologize for the cartoons and said it could not be held responsible for the actions of Denmark's independent media. Islamic law is interpreted to forbid any depiction of the prophet for fear it could lead to idolatry. (mm-lf) CAIRO, Egypt Egypt's largest Islamic group, the Muslim Brotherhood, on Saturday denounced what it called "new Danish insults" to Islam and urged the world to boycott countries that allow offenses to all religions. The Brotherhood's condemnation came a day after word spread about a Web video showing young members of a populist Danish political party mocking Islam's Prophet Muhammad. The video showed people in their 20s and 30s participating in a drawing contest at a summer camp for the Danish People's Party Youth last August. They appeared to have been drinking alcohol. The footage shows a woman presenting a drawing of a camel and saying it has "the head of Muhammad" and beer bottles as humps. The group laughs as the woman, who was not identified, explained the drawing. "Muslims are shocked by this new Danish insult," the Muslim Brotherhood said in a statement issued Saturday. It described the drawing as "the ugliest for God's most honorable human being, peace be upon him." Kenneth Christensen, chairman of the Danish People's Party Youth — known for its anti-immigration stance — refused to apologize Friday for the actions of its members, but acknowledged they were problematic. "It is bad style because it overshadows our political line," Christensen said. But he added that he believed it was "OK to poke fun at Muhammad, Jesus or Bill Clinton." The Brotherhood, which enjoys wide popularity in Egypt and across the Arab World, urged Muslims on Saturday to boycott products from Denmark and any other country that would allow such an "insult." It also called on Muslims to "express denouncement through peaceful means, by demonstrations and protests." The drawings depicted in the video, like the pope's comments about Islam earlier this month and Danish cartoons mocking Muhammad last year, were likely to provoke Muslims and could trigger a new round of angry demonstrations all around the world. "The repetition of such actions is evidence of the depth of enmity carried by certain sectors in the West toward Islam and the prophet," the Brotherhood statement said. In September 2005, the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten printed drawings of the Prophet Muhammad. Four months later, they were reprinted in a range of Western media, triggering protests from Morocco to Indonesia. Some Islamic leaders called for the cartoonists to be killed. Throughout the crisis, the Danish government resisted calls to apologize for the cartoons and said it could not be held responsible for the actions of Denmark's independent media. Islamic law is interpreted to forbid any depiction of the prophet for fear it could lead to idolatry.

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (2084)	10/7/2006 2:02:33 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

Multiple Choice Test 1. In 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles by (a) Superman, (b) Jay Leno, (c) Tiger Woods, (d) a man from Palestine between 17 and 40 years old. 2. In 1972, 11 Israeli athletes were kidnapped and killed at the Munich Olympics by (a) the kid who cuts your grass, (b) Sitting Bull, (c) Arnold Schwarzenegger, (d) Muslims between 17 and 40. 3. In 1979, the US Embassy in Tehran was over-ran & 52 Americans were held for 444 days by (a) Bruce Lee, (b) Elvis Presley's deceased twin brother, (c) a tour group of Minnesota grandmothers, (d) Muslims between 17 and 40. 4. During the 1980s, several Americans were kidnapped in Beirut by (a) O J Simpson, (b) the king of Sweden, (c) the pope and a gang of Cardinals, (d) Muslims between 17 and 40. 5. In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon was blown up, killing 220 Marines, by (a) a Domino's Pizza delivery man, (b) the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, (c) Catherine Zeta-Jones, (d) Muslims between 17 and 40. 6. In 1985, the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70-year-old American passenger thrown overboard in his wheelchair by (a) Sugar Ray Leonard, (b) your next door neighbor, (c) the Little Mermaid, (d) Muslims between 17 and 40. 7. In 1985, TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens and a U.S. Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by (a) Captain Kangaroo, (b)Walt Disney, (c) Mother Teresa, (d) Muslims between 17 and 40. 8. In 1988, Pan American Flight 103 was destroyed by a bomb in midair by (a) Butch Cassidy, (b) the Sundance Kid, (c) the Tooth Fairy, (d) Muslims between 17 and 40. 9. The World Trade Center was bombed the first time in 1993 by (a) Stonewall Jackson, (b) Michael Jordan, (c) Winston Churchill, (d) Muslims between 17 and 40. 10. In 1998, U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by (a) Santa Claus, (b) your sister's cat's grandmother's first owner's son's basketball coach's ex-wife, (c) the World Wrestling Federation, (d) Muslims between 17 and 40. 11. On September 11, 2001, airliners were hijacked to crash into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by (a) Bugs Bunny, (b) Bob the Tomato, (c) Ricky Martin, (d) Muslims between 17 and 40. 12. In 2002, Daniel Pearl of the Wall Street Journal was kidnapped and beheaded by (a) Bonnie and Clyde, (b) the Michelin man, (c) Barney Fife, (d) Muslims between 17 and 40. 13. In July of 2005, several targets were attacked in central London, killing 52 persons, by (a) the Orkin Man, (b) Margaret Thatcher, (c) Mr. Goodwrench, (d) Muslims between 17 and 40.