More on the Danish Cartoon Rage
By Jim Lynch on Jan 31, 2006 in War on Terrorism
Earlier today I took a light hearted look at supporting Denmark. Chad Evans examines the serious side of this story here, here, and here. In one post he has this observation.
The Danish cartoons, and the aftermath they have created started by the Saudi ban of Danish goods, demonstrate to the world that is watching there is a double standard to religion. This double standard enables Muslims to ridicule all other religions, including calling Judaism evil, but you cannot say anything that might be perceived as derogatory to Islam. The two cartoons which seem to have sparked the most outrage (the one depicted above and another showing Mohammed as a “knife-wielding terrorist”) seem to question the role of religion in terms of radical Islamic terrorism, something I don’t know why good Muslims aren’t questioning more of. Instead of either questioning whether Mohammed’s message to the world was that it’s perfectly fine to murder infidels and apostates was written in stone or misconstrued over the years, an infidel drawing a satirical look at how Mohammed’s message from Allah is currently being interpreted has drawn the ire of thousands of Muslims.
Be sure to read all three posts.
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