[dson7_ck1249]

I'm not usually one to advocate antagonism or needless provocation...but I do think the article raises the interesting parallel between Christianity and Islam in this regard...and it also points out the monster that is radical Islam, one that is growing in not only prevalence but "lunacy" as well. So in that sense, I do not think the continual publishing of these cartoons is needless provocation or Western antagonism...but it simply points out that the world of Islam needs to shape up...not everything is going to be said or done to your taste, but hey, that's the world we live in...welcome to the age of free speech.

I think the article also does an excellent job of pointing out that there is all this talk about a theocracy in America (completely ridiculous) but obviously people have not seen what a real theocracy can look like.

[dson7_ck1249]

BTW, read the whole article, I only posted an excerpt out of consideration for space...but it's really a pretty interesting piece...

[Rocky]

It’s early yet, but the cartoon protests may go a long way in changing this mentality, in expanding horizons beyond the water’s edge.

Secular humanists will start recognizing that the real danger is radical Islam rather than Christianity? I doubt it.

[i.l.e.]

If only Muslims had a better public relations strategist they might have avoided this brouhaha

Muslims eschew all things nontheocratic. "Render unto Caesar" can't happen in Teheran since Caesar is Islam. Public relations is for pigs and jews and christians. Someday the secular world will get the drift. Until then - we are doomed to be javelin catchers due to the stupidity of liberals and their policies of appeasement.

[theFIRMbss]

>"Monsters of the Arab Street"

The "monsters" can be
disposed of with one phone call
to a plane like this . . .

[yoe]

I believe the Mullah's etc. are using this cartoon uprising as an excuse to create chaos anywhere and everywhere; to incite riot where there was peaceful co-existence. " it’s easier to create a paper tiger out of the “Religious Right” and to rail against their “bigoted” and “intolerant” policies than to acknowledge the true threats posed by radical Islam.".

The cartoon of the Imam with the bomb in his turban was published well over a year or more ago and e-mailed around the world – no one did anything but laugh. Now the ground swell of “indignation” from Muslims and the inevitable pandering to the childish whininess from politicians like Jack Straw and Barbara Boxer. The Muslims started this conflict some ten years ago and when the going gets tough they squeal like the pigs they are and demand all bow to their views or perish. Tyrants and radicals have always used this recipe to create disorder, a true tempest in a tea pot.

If a cartoon can upset these vile militants it tells you one thing AND IT IS THIS:

WE ARE WINNING THE WOT!

[wouldntbprudent]

First, the timing is perfect. The latest issue of Rolling Stone depicts rapper Kanye West as a Christ-like figure in a crown of thorns with the title: “The Passion of Kanye West.” The cover shot is a disgusting affront to Christians, and certainly as blasphemous as the cartoons were to Muslims.

As a result, no one was surprised when Christians firebombed Rolling Stone headquarters in New York.

Oh wait, didn’t happen.

Okay, well no one was surprised when Christians threatened to firebomb the building.

Nope, didn’t happen either.

Rarely does history provide such a perfect point of comparison, and the contrasting responses could hardly be more telling: When faced with a nearly identical situation, one faith resorted to violence, threats and rage like unruly savages; the other was civil, responding (if at all) with letters to the editor, calls for a boycott and many public denunciations.

Second, the rage of the Muslim world again lays bare radicalism for all the world to see. A similar fervor was set off in 2005 in response to purported Koran desecration at Guantanamo Bay. People died then, many of them Muslims. But it didn’t matter. The rage is as overwhelming as it is contagious.

Victor Davis Hanson has called this the “lunacy principle,” that is, “these people are capable of doing anything at anytime."

[Lady Heron]

An irrational fear of evangelical Christians deprives secular America of a true understanding of the dangers posed by radical Islam.

It always amazes me the lefts total lack of understanding of from where and why our freedoms in America came into being. Just as islam underpins islamic countries repressive societies, it is Christianity that founded and under pins our freedoms without it our freedoms will not last. All it takes is just a little reading of our founders writings to understand Christianity's role in our founding of basic rights.

[watchin]

Perhaps the greatest distinction between Christianity and Islam brought out by this controversy is the nature of their respective Gods.

I read a quote the other day, where an enraged muslim screeched, "We will redeem our prophet, Muhammad, with our blood!" Quote is here

As a Christian, I found that quote fascinating. My God has redeemed me with His blood. I don't need to protect Him; He protects me.

[steve-b]

The latest issue of Rolling Stone depicts rapper Kanye West as a Christ-like figure in a crown of thorns with the title: "The Passion of Kanye West." The cover shot is a disgusting affront to Christians, and certainly as blasphemous as the cartoons were to Muslims.

Oh, puh-leeze. There is nothing in the least offensive, let along blasphemous, in some guy costuming himself to look like Jesus.

It is useful to examine the actual reasons why Christendom has outgrown this sort of barbarism (basically, the theocratic faction was defeated and marginalized to the point where it is now confined to a handful of Fred Phelps types) while the Islamic world still has so far to go in this respect. Bringing up nonsensical "parallels" does nothing to advance such understanding.