Artist defiantly draws Prophet Mohammed

CNN ^ | 10/16/2007 | Paula Newton

[Red in Blue PA]

HOGANAS, Sweden (CNN) -- Swedish artist Lars Vilks says all he's doing is taking a stand in the name of artistic expression. But because of that stand, on this afternoon he's lying low -- on the ground, in fact -- looking for bombs under his car.

Lars Vilks says if people don't like his artwork, then "don't look at it."

Al Qaeda has put a $100,000 price on his head and offered an extra $50,000 for anyone who murders him by slitting his throat after the eccentric artist and sculptor drew a cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a dog.

"I don't think it should not be a problem to insult a religion, because it should be possible to insult all religions in a democratic way, " says Vilks from his home in rural Sweden.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Dressed in a black burqa from head to toe and uttering death threat after death threat, the woman -- a wife and mother -- says she is defending her religion and her prophet if she manages to kill Vilks.

See, someone should have just put her down then and there, just to be on the safe side.

[DManA]

I’m afraid all the Vikings left Scandanavia a couple of generations ago.

[OKIEDOC]

Yet we let these kinds of vermin live amongst us.

Nancy Pelosie look upon them as value voters....LOL

[Clovis_Skeptic]

[lesser_satan]

Dressed in a black burqa from head to toe and uttering death threat after death threat, the woman -- a wife and mother -- says she is defending her religion and her prophet if she manages to kill Vilks.

I would reply that it would be moral and just for Vilks to kill her preemptively.

[RobinOfKingston]

Dressed in a black burqa from head to toe and uttering death threat after death threat, the woman

How do we know that's a woman?

How do we know it's human. With a different background that image would pass very nicely as a depiction of sin from a medieval woodcut.

[RobinOfKingston]

I’m afraid all the Vikings left Scandanavia a couple of generations ago.

The last out were those two cats on the viking long boat driven by "the hammer of the gods!"

[ZULU]

“Dressed in a black burqa from head to toe and uttering death threat after death threat, the woman — a wife and mother — says she is defending her religion and her prophet if she manages to kill Vilks.”

And of course everything she is stating is true and she is acting in accordance with Islamic teachings. WHich osprecisely why Muslims and Islam have no place in civilized Countries. Guess I have to add a Swedish Flag to my Danish Flag. Nice - yellow cross on a powder blue ground.

[Mr. Mojo]

Lars Vilks says if people don't like his artwork, then "don't look at it."

Memo to Lars: Reason only works with reasonable people, and Islamists don't qualify. ....but since you're now in hiding, I suspect you already know that.

[Mr. Mojo]

Picture #2 on CNN: This woman told CNN she hopes to kill Vilks in the name of Allah.

And the $100,000 bounty might have something to with it as well...

[Mr. Mojo]

Picture #2 on CNN: This woman told CNN she hopes to kill Vilks in the name of Allah.

And the $100,000 bounty might have something to with it as well...

[Alouette]

Lars Vilks says if people don't like his artwork, then "don't look at it."

Actually his "artwork" sucks.

[SaintDismas]

I agree, except this weekend in Dallas...

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