[Cornpone]

Its the 21st Century St. Vitus dance...

[butternut_squash_bisque]

Uh oh, here come the rioting and murdering Methodists, Catholics, Lutherans, Espicopalians, Amish etc! Run for your lives!

[Publius6961]

WHAT?!!?

Stand by
I got an explosive vest around here somewhere...

[ncountylee]

I'm so upset that I could burn a mosque or two. LOL

[darkwing104]

Guess they haven't seen the old episodes of South Park

[Mogengator]

Obviously, the only appropriate thing to do is to put on a dirty nightgown, dance the oogieboogie, chant "We love God and Jesus is his prophet" and burn down the university.

[basil]

Crapp like these cartoons are very poor taste, of course. However, I don't see anything in the Constitution outlawing poor taste. My opinion is when someone does something this outrageous, they are begging for attention--maybe their 15 minutes of fame.

If everyone would just ignore this nonsense, it would soon stop. I sure hope the press doesn't make a big deal out of it.

Done is done--ignore it.

[Drango]

Just for that...I'm gonna burn the Danish embassy.

[NicknamedBob]

"... how to balance First Amendment rights while maintaining good taste ..."

Which is similar to wading through mud without getting your clothes dirty. Face it, you either have free speech, or you don't. Whatever limits you put on it, "good taste" or not, are simply the camel's nose under the tent.

Personally, I really dislike "Dick Tracy," but I don't have to read it.

Images and ideas in "poor taste" are the burning paper bag on the front steps. Be careful how you react.

[Killborn]

He won't be laughing when he meets up with another religious entity.

(Hint: He's the guy with the pitchfork.)

[Ichneumon]

Meanwhile: Colonel Sanders MIA After Cartoon Riots. (This is a *fantastic* editorial -- really puts the Muslim cartoon riots in perspective, *and* it's extremely funny.)

[Blake#1]

There are some wonderful comments here posted. Still, (I am sorry) I would like someone to punch the author, Keesee, in the nose!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Does anyone remember the 1970's National Lampoon issue about the crucificition of JESSICA RIST?
Nice well endowed drawings!

[FreedomCalls]

You think those are offensive? Have you seen what they publish at MIT? Go here (hosted on actual MIT servers, and partially paid for with your tax money). WARNING! EXTREMELY GRAPHIC DRAWINGS. OVER 18 ONLY.

What's up with colleges and universities nowadays?

[RichInOC]

Okay, I'm a Christian, and as I read the descriptions of the cartoons, I find them not so much offensive as just plain stupid.

[CyberAnt]

"At the very mention of his name ..."


I just love it when non-Christians speak the name of Jesus. They have no idea what they're doing.

[NRA2BFree]

Uh Oh, better hold me back. I'm so mad, I feel like burning the Iranian flag. LOL

[Alex Murphy]

"One cartoon, a parody of the famous painting of dogs playing poker, is an equal opportunity offender. It shows leaders of four religious groups (Muhammad, Buddha, Jesus and Vishnu) playing poker with the devil in a battle for souls."

< Little do they know, some churches actually pass that view off as serious theology!

[SmoothTalker]

He made a great point. You haven't seen a single Christian country recall their ambassadors over this. You haven't seen a single person die. The cartoonist doesn't have a million dollar bounty on his head. He made a very good point, IMO just not the one he thought he was making.

[Lady Heron]

Somehow I doubt they printed the mohamed cartoons.