Quote Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit
P.S. About the 'Vatican' statement:
It was made by a Cardinal, who is a retired diplomat. He does not reflect the official position of the Vatican.
It may not be 'official' but we have seen lots of senior representatives of the major religions over here (Christians, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, etc, etc, blah, blah) wringing their hands over the 'respect' and 'rights' due to religions. One should not criticize religion is the message that I am picking up from all of them. Sanctimonious tripe.
I'm British, and if I want to poke fun at religion, then I'll bloody well do so. These Danish cartoons were making a satirical point: Mohammed was a prophet of peace, yet many of his present followers condone mass-murder and genocide, with throat-cutting being a credible religious policy. They are sick, and their so-called prophet did not preach this message as far as I can tell. If we can't criticize religion through humour and satirical mockery, then when can we do so? Should it be strictly verboten, censored, off-limits? I don't think so.