Are the Imans inciting violence

[Watchman]

But how can they ignore their own laws by printing copies of these pictures and passing them around? Doesnt their law prohibit this as well?

I actually wouldn't be terribly surprised if the logic went roughly along the lines "I know this is wrong and sinful; however, I am willing to be guilty of this sin for the sake of making my brothers in faith truly understand the graveness of the situation." A sort of "I will commit the necessary crime for the greater good so others don't have to" line of reasoning.

'Course, a fanatical enough attitude simply ignores such considerations, or disposes of them with some really flaky reasoning that doesn't stand three seconds of critical scrutiny. When you are Right, after all, you can do no Wrong. This line of thinking is both worrisomely widespread (*coughbushetcocough*) and depressingly persistent - it always crawls out of the woodwork again, sooner or later. It also tends to require some suitable article of Faith or a Higher Cause to provide the fanatic with the Fundamental Truth he needs to make the whole effigy work.

And the road to Hell is very much lined with Absolute Truths. Some of the worst atrocities in history have been carried out by people who Believed, and hence Could Not Err.

[Viking]

So only Shias are protesting? I dont think your correct here.

No, the Sunnies(sp?) are protesting. I don`t think there was too much fuss in Iraq, where the Shias make up the majority.

[Dâriûsh]

No, the Sunnies(sp?) are protesting. I don`t think there was too much fuss in Iraq, where the Shias make up the majority.

Let's wait and see what happens on the day of Ashurah and thereafter.

[Lemur]

For God's sake, Adrian, the whole thing started because they claim your not allowed to make or show pictures of Mohamed. What else need one know?

G, I'm certain that if you point out the inherent contradiction of sending and reproducing forbidden pictures, they will cease their naughty ways post-haste.