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...seen evangelical comics in the U.S. that make the minor blasphemy of the cartoon in Denmark seem like nothing. They ridicule the Prophet and all Muslim beliefs. But I defend the rights of the cartoonist. I think that if there's a free press, there's a right to commit blasphemy. If you cannot criticize or express an opinion about a religion in the modern era, we're in serious trouble...
...have to insult somebody to assert freedom of the press? Even if the Prophet were portrayed in a glorious light, it would still be insulting. Reprinting the cartoons is even more reprehensible. This is pushing moderate Muslims to the fringes and is like pouring alcohol on a wound. It shows there is some serious resentment out there toward Muslims...
Both sides are exaggerating. While it's true that the picture of the Prophet is strictly forbidden, Muslims have to understand that there is an old tradition in secular Western society to make fun of everything. To react emotionally is excessive. It is no longer a debate; it is a power struggle. We have to calm down. We don't want laws preventing people from being free to speak. But we should also not forget wisdom and decency when we are dealing with people. Democracy isn't just a legal framework. It is about respecting one another...
...cartoon war be stopped? The controversy over Danish caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad has mushroomed into another major crisis in relations-one that appears to have developed a self-perpetuating momentum that will be hard to stop. It has escalated rapidly in the last few days, with imams around the world fanning anger in last Friday's mosque sermons, and mobs in Damascus and Beirut attacking embassies over the weekend. Muslim television and newspapers have provided blanket coverage, bloggers have stoked outrage on the Internet and more governments and Islamic groups have declared support boycotts...
...reasons for the escalation is that Muslim and Western officials have deadlocked over how to resolve the original grievance. Muslim leaders insisted that the Danish paper had no right to publish images of the Prophet and demanded an apology; Danish officials, while expressing regret at the hurt feelings, have refused to apologize for what they see as the fundamental right of newspapers to freely publish their views. Other European newspapers fueled the fire by republishing the drawings, some of which were offensive caricatures, in defense of free expression...