I liked it better when cartoon violence meant something like this
Posted on 02/20/2006 6:51:30 AM PST by jmc1969
Hundreds of Afghans shouted support on Monday for Osama Osama bin Laden and threatened to join al Qaeda during a protest against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, while Pakistan Islamists vowed to broaden their campaign.
In an attempt to cool the controversy, Pope Benedict said the world's religions and their symbols had to be respected.
The student protest against the cartoons in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad passed peacefully in contrast to a weekend of deadly rioting in several countries, including Nigeria, where 28 people were killed, and Libya where 11 died.
Two weeks ago in Afghanistan, at least 10 people were killed in several days of protests over the cartoons but the demonstrations largely petered out after that.
On Monday, students gathered in the campus of the university in Jalalabad chanting "Death to Denmark", "Death to America" and "Death to France", a witness said.
They also chanted "Death to Karzai" and demanded President Hamid Karzai close the embassies of Denmark, the United States and France and expel their forces from Afghanistan.
"If they abuse the Prophet of Islam again we will all become al Qaeda," the students shouted.
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Are these people worth changing?
Keep the cannon fodder coming!
"In an attempt to cool the controversy, Pope Benedict said the world's religions and their symbols had to be respected."
No they don't have to be respected, sorry Pope Benedict - yougotta earn repect, nowaddImeanlike?
kind regards,
Yet, we have Canadian university students in a student-led newspaper who drew up a cartoon with Jesus and Mohammed kissing each other lovingly but only with Jesus' face showing.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2006/02/cartoon-of-mohammed-and-jesus-kissing.html
Hypocrisy is just dripping over there.
Seems like the favorite word of Islam is "death".
I strongly believe that we should satisfy their wishes on a large scale and often.
The very reason this pot was stirred in the first place.
The problem is that Islam doesn't qualify - it's not a religion. It's a cult. In addition, as another Freeper put it so well: "Islam is an army masquerading as a religion."
I liked it better when cartoon violence meant something like this
Yep - saw that description too and he's got a point. Essentially Islam is a Fascist movement.
Still the idea that all religions, denominations automatically must have respect is stuff and nonsense.
Kind regards,
So the new Pope is calling for censorship?
Fat chance.
They know how to get in touch with Al Qaeda? Then they are already terrorist sympathizers.
There are rewards offered and they aren't turning in their terrorist buddies/relatives/neighbors/clerics.
Does this mean we can't mock $cientology?
Mock away FRiend. Until any Church, religion or political party earns repect, none is due.
kind regards.
It's not a religion, it's a pagan cult same as Muhammadanism
Infidel! Everyone knows the crescent moon is the one true god and that allah is its messenger.
It's all they know.
Islamic men don't produce anything, their countries are poor beyond words - even with the oil. And if oil is taken out of the equation, they're like some poor African country. If they didn't push their women and children around they'd have nothing to push around. So, the "cartoon" thing is it.
And we will kill you and embalm you with pigs blood. Deal?
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