Cartoons seen as sign of comtempt

http://www.ocregister.com ^ | 02/20/06 | By Sabiha Khan

[markman46]

Muslims ask the West to agree that mocking a religion is unacceptable By Sabiha Khan Khan is communications director for the Southern California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, based in anaheim l on American-Islamic Relations, based in anaheim For the past few weeks, Muslims from all over the world, from Morocco to Indonesia, have been protesting a series of cartoons that depict Islam's Prophet Muhammad in a most insulting and disparaging manner. While some protesters have resorted to violence, which Muslims wholly condemn, the majority of the world's 1.3 billion Muslims feel deeply hurt by these cartoons, and many have engaged in peaceful protests. To characterize the maelstrom as a "pro- vs. anti-free speech" issue is to misunderstand it. Muslims believe in freedom of speech and Islam advocates it. Muslims also know that if freedom of speech or expression were ever curtailed, they, as a minority group, might be among the first to fall victim. However, freedom of speech is not a pretext to incitement and hate. With freedom of speech comes great responsibility. Many in the West, including Americans, are perplexed as to how cartoons could enrage so many Muslims. Basically, there are religious and political reasons for the reaction.

[muir_redwoods]

"Cartoons seen as sign of comtempt"

I just don't know Achmed. Contempt may not be the right word. It's difficult to express just how I feel about you gutter religion, your child-molesting drunken prophet (pi$$ be upon him) your stupid meteorite fetish and your silly moon-god.

The feeling is so complex and contains such nuanced texture. I think I can best sum it up by saying that your cult is populated by the lowest form of rock-worshipping, wife-beating, ignorant, baby-bombing, self-hating, ignorant, illiterate, do-nothing, cowardly, murderous, larcenous, camel-humping, scum-sucking morons the world has ever seen.

Contempt? No, contempt is what I feel for the Carter administration. Hatred and revilement is what I feel for islam

[goldstategop]

I have contempt for a sect that engages in mass murder and regards Jews and Christians as less than animals. So he should not be shocked that I am not disturbed at all by the Mohammed cartoons. After 14 centuries of jihad against the West, which is still going on, hey, Sabiha Khan, payback's a real b*tch. Get used to knowing people are standing up against Muslim aggression.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[markman46]

I wonder how the UCI cartoon talk turned out, little miss Sabiha Khan said CAIR would be boycotting the talk,and they had been invited. and they want US to understand them???