[battousai]

I thought the moon rock cult forbade making images of the pedophile prophet? How have they let this go so long without declaring a Jihad against the building?

[FR_addict]

The Muslims did object according to the article:

"But then, in 1997, the fledgling Council on American-Islamic Relations brought their wrath to the Court, petitioning then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist to remove the sculpture. CAIR outlined their objections as thus:

1. Islam discourages its followers from portraying any prophet in artistic representations, lest the seed of idol worship be planted.

2. Depicting Mohammad carrying a sword “reinforced long-held stereotypes of Muslims as intolerant conquerors.”

3. Building documents and tourist pamphlets referred to Mohammad as “the founder of Islam,” when he is, more accurately, the “last in a line of prophets that includes Abraham, Moses and Jesus.”

Rehnquist dismissed CAIR’s objections, saying that the depiction was “intended only to recognize him [Mohammad] … as an important figure in the history of law; it was not intended as a form of idol worship...”

So Rehnquist thought Mohammad should remain on the building.

[El Gato]

I thought the moon rock cult forbade making images of the pedophile prophet? How have they let this go so long without declaring a Jihad against the building?

They'll get around to it, probably as soon as Obama is safely re-elected.