[mbraynard]

This whole situation must have liberals in a quandry as it puts in conflict two of their cherished beliefs:

1) Absolute free speech in the press

2) 'Religious tolerance'

[HitmanLV]

There is no conflict. The left doesn't really have a coherent political philosophy. Their overriding mandate, seems to me, is to take the side of whoever they think has less power (political, cultural, military, whatever) in a conflict and side with them.

They have an almost pathological need to think that a more powerful opponent is probably wrong. They invariably side with whoever they anoint as the weaker one.

[Antoninus]

1) Absolute free speech in the press

2) 'Religious tolerance'

Liberals do not believe in freedom of the press. Only freedom of their press. They stifle conservative voices all the time.

[oceanagirl]

The Mohammad cartoon issue is hot on DU.

Many of you will probably be surprised that the majority of posters support free speech over any supposed right of Muslims, and anyone else for that matter, to be offended.

The majority seem to think that Muslims don't have the right to demand that we follow their cultural and religious prohibitions here in the West.

Frankly, I was surprised and heartened.

[mosquitobite]

Since when do liberals allow religious tolerance? LOL!

[Richard Kimball]

I don't think it puts them in a quandry at all. They have no problem with censoring these cartoons.

[ichabod_65]

liberals are tolerant of all religions except Christianity.