Secondly, these anti-Christian tests that Brown is proposing have already taken place and we know the results: in the case of 'Piss Christ' and dung covered Mary, most anger was non-violently directed at the federal government for financing such literal waste. And, more recently, supposed pop singer Kanye West posing as the crucified Christ on a Rolling Stone cover was greeted by Christians with a collective shrug and the thought that, even with all his money, Kanye is still a loser.
The overall difference: Christians have a strong God Who wants them to live as free people; Muslims have a weak prophet who calls for submission of the individual to his totalitarian fiefdoms.
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All this sanctimony about Mohammerhead, as if he was some kind of holy man is just a bunch of nonsense. He was a general of an army and was involved in at least 65 military campaigns. To deny he was involved in brutal massacres is a flat out lie.
The only thing inaccurate about the bomb turban is that there weren't any bombs in Mohammerhead's day. Had he bombs, he would have used them as necessary to kill infidels.
The big difference is Jesus would never approve killing the innocent and he himself never killed anyone. In fact he saved many people. Christians worship live and Muslims praise death.
Well Jesus would be misrepresented in such a cartoon being he lived a perfect sinless life even forgave those who mocked him and spit on him.. Where as we have this disgusting piece of work called mohammad who was in every sense of the word a Terrorist. im sure if he had bombs back then he would of used it. Instead he raped young girls, masacred 800 jewish men and boys etc etc etc do i really need to repeat it all again we all know.
Ridicule only really hurts when it is true or close to the truth. That is why muslims are outraged. Denial is certainly an effective method for avoiding the truth, but it isn't strong enough to withstand ridicule and teasing.
---Odds are that you would not be offended by seeing a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad wearing a turban shaped like a bomb, seeing as how Muslims are a scant minority of this newspaper's readers. ---
I think the fact that Muslims are on a world-wide terror binge has something to do with our lack of offense taking, Mark Brown, you muddled-headed confuser of issues.
How did you know what I would post in response to this author's juvenile attempt at relativism?
turn the other cheek
actually, southpark has 'fun' with our faith (and that probably offends the extra sensitive) they always seem to use it to tear into how fickle we are, not Jesus, so perhaps not a fair comparison.
What if a crucifix was dumped in a jar of urine. I'm sure we would have had Christians rioting and burning down buildings. Oh, wait that not only happened, Our Government paid for it, and Christians in the US protested peacefully, most just said the government shouldn't pay for it, but I didn't hear anyone demand that the "artist" be beheaded, or have his hands cut off. Brown is an idiot.
*****How exactly does publishing the cartoons here serve that end? Or do you just feel the need to prove that we're not afraid of any Muslim protesters?****
My friend you have just proved that you in fact ARE afraid.
Your story doesnt make sense because as others have pointed out the examples of cartoons you say might anger Christians have already appeared and no on died becasue of it.
Christians are attacked daily by the ACLU and so far no one at ACLU has died from it.
MARK BROWN'S supposed "thought provoking" makes Jethro Bodine seem like PJ O'Rourke.
Good analysis. msm outlets all over the country are rationalizing to themselves why, since the cartoons ARE the news that are "causing" riots and deaths, they are not printing this news.
This garbage posing as ‘art’ was deemed offensive to Christians. CNN had no qualms about showing it and offending Christians. It has remained on their web site until today. Nearly five years now.
In fact, if you click on the link above, you will see this ‘work’ - still proudly displayed on CNN’s website.
Now the violent Muslims are rampaging and burning things - again - about a few cartoons, and CNN says, “CNN has chosen to not show the cartoons out of respect for Islam.”
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/cartoon.protests/index.html
Follow this link and read the last line in the article.
Hypocrisy?
Do not trust the MSM.
What a dumb article. The reactions wouldn't even be close. You would probably see some letters to the editor and some people would pull their subscription and boycott the paper if the cartoons were really bad. You would not see ambassadors being recalled because the paper choose to print a cartoon. You would not see deadly riots in the streets. You would not hear calls to shut down the free press.
Why doesn't Brown put his ideas where his mouth is and publish some obscene cartoons about Jesus -- find out what happens?
Does he really think Christians will act like Muslims by rioting in the streets, and burning buildings?
Brown should either put up or shut up.
The Chicago Sun Times just figured out how to put this this incredibly filthy image into the minds of its readers in a context they can claim was 'benign'. The msm just never ceases to amaze me. They are the face of the enemy within.