[NYer]

Catholic Ping - Please freepmail me if you want on/off this list

[b4its2late]

I bet there'll be allot of Christians rioting and chanting outside all the mosques..... /sarcasm

[NYer]

Ping!

[popdonnelly]

I have to question this. Why would Jesus want to kiss a weasel like Mohammed?

[Brilliant]

Yeah, I bet that will generate tolerance from the Muslims! Let's put it in all the newspapers ASAP!!!!

[sandbar]

Now that just DISGUSTS me.

But they have the right (and should have) to publish it.

[1FASTGLOCK45]

The guy that drew that cartoon better hold on to his head, it's going to be a swift ride on the edge of something sharp for a while.

[Max in Utah]

Any bets on the number of Canadian embassies that get torched over this new cartoon?

[Alouette]

Mohammed wouldn't bother with kissing, but get right down to the rape.

[dead]

Any links to the picture?

How come Buddah's not hooking up with anyone?

[siunevada]

The cartoon is a sort of Canadian statement

I'll bet all the 'sort of' Canadians think this is a profound statement.

[CheyennePress]

Paul W. Gooch, President of Victoria College
paul.gooch@utoronto.ca


The Strand is a student newspaper funded by and reporting to Victoria College student government, not Victoria University or the University of Toronto. It has editorial freedom. Vic and U of T support the freedoms of expression and debate within the laws of the country. We decry expressions of hatred and intolerance, and endeavour to inculcate the virtue of civil and respectful debate.

The editorial in this issue of the Strand provokes and invites discussion, not intolerance. The editorial was accompanied by a cartoon that some might see, on one level, as a satirical but positive statement on inter-faith tolerance, but that others, on another level, might view as disturbing or even deeply offensive. These levels each have their own legitimacy, and it is precisely in their interaction that informed and respectful debate must take place.

The Strand editors and staff have faced criticism from others, including their peers, for their decision to publish the cartoon. They will determine how best to handle these criticisms, and to exercise freedom with appropriate responsibility. For its part, the administration’s initial assessment is that the editorial cartoon, however offensive to some members of our community, could not be characterized as a violation of the Human Rights Code, the Criminal Code, or the applicable University policies at Vic or U of T.

Victoria University and the University of Toronto will continue to uphold the freedoms of the academy, including the freedom of expression. Equally important is our continued resolve to advance mutual understanding and respect among people of differing commitments, and to balance freedom with responsibility.

P.W. Gooch
President
Victoria University in the
University of Toronto

[Normal4me]

Drawings of dead guys are causing living people to kill other living people. I guess this civilization has finally evolved to its final point. Carry on.

[lunarbicep]

someone notify Bill Clinton who last week was attributed with saying:

religious beliefs of the people should be respected at all cost and no medium should be allowed to play with their religious sentiments. He said media could criticise any issue, including relating to the government, but no one had right to play with religious sentiments of people of any faith

[isrul]

So the Christians might lodge a tepid protest but the muzzies might saw off the head of the homophile cartoonist on video.

[hosepipe]

[ Jesus and Mohammed Smooching: Gay 'Tolerance' Cartoon Published by University of Toronto ]

Thats just Queer.. Queer stuff from a queer world view..

[Ca.Native.Southern.Soul]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1581882/posts

[Chode]

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!!!

[Cathryn Crawford]

Amusing in concept but disrespectful in action.

[processing please hold]

If it's the same picture I'm thinking about, it didn't show muhameds face, only his back. It did show the face of Jesus, so they're safe, and they know it.