[Abin Sur]

In the end - they are cowards. Easy to stand up for “free speech” when it does not cost you very much...

That seems a bit harsh; I would point out that they have received death threats. What's more, it's Comedy Central that's bleeping out the name Muhammad, not the creators of the show.

[eddie willers]

That seems a bit harsh; I would point out that they have received death threats.

Exactly. We metaphorically throw around the phrase "That is not the hill you want to die on"....

But in this case that is a literal and distinct possibility.