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Originally posted by dupin

Actually, it's a huge rule of Islam that you CANNOT draw Mohammed or Allah, as they don't have an image, as such. To do so, especially in the way it was done, is incredibly disrespectful to the Islam faith. I don't think it was an overreaction as such, because you have to remember that for devout Muslims, Islam is their life, it's more important than anything else.

Historically there are many Moslem artists who would disagree.

this is a very recent phenomenon. Mohammed has been portrayed numerous times througout the centuries without hide nor hair of a demonstration calling for someone to be murdered.

But now it suits the purpose of some, to do this, and even the "moderate" Moslems are guilty of aiding and abetting this kind of behaviour by making excuses for it.

If Islam is a strong religion, the religion of peace and understanding - "the teddy bear incident" would not have happened.

What we have is a "religion" attacking others on two fronts. One front being the murderous terrorist angle, whereby the world must become Islam of face the knife - and we have the second front . The one that decrys terrorism and murder in all its forms, yet caveats those comments by claiming "we" have to be more sensitive.

Religion is nothing more than a system of control with todays islam attempting to emulate the murderous fear mongering of the christian church of 500 years ago.

The inquisitions and then later, the witchfinders, on one hand, and some Bishops quietly decrying the inhumanity of it all on the other. Very similar parallels to the islam of today

Well as an atheist I despise all religions equally.

Though compare the two,

ask a christian what he thinks about Jesus Christ being a homosexual - walking round the desert with 12 blokes, sealing deals with kisses with other men.....

Then ask a Moslem how old Mohammeds third wife was, firstly when they were betrothed, then when the marriage was consumated.

the second is a legitimate question based on islamic history, though obviously in this context designed to provoke a response, the first is a "theory" purely designed to bait a christian and provoke a response

Which do you think would provoke the most reaction, and why ?

[I have actually done it in the real world, at a conference about inner city problems and exclusionism]