Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Danish Paper Apologizes. Dutch Cartoon on Its Way | The Brussels Journal: "As The Brussels Journal reported earlier radical Danish Muslim organizations toured the Arab world three weeks ago and themselves added three additional pictures to the original twelve. One of them shows Muhammad as a pedophile demon, another the prophet with a pigsnout, while the third one depicts a praying Muslim being raped by a dog. These pictures had been intentionally added by Muslim radicals in order to incite antipathy towards Denmark, or, as they themselves put it, to “give an insight in how hateful the atmosphere in Denmark is towards Muslims.” Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen commented that he was “speechless” at such behaviour from “people whom we have given the right to live in Denmark.”"

Since the original 12 include some questionable ones, there is an important issue of "borders." I thought Piss Christ was on the wrong side of the border; meaning a total end of gov't money to support it, and the artist. Perhaps Mohammed with horns is on that side, too -- but it gets harder, after some suicide bombing.

UN (Christian) style Human Rights are NOT compatible with an Islam that is offended by every cartoon about Mohammed. Freedom and offense OR no offense but no freedom. I support choosing freedom.