Why aren't we talking about "Draw Muhammad Day?" May 20th

They certainly could, on May 20th. And perhaps they will. They might actually succeed.

Does our collective US voice mean nothing these days?

I have no reason to draw Muhammad, so doing so would only be a provocation on my part.

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They certainly could, on May 20th. And perhaps they will. They might actually succeed.

Oh, c'mon. Quit making a mountain out of a molehill.

Cycloptichorn

I must disagree here.

The point of "Draw Muhammad Day" is, I think, for US folk to stand up and say, "In This country, we have the right to free speech, regardless of your religion, regardless of your death threats."

you should probably try respecting other people's religious beliefs if there's no good reason not to.

"JC"

A half-hour animated show about JC (Jesus Christ) wanting to escape his father's enormous shadow and to live life in NYC as a regular guy. A lot has changed in 2000 years and he is the ultimate fish out of water. Meanwhile his all-powerful yet apathetic father would rather be playing video games than listening to JC recount his life in the city. JC is a playful take on religion and society with a sprinkle of dumb.

Sometimes I wonder why Dante only had eight circles of hell in his epic poem “Inferno.” The news about Comedy Central’s plan to develop a blasphemous cartoon about Jesus, titled “JC,” makes me wish that there were a ninth. The proposed “cartoon” is so despicable and offensive that I am struck with the belief that eight circles just aren’t enough. Sounds great huh? It was less that two weeks ago that Comedy Central pulled the ”South Park” depiction of Mohammed that offended Muslims. Comedy Central must have a policy to only insult religions that wont cut their heads off with dull swords.

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I must disagree here.

The point of "Draw Muhammad Day" is, I think, for US folk to stand up and say, "In This country, we have the right to free speech, regardless of your religion, regardless of your death threats."

I don't believe that is the point of your exercise at all.

Cycloptichorn

I'm not interested in doing anything that would offend friends of mine.

The "good reason" is, Muslims have threatened to kill people over cartoon drawings. That is good enough reason for me.

Why is there such clarity of understanding when the offensiveness is directed at one religion and not another? Such clarity would go a whole lot longer way toward ending the violent reactions than any mass drawing of an image will.

I really do NOT think it is correct to kill anyone for their religious beliefs, OR their cartoons. Period.

@BorisKitten,
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The "good reason" is, Muslims have threatened to kill people over cartoon drawings. That is good enough reason for me.


Nah; that's an excuse. And the timeline doesn't work out.

Imagine if someone posts a video of them busting up crosses and cursing Jesus.

Some Jesus freak posts death threats to the person who made the video.

@BorisKitten,
I think that the real test for how strongly you believe in the right of free speech, BK, is to set up a street stand in Iraq, Afghanistan or other similar country and sell images of Mohammed.

Do Jesus Freaks post death threats? Not that I've read. Please educate me here.

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I really do NOT think it is correct to kill anyone for their religious beliefs, OR their cartoons. Period.

Might that extend to political beliefs, BK?

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Do Jesus Freaks post death threats? Not that I've read. Please educate me here.

This is not material to the question, so I will not bother to respond.

Cycloptichorn

Worth re-stating.

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Worth re-stating.

No, it really isn't. You are trying to avoid taking responsibility for a childish decision by refusing to discuss the heart of the matter. You can substitute (x) for whatever group you like; discussions of what real-world groups actually do has no bearing on a judgment of your decision at all, and really is an attempt to change the subject.

Cycloptichorn