It is considered the deepest of sins to portray the Prophet in an image. Any such portrayal is considered blasphemous, as much as a devout Christian would consider a crucifix in a beaker of urine blasphemous, or a copy of the Torah smeared in manure would be thought blasphemous to a devout Jew.
larry On 1/31/06, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If it was just one image then it would be the same thing but it's not. They > are protesting ALL of the images. They reject ANY depiction of Muhammad, not > just one showing him with a bomb in his turban. Even a relatively benign one > will spark protest. > For those who want to see the images that caused all this, they are located > at the bottom of this page: > http://www.zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive/ > > > > Consider the reaction to such works as Bloody Mary and Piss Christ. > > Then consider that one of the most deepest restrictions in Islam is > > the portrayal of Mohammed. And you say there is a cultural gap? Its > > the same bloody thing. > > > > > > > > On 1/30/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> http://tinyurl.com/coflj > >> > >> Even moderate Muslims are boycotting this Danish brand in the Middle East > >> because of something that the company had nothing to do with- a picture > >> of Muhammed with a missile attached to his turban. Is that offensive? > >> Sure. But it has nothing to do with the company, or even with an official > >> stance of the government. It was just a cartoon in a privately owned > >> newspaper. > >> > >> Is this rational behavior? I don't know. It certainly doesn't bode well > >> for relations with Middle Eastern countries. > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195208 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
