--- In [email protected], anon_astute_ff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Many cultures have sacred symbols, or sinful acts -- that often seem > trivial to other cultures. Creating an image of Mohammad -- in Islam > is one of the latter. Seems odd to many christians. Hey its just a > cartoon. But let the same see a US flag burned, and they are ready to > nuke the perpetrators. Another culture says, its just a piece of > cloth, why the fuss? > > In Norway, as I recall, its an intolerable crime to insult the king, > even as a joke.. More so in Thailand as I recall, where you can get > into serious trouble by doing so. Hard for Americans to "get" that -- > they joke about the royal family in UK and elsewhere all the time -- > seeing kings as antiquated throwbacks of tyranny. > > But damn, mess with that flag -- or say something unholy about Jesus > -- and your ass is fried. Lots of other examples -- Jewish Holy land, > Hindu sacred cows and temple sites (adhoya sp?), cutting a sikhs hair, > etc. > > To be insensitive to another culture and disrespect their sacred > things -- "because it seems trivial to us" -- is the height -- or > depth -- of stupidity, crudeness, rudeness, and barbarianism. > > To say "I think every news channel and newspaper in the world should > publish the cartoon, including the ones in Muslim countries. If the > fanatics have too many targets it will be the same as no targets" > marks you as the above. > > But hey, maybe you have a point. Lets go burn some flags, drag some > crucifixes through urine, deface some Stars of David with swastikas, > and burn some crosses on every block across the US. If those US > fanatics have too many targets it will be the same as no targets". > > > > > --- In [email protected], anon_astute_ff <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "anonyff" <anonyff@> wrote: > > > > > > Mohamed cartoons. Publish or don't publish. Anyone here have an > > > opinion? Has MMY expressed an opinion? > > > > > > > I think every news channel and newspaper in the world should publish > > the cartoon, including the ones in Muslim countries. If the fanatics > > have too many targets it will be the same as no targets. > > >
Flags ARE burned, crucifixes ARE immersed in urine, but no one offers an 11.5 million dollar reward for the beheading of the purpetraitor. (This happened today when an Indian gov't minister offered this reward for the beheading of a danish cartoonist.). But I guess that's just a cultural/religious difference, right? JohnY ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
