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Do you think those two are the same? and you're stating that the NY Times's official position on Muhammad cartoons is that they won't publish one? or that they never have? or what?
I'm no religious expert but the Pope is the living leader of the Catholic church and the Prophet Muhammad is the dead religious prophet whose life and writings are what an entire religion is based upon, very similar to Jesus. The Pope is just one of many who have held that position. I don't see the Pope and Muhammad as being on the same footing.
lol I would but I don't have the tech know how to do so or the time to fool with it during the work day.
I support freedom of speech and that would fall into that. I support anyone to wants to draw cartoons of Muhammad but I personally won't be sponsoring any contests any time soon. 3:16 makes it sound like the NY Times won't publish Muhammad cartoons and that is either true or false or he just doesn't know (very likely). Either way he's chosen silence on the matter which makes me suspect that last choice.
That's what it was going to be but getting that image into my post was the stumbling block. You could be my tech advisor and I'd give you credit (along with your physical address) when I post my cartoon.
I was kidding but you're not smart enough to see that, not surprised by that....
It almost kills me to do this but I'm going to agree completely with WVPATX There is a complete double standard when it comes to Muslims and Muhammad and the (very understandable) reason is that you literally put your life in danger if you do things like draw a cartoon of Muhammad. A couple months back they had a Draw Muhammad contest in Texas and a couple people literally tried to kill the contestants.
South Park covered this very well several years ago when they had an episode where they were going to show a cartoon Muhammad and when the time came the words came on the screen instead saying that Comedy Central forbid them from showing a cartoon image of Muhammad. That episode ended with a cartoon Jesus and a cartoon George W. Bush (then POTUS) pooping on the American flag.
The point was obvious. No matter how offensive something is to mainstream America you're still allowed to do it without fear and yet you can't show even an image of Muhammad. Total double standard.
They had the big Muhammad cartoon controversy in Denmark or wherever several years ago that sparked riots and violence in the Muslim world. Did they end up putting those cartoons in the New York Times? I don't know but I doubt it. Most American media did not show the cartoons despite that fact that they were obviously important news.
South Park covered this very well several years ago when they had an episode where they were going to show a cartoon Muhammad and when the time came the words came on the screen instead saying that Comedy Central forbid them from showing a cartoon image of Muhammad. That episode ended with a cartoon Jesus and a cartoon George W. Bush (then POTUS) pooping on the American flag.
The point was obvious. No matter how offensive something is to mainstream America you're still allowed to do it without fear and yet you can't show even an image of Muhammad. Total double standard.
They had the big Muhammad cartoon controversy in Denmark or wherever several years ago that sparked riots and violence in the Muslim world. Did they end up putting those cartoons in the New York Times? I don't know but I doubt it. Most American media did not show the cartoons despite that fact that they were obviously important news.