Cartoons and religion

[Viney]

i just say...burn baby burn...disco inferno....

Gets coat...and flares

You dont see me writing in about the hand of god appearing in an episode of the simpsons or Ned Flanders now do you?

Utterly ridiculous IMHO

Like the copper who complained that Scotland Yard's Black Museum - a private museum of murder exhibits - was racist

Originally Posted by Sythree

Utterly ridiculous IMHO

Like the copper who complained that Scotland Yard's Black Museum - a private museum of murder exhibits - was racist

You do jest? Don't you?

Also they're saing that Middle East countries are boycotting Danish products. The only Danish product other than porn I can think of is Bacon!!!!!!

Rather ironic that in responding the way they have, they have fulfilled the stereotype the cartoon was poking fun at? In short, making it true and accurate.

As Timwilky said;
A priest I was matey with used to really like Monty Python's life of Brian; it had him in stitches. You can't take this sort of thing too seriously. God evidently has a sense of humour, I don't think he finds cartoons like this particularly offensive.

[Supervox]

Muslims (yes, I'm well aware that I'm generalising here) seem to believe that their religion should be respected by everyone else in the world - but have little tolerance for others beliefs.

I'm sorry if this offends any forum members - that is NOT my intention - I'm purely speaking from a personal observation.

Yes this is not just a case of muslims needing to get a life is it? The christians who were up in arms over the mentioned Life of Brian movie?

The Jews who felt that they were portrayed badly in Mel Gibson's The Passion of Christ. There are many more examples out there I am sure.

Rather some joke cartoons that make fun of religious subjects than the outrage and brutality that many perform in the name of religion.

You should try to be an athiest!!!!!

Originally Posted by tricky

THe people who this will offend have very very strong beliefs and will go to extreme lengths in the name of those beliefs (blowing up trains, flying planes into buildings etc)

I'm sure it wasn't your intention, but this suggests that every muslim who finds this offensive is a violent extremist.

It's just as well that Tony Blair and Monkey Bush don't feel that same way about British cartoonists like Steve Bell....

Anyway, it's not as if Christianity hasn't had it's dark hours (Spanish Inquisition, witches etc)