How Much Damage Can A Cartoon Do?

[tombarr]

Replace 'Muslim' with 'Christian'.

If a private company in the U.S printed pictures of Jesus in a less than flattering light, do you not think the Christian groups would all be up in arms about it?

Regards,

Lee

"up in arms" perhaps, but not taking up arms! I don't quite think even the religious zealots in the USA would start burning embassies over a cartoon. Boycotts, protests, name calling, perhaps a little rioting, but surely not burning embassies, and calling for death to the artists.

[Lee]

"up in arms" perhaps, but not taking up arms! I don't quite think even the religious zealots in the USA would start burning embassies over a cartoon.

Even if that is what their religious leader told them to do?

You might want to do some reading up on American history, specifically, the bible wars from the 19th century.

Granted it wasnt over a cartoon, more some text which was found in the bible.

Also, as little as 20 years ago, there was a HUGE movement in the US by the religious right where they actually did start burning down schools and colleges because they found some books to be ireligious, indecent and immoral.

Im not defending what these people are doing by any means but, at the same time, im also not defending the decision by the newspapers to run those cartoons, it was a bad judgement call and unfortunately, hindsight is 20/20.

Regards,

Lee