[lit-ideas] Re: Link to "Mohammed" cartoons
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 07:54:17 -0500
That's the way things are done everywhere. Nobody cares about anybody's
feelings. It's the human condition. Check out the 20th century for
examples of what civilized Europeans can do. Denmark carried on the
tradition.
> [Original Message]
> From: P.H.Lundbech <ml@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2/9/2006 3:50:27 AM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Link to "Mohammed" cartoons
>
>
> On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 18:52:02 +0000 (GMT), Judith Evans
> <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >I think you miss the point, which concerns offence.
>
> Offence is irrelevant. There will always be someone who feels
> offended when there's free speech and a free debate on important
> issues. That is inevitable.
>
> The point is in fact quite contrary to what Mr. Savory believes,
> when he writes: "Muhammad isn't our prophet to depict however we
> like."
>
> Exactly because Muhammad isn't our profet, we can depict him
> however we like. That does not mean that we should not try to be
> polite or respectful towards the religion or culture of others,
> but satire seldom is and after all the cartoons were published in
> Denmark by a danish newspaper and so danish laws and customs
> apply. We have seen much more offensive cartoons featuring Christ
> published by the same newspaper and there is absolutely no reason
> why Muhammad should be treated differently from any other
> religious figure.
>
> That is the way we do things here in our country. We do not force
> muslims to look at pictures of Muhammad and their children are
> not forced to draw pictures af the profet in school. But they
> must accept that there are certain rights of freedom that are an
> important part of our society.
>
> P. H. Lundbech
> Odense, DK
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