I'd say, that there is a little thing you overlooked:
The cartoons are not just portrayals of Mohammed,
they are a pejorative portrayals.
--
Raphael
A. Nony Mouse wrote:
> ACTUALLY, historically speaking and in most islamic traditions, it's no big
> deal. There have been many and varied portrayals of Mohammed through the
> centuries. Some have no problem with his portrayal, some insist that
> portrayals must either blank or shield his face, some insist that only
> Mohammed may not be depicted, and some - like the nutjobs who love to throw
> paint over billboards advertising women's cosmetics - insist that the
> portrayal of ANY human face is blasphemy.
>
> But little things like the truth rarely get in the way of the ravings of
> religious nutjobs, of course.
>
> A. Nony Mouse
>
> On 5/28/06, Fred Bauder
fredbaud@ctelco.net wrote:
>> No, they won't be, creating an image of Mohammed is generally
>> prohibited and sacrilegious.
>>
>> Fred
>>
>> On May 28, 2006, at 5:28 PM, Raphael Wegmann wrote:
>>
>>> Do you think, that the cartoons would ever be shown in a mosque?
>> _______________________________________________