In a message dated 2/17/2008 4:00:45 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, raphael@psi.co.at writes:
Are you saying, that those who reject images of all human-beings are reasonable and those who just oppose images of Muhammad are extremists?>>> ------------------------------ Those Muslims who reject images of all human beings, based on their interpretation of Sharia law are consistent. That doesn't mean that their interpretation, imho, is a mainstream one within the Muslim world. Are Muslim newspapers entirely without human photographs? When they advertise burkhas do they show drawings of women wearing them? Are there pictures of the President of Iran in the Iranian newspapers?
Those Muslims who try to use this Sharia law as the basis for why they are protesting the inclusion of historical representations of Muhammed, are being inconsistent in a subtle way. They are protesting in a general way that the image is offensive, but trying to back that up by citing a law which doesn't apply, and doing so in a way that would appear to most Muslims to be invalid.
The basis of this, is the exact same as the basis for the Baha Ullah article. This one only has gotten more airplay. The logical and religious basis, is identical. We, being consistent, should address the two issues with the same result.
Will Johnson
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