Blaspheme Better!

[poliphilo]

The right to say things that religious people object to is precious and non-negotiable. Even so, I wish those damn cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed had a little more artistic merit.

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[silversmoke.livejournal.com]

Søren just posted a link to 12 more caricatures -- of Rasmussen this time -- and some of them are actually quite charming, artistically.

I'm afraid I have to agree with you, though. Some of the original cartoons were little more than scribbles, and not very clever at all.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'll have to check those out.

[ex-kharin447.livejournal.com]

In my view, freedom of speech includes the right to criticise, to ridicule, to caricature, to blaspheme and to insult. Based on the current cultural climate (where christians and sikhs have proved every bit as fascistic on these issues as their muslim counterparts) and recent regulations it seems very doubtful that figures like Voltaire and Nietzsche would have beenb able to write.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

We do seem to be going backward on this issue.

A decade ago I'd have said religious fundamentalism was a spent force. Seems like I was kidding myself.

[ibid.livejournal.com]

Where did you find them? I have been looking in vain.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I followed a link in sorenr's journal.

But I believe there's also a link on the Guardian website.