@coraryan – if you think that extremists other religions besides Islam aren’t capable of this behavior, you are sadly mistaken! There have been Jewish, Sikh, Hindu, and yes, even Christian extremists who have killed others who did nothing more than offend them. If your religious views take you to the point that the solution is to kill someone, it might be time to step back and re-examine your religious beliefs!
@Sherlock Watson – there were actually THREE story lines in South Park where Mohammed factored into them and all garnered reactions of some sort, although obviously nothing to the level of the threats in Europe. The first was the episode, Super Best Friends where Mohammed was actually depicted with other religious icons like Christ, Joseph Smith, and Buddha. The episode, Cartoon Wars was in response to the threats against Danish cartoonists. Trey and Matt went forward with the episodes despite threats as they felt to do otherwise would by hypocritical. Comedy Central eventually aired the episode with a black title card during the Muhammad sequence, censoring the depiction. The last episode was 200 which mocked the network for their change in policy in the previous example. Safe to say that if they (Matt and Trey) were to do it in today’s heated environment, there would be a TON of concern and debate!
Reminds me of a song by Grammy nominated kids’ band, Trout Fishing In America – My Hair Had A Party Last Night! Go to http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YjFy66B5RmE (the video is lame, but the lyrics are AWESOME!
@coraryan – if you think that extremists other religions besides Islam aren’t capable of this behavior, you are sadly mistaken! There have been Jewish, Sikh, Hindu, and yes, even Christian extremists who have killed others who did nothing more than offend them. If your religious views take you to the point that the solution is to kill someone, it might be time to step back and re-examine your religious beliefs!