Kowani wrote:West Leas Oros 2 wrote:This seems one-sided and quite frankly, naive. Why should Islam not be up for scrutiny when other religions are?
Interesting how nowhere in the post you quoted was any advocacy of an exemption for Islam.Why should we have to tread lightly with Islam to keep from being shot?
Not getting shot seems to be a pretty good incentive...Why should we respect the beliefs of people who don't respect our own?
Ridiculing others' beliefs only encourages insularity and fundamentalism.
I don't see the post saying other religions need to be coddled. If so, that's even worse.
So now you're victim blaming. "If these cartoonists didn't want to get shot, they should have just not spoke their minds". You realize you are giving the terrorists what they want. Coercion is what terrorism is about. We should not let ourselves be cowed into submission.
News flash, if you're willing to commit murder because someone criticized your religion, it's safe to say you were already an insular fundamentalist. By refusing to accept criticism, we are giving fundamentalists the chance to create an echo chamber where criticism is met with violence.