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The thread has gone off track. But I think the discussion is at least pretty good.

Kind of like "guns don't kill people, people kill people"?

Oh yeah. We get a little angry. But we don't attempt to burn down embassies.

Do you consider South and Central America part of the West? Christianity is very alive in those regions. It's really not a question of validity of religion. Christianity is no more valid than Islam considering they represent the same things at their simplest. It's really a question of...

Someone missed about three pages of civilized dialogue before dialing up the nuclear codes.

There it is. The "everybody hates Islam" card. Hoped I wouldn't see it.

People make fun of the US all the time in foreign press. Do we get all offended and "bring down the house"? Technically, those cartoons or statements are insulting and few million people.

Probably get arrested for that considering it leaves the realm of speech. You could certainly draw a mocking cartoon to show that you don't agree with them.

Ah. Since Denmark and the Middle East are two separate locations with different standards. We can assume standards in Denmark regarding comedy and religion are different than those in the Middle East. Therefore, it isn't the fault of Denmark that cartoons deemed acceptable in Denmark cause...

I agree. That was a rather strange reaction. How many Danes could there be in the Sudan? And how many Sudanese can afford to own a Dane? :D

This doesn't really work with the kid-candy analogy. Look at it this way. Can I run through town screaming Nigger without having some sort of societal reproccusion? Wait. So if freedom of speech is not universal, than whose standards do we hold it to? Is the Danish newspaper responsible for...

Actually that might be ok. Our radio is weird. The FCC is pretty picky about what they fine. But I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't like it. They might even get fired if the DJ worked at a big network. There's a guy named Michael Savage who is a talk DJ. He says some of the worst things one...

Of course not. But to say their should be limitations on speech because you are insulted is ridiculous. What about the people who aren't insulted? Shouldn't they have a say. This is not a perfect world. People should go out of their way to respect cultural differences, but because we...

My point is that it goes both ways. People say offensive things all the time, unfortunately it is part of life. So how is insulting god any worse than a racist remark?

I was there early on, but I went home to vote(6 hours away) so I just caught up.

Answer my question and I'll answer yours.

Can you not label them as anti-religious for insulting god just as they labeled you racist for you zingaro remark?

Well you could, but if the things you were saying were crude and mean the backlash of the majority might be enough to make you think twice about repeating your statements. But considering this is an internet forum, you're analogy wears thin since there are no real world consequences. A...

Actually Sally, it's been ok to joke about 911 since Rudy Giuliani wore it's significance out. All joking aside I see what you mean. In the same way you can't expect someone to check their morals or beliefs at the door. The US doesn't have a national religion, in fact the US constitution...

Swag is absolutely correct. Some of biggest biggots and cheats go to church every sunday. Muslims that blow themselves up are generally the most "religious" of there population. George W. Bush thinks God talks to him on a regular basis and he's a terrible person. Ron and Dan Lafferty killed...