Hypocrisy

This cartoon explicity displays why I have a lack of compassion for the fundamentalist muslims who are so offended.


Andrew Sullivan made a great point on his blog yesterday that I wanted to reprint here:

"Muslim leaders say the cartoons are not just offensive. They're blasphemy--the mother of all offenses. That's because Islam forbids any visual depiction of the Prophet, even benign ones. Should non-Muslims respect this taboo? I see no reason why. You can respect a religion without honoring its taboos. I eat pork, and I'm not an anti-Semite. As a Catholic, I don't expect atheists to genuflect before an altar. If violating a taboo is necessary to illustrate a political point, then the call is an easy one. Freedom means learning to deal with being offended."

Also, does anyone else think that the Muslim in this cartoon looks a lot like John Turturro?