Why is publishing an image of Muhammad a grave insult to Islam, but eating pork is not? [View all]
Or drinking alcohol for that matter. I mean Muhammad never even mentioned the image thing. However, he was very explicit in saying that people ought not eat pork or drink alcohol.
Why is it that non-muslim westerns are "punching down" and offending Islam by not following what is essentially just a tradition of the Islamic faith, but are not doing the same by ignoring what is a set in stone rule of the faith. It is apparently justified for Muslims to be gravely offended when they see non-muslims break a rule of their faith like "don't publish images of the prophet", but according to that same logic shouldn't it be just as offensive when they see non-muslims eat pork, drink alcohol or venerate gods besides Allah?
Gee it is almost like it is ridiculous to expect non-muslims to follow Islamic law or tradition. I'm just wondering what other Islamic rules I need to accept into my life to avoid offending Muslims.
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