French leaders sound alarm over planned Mohammad cartoons

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12. In a free society if you can't publish religious satire in a comedy newspaper...

you got a serious problem.


France needs to live up to theit motto liberté, égalité, fraternité and defend a free press.


There was an episode of South Park a few years ago where many religious figures are mocked. Buddha snorts coke. There were no Buddhists rioting in the streets. Same for Jews and Christians when Moses and Jesus are portrayed in shall we say a less then flattering matter.


As hateful and bigoted as the Christian right gets Bill Maher did not have to be placed under protection when he made his movie Religious.



Muhammad is censored initially in the episode and then disguised in a bear costume.


The creators of south park got death threats.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali talks about the threats to Matt Stone and Trey Parker and said they should be taken very seriously given what happened given what happened to her friend Theo Van Gogh.