I don’t know if you have heard of the rioting going on in Denmark. Denmark? Yes, in Denmark, another European country that has allowed Muslim immigrants to settle inside its borders.
Denmark is also the country where the “Mohammad Cartoons” were first published; there was rioting then also. The point of the original cartoons was to depict the fact that some Muslims are committing terrorist acts in the name of Islam and its prophet Muhammad.
The recent rioting by Muslim immigrant youth came after Danish police arrested three men who were plotting to kill one of the cartoon’s creators (Kurt Westergaard).
In reporting the story, 17 Danish newspapers re-published Mr. Westergaard’s cartoon (seen above) stating that they understand that the cartoon may be offensive to some but the truth can be very offensive.
The rioting and killings after the cartoons were published for the first time really infuriated me and these latest occurrences are just adding fuel to my fire and I hope to many people’s fires.
At the Museum of Modern Art in New York, one exhibit featured a crucifix in a glass of urine. It repulsed me at first but then I started thinking about the message the artist was trying to send, I grew to appreciate the power of his artistic endeavor. One senator was so infuriated at the exhibit that he wanted to terminate any federal funds the museum was receiving. Cooler heads prevailed and life went on.
Some Muslims on the other hand feel that they must avenge any slights to their religion or to their Prophet as if Allah and Mohammed were incapable of defending themselves; what kind of impotent divinities are they!
What is worst then the actions of a few fanatical religious zealots is the fact that institutions, organizations and even governments are restricting freedom of expression when it comes to religions.
All Street Journal article by Flemming Rose (2-15-2008) reports that the United nations adopted a resolution against “defamation of religion” calling on governments around the world to clamp down on cartoonists, writers, journalists, artists and dissidents who say negative things about religion – can you believe this shit?
Just recently, the head of the Anglican Church in the UK mentioned that the Islamic law called “Sharia” should somehow be incorporated into UK’s legal system; I think he needs to have his head examined!
Muslims can make a good life in other countries and still maintain their unique traditions like the Poles, Italians, Germans, etc. did when they first emigrated to the U.S. and started new lives BUT they adopted the language, laws, principles and customs of their adoptive country and not visa versa.
Denmark needs to crack some heads and show that riots will not be tolerated for any reason and start expelling some of these Muslim nut cases that refuse to adapt. And let me make this perfectly clear, they are not being forced to adapt to a Western system; they decided on their own to move to the West trying to escape the turmoil and squalor in their native Muslim countries – now they want to turn the West into the shit hole they just left?
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