[Russ]

Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

Right.... as a muslim the Prophet is very dear to me. However if someone choses to depict the Prophet in a picture/painting/cartoon based on a description of him that they've read in a Hadith, or other narration then to me thats fine. After all I can't stop you doing that, and if there is any punishment to be derived from you doing so thats between you and God/Allah whatever you want to call Him. However when someone draws a cartoon that makes a mockery of the characteristics of what we as muslims, belkieve to be the most important man ever for us muslims, a man with the most perfect characteristics and traits, then that is where I get offended. I don't think there was any need for that, except to cause offence. Furtehr more to characterise the Prophet as a bomb in a turban wearing person does nothing to promote any good relations between non muslims and muslims in the world today. Many mulsims feel that these cartoons have been published to antagonise muslims, and to provoke the extremists into the actiopns we are seeing today.

And the point I've been trying to make is Christians have had to put up with things like that for years. It's not right, but perhaps a little thick-skin is needed.