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I think we all know that what they did is protected by law.  That doesn't make it admirable, or even advisable.[/quote]

I think it would be blasphemous to *not* draw the cartoons.    As Americans we are taught not to bow down to kings, or to warrior dudes that lived 1400 years ago.

There is nothing hateful or racist about the cartoons.      Consider the winning entry with a picture of Muhammed saying "You can't draw me" with the caption "That is why I draw you."    Except for the name of the person, this is the sort of mild satire that one finds daily in political cartoons in newspapers across America.       I hope we will be able to see the full collection of entries.

So yes I do think what the cartoonists did in Texas was very admirable.[/quote]

Yet there are a billion peaceful muslims whose religious beliefs you are offending.  They aren't asking you to "bow down".  In fact, quite the opposite, they oppose "graven images".  It is a biblical command against idolatry.[/quote]

That's all very unfortunate for them. However they have options besides murder. They may decide to not seek out things to be offended by, they may write an op-Ed, or they may choose to insert themselves into a different country that will condone murder over a cartoon. We don't do that here.[/quote]

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