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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone explain this quote from the article to me:

"'It is not permitted to kill and also it is not permitted to humiliate a billion Muslims,' he said.

How exactly does a cartoon or a physical depiction of Muhammed "humiliate" Muslims?  [/quote]

It's not really something that our mindset can properly understand.  [/quote]

Maybe Muslima could explain it better to us.  As a Christian, it offends me to see anyone make fun of God or Jesus, but it certainly doen't "humiliate" me, I just feel sorry for the people doing it and pray that they find salvation.  I certainly don't take it as an assault or insult on me personally.  I don't understand how insulting Muhammad humiliates Muslims.  [/quote]

I don't know if "humiliate" is the right word, I don't think english was his first language. To understand Muslims'  usual angry reactions at pornographic depictions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) or insults, you have to understand the Love Muslims have for the Prophet (saw). It is a requirement of the Islamic faith to love the Prophet (peace be upon him) more than you love yourself, your parents, your children, your wealth, anything else in this world. So, for most Muslims, they love the Prophet (saws) more than anything else in this world, and if you insult him, you just have insulted the dearest thing to them and they take it as a personal offense. I have seen Muslims  get incredibly sad, cry till they get sick when people insult the Prophet (saw), they are deeply deeply hurt. It might just be satire, or humor to you, but this is more an emotional reaction than a theologian one for most Muslims. They are hurt and  some just don't know how to express this pain. I guess for a Non-Muslim, it would be as if you dearly love your mother and someone depicts her in pornographic images and insults her, that would be offensive to you.  I will say: we defend the things we love. That is one way we can show our love.For most ordinary Muslims, the CH controversy is not really about the cover, its about the sentiment it carries.  It's that someone knows that it could be offensive to you and they perceive to seek to offend you and that's the sore point . It is a source of sensitivity for many people. You have to also understand that Muslims are not Islam, there is a rainbow of us, but the thing that draws us together is this commonality in the belief of one God and that he sent many messengers , the last being Prophet Muhammad SAW and our love for him. Now, having said that, in absolutely clear words, warranting no discussion, the Quran never enjoins people to murder or persecute those who mock Islam or any of its precepts or prophets. On the contrary, it advises us to resolve such issues either through peaceful and civil dialogue, or by simply ignoring such remarks.[/quote]

ok
Let me get this straight.

So your prophet (wth is up with "saw?"), who can't be seen,  is taunted, and that's apparently more important than the death of people who had families and friends and who lived, loved, and laughed.

I definitely get it.

priorities are fucked up[/quote]

Your implication that they somehow condone Boko Haram or don't care about the 2000 dead in Nigeria because they protested about the cartoons is a frightening display of your inability to engage in simple comprehension.  So yes, I will agree with you, priorities are F* up ![/quote]

Honey, there's no compassion in your posts.

You're robotic and that's b/c you're brainwashed.[/quote]

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