Let's see ... we have a teacher from Britain who's basically risking her life by teaching in a country like war-torn Sudan, and she asks kids in her class to name a teddy bear as part of a lesson on animals and habitat. The children chose the name "Mohammed." Uh-oh.
Hundreds of protesters brandishing swords and sticks gathered outside Khartoum's presidential palace Friday to vent their anger against a British teacher jailed for allowing children to name a teddy bear "Mohammed." An undated amateur photo of Gillian Gibbons, who has been found guilty of insulting religion.About 600 Islamic demonstrators piled out of mosques, chanting: "By soul, by blood, I will fight for the Prophet Mohammed." Some of the protesters demanded the teacher's execution, according to The Associated Press.
The agency reports that some chanted: "No tolerance: Execution," and "Kill her, kill her by firing squad."
She'd probably be a national (and Islamic) hero, however, if she had hung this up in her classroom though, right?
Actually, Islam reveres Christ, too, as a prophet of Allah. She'd only be a hero to the Left for doing that.
Posted by: Paul Smith at December 1, 2007 02:58 PMActually, Islam blasphemes against Christ by calling Jesus a mere prophet. Oddly enough, we Christians don't go on murderous rampages when they do so.
Posted by: Rhymes With Right at December 2, 2007 07:32 PMSurely you do not suggest that the Christian religion is free of blood. The crusades were a very bloody time and hate is still prevalent within the religion. Have your ever noticed how many people purporting to be Christians have very low tolerance for any other way of life?
Also, for many American Christians, our religion is just something we say or do but most of us do not really live the lifestyle. The Islamic community is much more dedicated and thus what we might see as a slight ignorance of custom can be seen as a grave sin to them.
I do not at all agree with them mind you and I abhor the idea that millions have died in the name of God be it Allah, Jesus, or whomever. I am unsure of much but I'm fairly certain that if there is a God, he did not mean for us to kill each other in his name...
Posted by: Robert at December 6, 2007 03:28 AMFirst, the issue of my opinion on Christianity is an assumption on your part. I didn't mention Christianity and as such it's irrelevant. In addition, what does an event a millenium old have to do with what is happening right now? Mentioning the crusades is a tired and ultimately futile attempt to invoke some sort of moral equivalence, and it's ridiculous. I suppose we should just be "tolerant" and "accept the diversity" of Islamists who believe it "right" and "just" to execute a woman for naming a teddy bear after their deity.
Of course, those "low tolerance" Christians also demand the execution of similar "crimes"? Oh, wait, that's right -- they don't. (And please don't raise the highly irregular instance of nutty abortion doctor killers, OK?)