This is why there will never be peace on this earth...Muslims will never understand or embrace the concept of freedom of expression among ALL members of its society. Most modern societies allow their citizens to protest pretty much anything they want just as long as they do it legally....
The saying 'I disagree with what you say but I will defend your right to say it' means nothing to them and is yet the cornerstone of what this country was built on. If they cannot embrace this, how can they expect to integrate into Western society (assuming that they want to integrate here and not expect the US to adapt its laws to their traditions and customs)?
Routan, please explain this to me...Muslims expect the world to respect it traditions and customs but these same Muslims do not want the respect the laws of other countries. Why is this? A good example of this is the depiction of Muhammed. How are Muslims supposed to deal with the laws of other countries that they now live in that are in direct contradiction with their beliefs? Are they supposed to turn the other cheek? Issue Death Threats against those who disrespect them? I have seen more examples of the latter than the former....
spacejamz, you take a snippet of my entire post and construct a critique solely from that line. If you are replying to my post, I would request that you do so in its entirety.
Please read the entire thread. I have not at any point disagreed with the right to protest or the right to free speech.
It is quite a sad state of affairs that anti-semitic speech, while completely permissible under the right to free speech is condemned by everyone, but anti-Islamic speech is encouraged and supported.
Where have you seen a Muslim in the United States
physically oppose the formerly planned act? If I as a Muslim oppose the act, speak against it, you
still wish to silence me deferring to "freedom of speech" while limiting my freedom?
With respect to death threats, they are but threats from crazy fanatics and retards. There are similar non-Muslim retards. The retard who tried to knife the Muslim cab driver in NY. The retards who have fire-bombed a mosque in Jacksonville. Set a mosque in Marietta on fire.
In all seriousness, why are all conversations always one-sided, attributing ALL fault to Islam/Muslims, without any blame to retards who are NOT Muslims?