Just put up the South Park Muhammad image as my facebook profile pic, in the name of free speech

[DaveinJapan]

Who's with me!?

[WeDidIt]

1. Got a link?

I can't put it up as I have no copy of it.

[DaveinJapan]

2. Here ya go.

[Newest Reality]

4. Go Super Best Friends! Free Speech! - NT

Their site is not streaming the episode yet due to added bleeps and and issues with the Comedy Central, it seems.

[Chulanowa]

3. Jefferson would be proud

Reminds me of a great statement he made in 1792, when corresponding with Douglas Hewett of Pittsburgh. Douglas wanted to know what the highest form of protected speech was, in Jefferson's eyes. A strong message that would stand the test of time and conceptualize the notion of the freedom to speak one's mind without censor or repression. Jefferson's reply was simple.

"LOL COCKS HAHA I SAID COCKS"

You are doing the man, indeed, the eternal idea that he penned into our national character and inspired the world, a great service.

[msanthrope]

5. You should win a DUZY in perpetuity for that post. I bow to you. n/t

[asthmaticeog]

6. You win internet dumbass smackdown forever.

:thumbsup:

[benld74]

7. I NEVER understood that part of Islam,,,

NO picture of Mohammad? WHile JC is prominently pictured Darn near everywhere?
MAybe they need to ask WWMD as well as WWJD

[Chulanowa]

9. And Jesus is portrayed so tastefully

I can imagine that in his travels as a merchant, Big Mo saw a few depictions of Jay-Jay and was all like "Yeah... I don't think so."

[Gold Metal Flake]

12. For example...

[AngryAmish]

13. here

[RaleighNCDUer]

15. I think it's a combination of two things -

first, the prohibition against idolatry - Islam prohibits any representations of the real world, for fear of those representations being used in idolatry, thus the extraordinary use of geometric design in Islamic art and architecture.

The second is Muhammad was the prophet (just as they consider Jesus to be a prophet) and depictions of him would result in worshiping of Muhammad rather than Allah, just as christians wound up worshiping Jesus rather than god, eventually equating Jesus with god and thus creating the unholy weirdness of the trinity.

Personally I think it's all a little silly - after all, there is no true god but Jim Morrison.

[Ian David]

8. It's not really bravery unless you wear it on a t-shirt. n/t

[cliffordu]

10. Now you're talikin!!!

[DaveinJapan]

11. That's fair.

I'm not interested in being brave, per se. But I hate free speech being stunted by religious zealotry of any kind.

[Subdivisions]

14. They folded and didn't show the episode last night. Fuck 'em. n/t

[slackmaster]

16. XXXXX is a gutter religion

K&R

:kick:

[Chulanowa]

17. How dare you knock Hobology?

Man, you are so not getting a sip of the Holy Thunderbird.

[slackmaster]

18. As a Pastafarian, I would eat the Holy Thunderbird piccata style over hand-cut tagliarin

With porcini mushrooms, served with a nice Pinot Grigio.