Originally posted by Katidyd
On the bright side, now three other contries will be targetted by islamic terrorists which means a few less scopes aimed at the US.
Yupz One of our Polish papers also showed two of the cartoons and instantly we need to make the 'no, it was a mistake, please don't shoot us' pose. Of course - we're almost unprotected against terrorist attacks here, so it's no surprise, but still it is annoying...

On one hand - we joke about God and Christ, cartoons with those, jokes and caricatures are quite often told and shown, and noone gets mad (besides some pissy priests or catholic orthodoxes). But on the other hand - Islam is not only a religion, but also a way of life. Life and religion is very closely linked in Muslim society, so it's actually a very important issue for them. And if in their religion showing God is already itself a blasphemy (it's prohibited to picture God, Allah), you should be able to imagine what a humoristic image of God can do.

No, I'm far from whitening them out. But we and they - it's just two different cultures and societies. There is i.e. American outrage when Muslims burn Bush-dolls and American flags, and there is Muslim outrage when their Allah is depicted and made fun of.