A schoolteacher shows an image of Mohammad during a lecture on religion and he is now in hiding in fear of his life.
I'm not a great fan of Gavin Williamson, the education secretary but I am with him in his criticism of the protesters.
This is the UK in the 21st century not the middle east in the 8th century.
No religion should be able to force it's beliefs or customs on others. Accordingly I totally agree with you.
This is why I think the whole world should flood the news, internet and every public space with blasphemy... don't coddle to these people. SHow them the more they threaten the more images will be put up.
In fact, we have people living on this earth living in nearly every time period. In the Amazon and New Guinea, we find people living in the stone age. Some have never had contact with modern people. Several decades ago, a group of people were discovered somewhere in the Philippines archipelago who didn't even have stone tools. It is problematic when a culture harboring 8th century values and sensibilities is able to acquire 20th or 21st century technologies, especially weaponry. They see the advantages through 8th century eyes but not the disadvantages from a 21st century perspective.
The lead says "an image," does not refer to cartoons, and one would think the teacher would know what to expect, unjustified as it is, from showing cartoons.
Apparently he showed the Charlie Hebdo cartoons. It was a lecture about blasphemy. I agree that he was a bit naive but the protesters in my mind are way over the top.
A reprimand and apology to the Muslim community should have been sufficient.
The fact that reasonable people are afraid of religious people, speaks volumes.
In Europe, they're afraid of Moslems specifically.
@creative51 Yeah but Christians never shot up a newspaper over pictures like this. As bad as Xians are, there's no equivalency. Muzzies are worse.
@creative51 Good thing you don't live in Dearborn
@barjoe if I did, I’d be wearing these everyday!! Bring it on if you don’t like it!!
@creative51 They might not have Sharia Law, but Dearborn has the largest concentration of Moslems any city in the United States. While we're dealing with the Xtian Right, let's not forget about Islamist Jihadists. They haven't gone anywhere. Look at Boulder Colorado. You think that's just a random mentality ill kid? I don't. I still remember 9/11. This will be 20th anniversary of the Arabs flying planes into the Towers.
@creative51 NY has 100x more people than Dearborn. LA has 40x population of Dearborn, Philly 20x. I agree that Xian Right is a major threat, but Muslims are still a threat. The reason Boulder waited 24 hours to release the shooter's name was because he's a Muzz. If he'd been Xian they'd have announced his name right away. Everybody is afraid of a backlash from them. They did blow up the Towers. Everybody forgets that.
Denmark as usual are ahead of the game. Probably why it is one of the best countries to live in..
France has a serious problem with concentrations of immigrants in poor areas and to a lesser extent the UK.
Integration is the answer but I think it will take several generations to sort out.
Theists are so irrational and while they're in the minority in GB they still cause a lot of grief. I say this as an outsider who may be speaking out of my rear.
Speaking as a Brit, you are not speaking out of your rear. There is a group of terrorists in the UK who have embedded themselves in the UK Muslim community with the principle purpose of overthrowing secularism.
I think all theists cause grief, and by grief I mean personal and communal grief. Xtians and Moslems in GB are working together with TERFs to make transgender people unaccepted by society. There are many other areas where they are equally deplorable.