We read that today's cartoonists and communists state that religion is free game... that the Pope and Muhammad are open to the same level of satire as Obama and Putin. I can't agree, and just to level-set, I'm Jewish by birth, my wife is Catholic, and our family is what most would consider are non-religious... no bonds to any church or synagogue.
Religion transcends politics and economics. It is with us at birth, through marriage, and at death. It is unique, intertwined with the earliest of civilizations. It cuts across the rich and the poor, the left and the right.
So this is my litmus test... If a visual or commentary is offensive to those who believe, why pursue it? I'm not by any means saying that those who take offensive should go on a rampage, but with all the hurt in the world, why go down a path that is guaranteed to create grief and inflame emotions? And we've seen that social media, Twitter, Facebook, and whatnot, only amplifies this effect.
Think!
