Reply #8: Your analogy used the Washington Post

[TallahasseeGrannie]

and the paper that originally was involved in this was not one of the respected dailies in that area.

I saw a cartoon with Christ surround by children and one was placed near his lap so that from the back it looked like he was giving oral sex. And the words were a play on "Suffer the little children..."

I don't know who did it. It might have been Rall. I didn't save it.

Rolling Stone is a respected weekly with a very high circulation. It doesn't deal with straight news, but entertainment and cultural news. Very much an American icon.

Now, I agree that printing the cartoons was unwise...bad manners... insensitive. I heard a quote on TV last night..don't remember who. "The papers had a RIGHT to print the cartoons, but it was NOT RIGHT to print them."

However, I think we all have to be accountable for our actions, regardless of provocation. Difficult but necessary in order to keep civilization rolling along smoothly. Too bad we humans have such a problem with this area.