Burning Crosses

You have no doubt seen the disturbing pictures of the burning of the Danish flag in the news. Islamic radicals protest the caricature of the Prophet Muhammed by burning the national flag of a Christian country. That's a rather ironic form of protest. Nevertheless, the Danes should be allowed to run the cartoon of Muhammed, and Muslims should be allowed to burn flags. One wonders whether they are allowed to burn their own country's flag. I bought a Danish flag today in solidarity. I also bought some Havarti cheese on the way home from work. The Ovesens in my family are no doubt pleased.

This piece offers an interesting international, inter-religious perspective on the story: http://www.aina.org/news/20060206120105.htm