Interfaith Group

One is the real issue of the day - which is, is there any satire, no matter how hurtful, that should be cause for execution? The answer to that question is no - I don't care how hateful it might be, nobody deserves to die for expressing an opinion.

The problem with that debate is that everybody is pretty much on the same side of that debate.

Another debate is, were the cartoons posted appropriate or valid or good or funny or worthwhile. That's not really an ideal thing to discuss while 12 people are dead. But it is a subject on which everybody can have an opinion and there can be the sort of fiery debates and discussions DU likes.

The problem with those debates is that suggesting that some forms of satire aren't the best automatically implies that, on some level, the 12 people dead there deserved it. So while I do think talking about satire is a relevant and useful discussion, it's not a good discussion to have this week.

Bryant