Blasphemy

Is it just me, or do Muslims take their religious too seriously? If somebody were to draw cartoons of Jesus in an unflattering manner, do you think Christians would riot, kidnap foreigners, boycott products from certain countries, and threaten suicide bombings, attacks on embassies, general murder and mayhem, etc. etc. etc.? No, they would just bring legal charges against the artist for blasphemy and try to have his home country arrest him. A much more civilized way to go about it, if you ask me.

Oddly enough, I was actually in Greece when an appeals court struck down the blasphemy conviction. I didn't hear a word of it. The news was all about Macedonia's name and the pope elections.

UPDATE (Feb 3): In Indonesia, they've actually followed through on their threats to attack embassies. And Muslims in London are threatening a European September 11, carrying signs saying, "Free speech go to hell!"