labguy22
12-02-2007, 08:44 AM
The story:
It all started with a teacher and students in Sudan. Gillian Gibbons, the teacher sentenced Thursday, Nov. 29th '07 to 15 days in prison because she allegedly insulted Islam by allowing her class of 7-year-olds to name a teddy bear, Mohammad (Muhammad or Mohammed).
Thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and knives, protested Friday outside the presidential palace in Khartoum, demanding the execution. They burned pictures of Gibbons and called for her execution, chanting "No tolerance: execution," and "Kill her, kill her by firing squad." "Those who insult the Prophet of Islam should be punished with bullets," demonstrators shouted after Gillian Gibbons, 54, was jailed for 15 days.
My two cents:
Living in a country where Kathy Griffin can say "Suck it, Jesus! This award is my god now.", it is difficult for me to grasp the actions of the Sudanese.
Anyone care to weigh in on this topic?
It all started with a teacher and students in Sudan. Gillian Gibbons, the teacher sentenced Thursday, Nov. 29th '07 to 15 days in prison because she allegedly insulted Islam by allowing her class of 7-year-olds to name a teddy bear, Mohammad (Muhammad or Mohammed).
Thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and knives, protested Friday outside the presidential palace in Khartoum, demanding the execution. They burned pictures of Gibbons and called for her execution, chanting "No tolerance: execution," and "Kill her, kill her by firing squad." "Those who insult the Prophet of Islam should be punished with bullets," demonstrators shouted after Gillian Gibbons, 54, was jailed for 15 days.
My two cents:
Living in a country where Kathy Griffin can say "Suck it, Jesus! This award is my god now.", it is difficult for me to grasp the actions of the Sudanese.
Anyone care to weigh in on this topic?