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where is gun, i wanna dazz dazz the murtid
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Look at this tough guy! I am a "murtid." Step up to the plate and come to the US and let's see how tough you are...
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the only thing we find offensive is when ours religion is insulted in the name of freedom of speech, just as I wouldn't insult the Prophet of another religion I want my religion respected too.]
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The people who insult Islam the most are radical Islamists. Who makes Islam look worse? People like Salman Rushdie or people like the poster right after you calling for the murder of an innocent teen? A cartoonist or Bin Laden?
What you are saying is incompatible with freedom of speech. Jesus and Christianity are mocked all the time in the US. There is one show in which "Jesus" is a recurring character and a bit of a parody. No one burns down KFC because of this. One of the greatest Americans ever, Thomas Paine, wrote a book in which he called Moses/Musa the worst person in history (for committing mass murder...Is it wrong to criticize Moses for what would today be called genocide?). While Paine was heavily criticized by conservative Christians, he was not killed for it or forced to live in fear with 50 security guards surrounding him 24/7. He actually lived in the White House for a month when he came back to the US and was looking for a home!
Besides, why would multibillion dollar enterprises like religion not be able to handle "insults" (aka criticism)? Why be so insecure? Present day religions have stood the test of time, have massive budgets, worldwide networks of propaganda, state support in many nations, anywhere from millions to over a billion followers depending on the religion in question, etc. They are in no danger of crumbling because of a little criticism.
Of course, it is up to you folks in the UK to determine what is permitted. I am not sure about the UK but I know some European countries have less freedom of speech than the US. The UK may someday outlaw religious criticism but I can say for sure that there will never be a law banning criticism of religion or religious figures in the US.
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Christianity and Judaism (soooo similar to us) are the coolest religions after Islam as long as Muslim children don't start converting to them.
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So they are cool until conversions start? Then what? Religious segregation?
As I said earlier in this thread, despite all the hype about conversions very few people actually convert. It is estimated that about 2 million people a year convert to Christianity and 1 million a year to Islam. Big freaking deal. There are 6.7 billion people on Earth. Why can't some Muslims handle such a small number of conversions (since only Muslims want laws, including the death penalty, for conversions)?
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I don't think USA has much of a culture, ok they have a culture but I wouldn't say it's unique or American, it's just a modern/contemporary culture which is universal, it's not got a rich heritage like Great Britain or Pakistan.
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Much of US culture comes from the UK, its founder and former master. The US does not have culture in the same sense that Old World nations do because it is a young nation comprised of people from around the world, but it does have its unique traits. After all, it is Hollywood movies watched around the world. It is US television shows and music that dominate globally. There is not much interest in, say, German movies, Turkish music, or Egyptian television, is there?
The funny thing is the US overtook all these long established lands. The UK once ruled the US; now the US is the world's lone superpower. You can look down on the US all you want but it is impressive that the US is the lone superpower, not any of these Old World nations which had thousands of years to build their nations while the US has had only 200 years (and overtook them all in much less than that!). :)