... "It is no surprise that one does not hear “Jesus the Christ,” or some such variation, in the media. Unlike “Caesar Augustus” or “King David,” which report facts (Augustus was Caesar, David was king), whether Jesus was the foretold Christ is a matter of religious belief, and most reporters are keen to steer clear of that debate. When it comes to Mohammed, though, media sources implicitly side with those who accept that he was, in fact, “the Prophet.” That is not to say that they agree; they simply do not argue. Is that because contesting the claims of Christianity is primetime-television sport, while contesting the claims of Islam is taking one’s life in one’s hands? Perhaps that explains why CNN editorial director Richard Griffiths, explaining that his network would not show the Charlie Hebdo cartoons, referred simply to “the Prophet,” dropping the apparently redundant “Mohammed.' ” ...
How disturbing to watch the groveling done by the American President and the Secretary of State.
Networks Ignore Obama’s Shaky Footing on Publishing Depictions of Muhammad
... "After airing a clip of the President speaking in the Oval Office from Wednesday about the importance of “freedom of expression,” Henry noted how: “Yet in an address to the U.N. General assembly, just days after the Benghazi terror attacks in 2012, the President was not quite as aggressive.”
"A soundbite of the President’s speech in 2012 was then shown, during which he blamed the Benghazi terrorist attack on, in the words of Henry, “an anti-Muhammad video' ”
UPDATE: Liberal Bill Maher blasts liberal ‘pussy nation’ for being afraid to insult Islam
" ... Bill Maher pointed out on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, yet liberals refuse to say yesterday’s attacks in France were committed by “Muslim terrorists.” Maher begged the audience to “turn towards the truth” and called out the hypocrisy of liberals who would express outrage if Catholics committed similar atrocities." ...
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