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Why Muhammad?
Sir Ernest Bagnose KFC Started conversation Feb 6, 2006
It is interesting that the law which says that we should not make pictures of Muhammad also says that we should not make pictures of any human being. So why aren't all newspapers being blacked by Muslims?
Why Muhammad?
Xanatic Posted Feb 6, 2006
Remember the 10 commandments? Thou shalt make no graven image before thee of that which is in the heavens above or the earth below. In other words, living humans and creatures are OK. Which is why you can get away with pictures of for example horses in Islam. But you cannot portray historical or religious figures as the former are in the earth below and the latter in heaven above.
Why Muhammad?
Sir Ernest Bagnose KFC Posted Feb 6, 2006
As far as I can remember from skimming through that tedious diatribe, the Bible, God said "If you are to be my chosen people, you must keep my commandments". (He probably threw in a few capital letters for luck.)
I don't remember him saying "If you are to be my chosen people, everyone else must obey my commandments as well".
Strange, dontcha think?
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