The Danish storm in a tea cup.

A big storm has been unleashed by the publication of some cartoons depicting prophet Mohammed in a supposedly derogatory way, in a Danish newspaper. Ofcourse, as far
asMuslims are concerned, depiction of Mohammed itself is a no-no, irrespective of the
way he has been depicted.

I was trying to find the cartoons on the Net, to see what is it that could have offended
so many people all over the world to such an extent, that they have been protesting for
weeks & also setting ablaze Danish embassies (and even that of other western countries).
I google-ed the cartoons and to use an oft-repeated cliche, one link led to another and
finally I landed at http://www.faithfreedom.org/ where they had the cartoons.

I could not make sense of most of them and was like, "Did these necessitate the attention
that was generated ?"

But then, I am not a Muslim and thus might not be able to comprehend their outrage.
Anyway, the point here is not about whether the outrage is justified or not. This article
is about the website mentioned above and the contents of the website.

This website is managed by a group of ex-Muslims. Yes, you heard it right. The term
ex-Muslim refer to those who were born as Muslims, grew up as Muslims, but then of
their own free will decided to renounce Islam. The reason for denouncing/leaving Islam
was because, they learnt that Islam propogates / advocates practices that are not
advocated by other religions in the world.

And this understanding comes from their reading the Quran and the Hadith itself. They
also cite references from these books, which suggest that Mohammed has committed all
sorts of crimes (their list includes rape, paedophilia, immoral behaviour, lust etc) which
are not becoming of someone who is supposed to be a Prophet & the intermediary
between GOD and man.

Reading those articles can change the outlook you had about Islam. With the kind of
religious fanaticism prevalent today, it is surprising how these guys can dish out such
stuff and still hold on to their lives. I am not an expert on Islam and have never read
the Quran. So, am no authority on this subject & thus am not sure which side is correct.

Anyway, these guys call on everyone to do something to prevent a disaster. They want
Muslims to leave Islam due to the evil propogated by it. And they want non-Muslims to understand how much of a threat Islam is to the world and to work towards erasing it
from the world.