Fighting Islamophobia

Kudos to talk show hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar, for arguing against Bill O'Reilly and finally walking off the set until he apologized for demeaning Muslims.  I'm sure this won't go any further, but I will take the small victory and celebrate it.

Islam on ABC 20/20 Update I

Interesting comments:  Judaism and Christianity went through the Enlightenment, which mitigated the misogyny.  Of course, they overlook the point that it only took 1700 years for Christianity to get there, and Islam has only been around for 1500 years.  And women's rights are still being fought for in the United States.

Islam on ABC 20/20

ABC Network is doing an episode on Islam right now.  So far, they are making some good educational points about Islam.  They are also showing some of the wacko Americans with bizarre beliefs.

Jesus vs. Muhammad

Remember all those cartoons about Muhammad? And most Westerners were screaming "freedom of speech" and thought they should be showed? Well, Comedy Central is now working on a program about Jesus. This has caused a number of religious leaders to form the Coalition Against Religious Bigotry (CARB). They're accusing Comedy Central of a double standard, since Comedy Central censored South Park's Muhammad episodes. [Note: I have to agree that is a double standard.] I'm just wondering how the rest of the Western World will view this situation. Will the Jesus show air? Or will people be outraged because it's a Christian parody and not a Muslim one?