Starmer’s response was indeed pusillanimous. He should have stated in no uncertain terms that his government will not tolerate any attempt to crush freedom of expression and will boldly defend the right of the British people to insult all gods and prophets – “including those of the faith of the honourable gentleman!”
If all you zealots go to heaven, too,
No matter if it’s Theirs, Hers, Its, or His,
Enduring all eternity with you
Is not the selling-point you think it is.
Jesus & Mo (the characters) are absurd, blinkered, and oddly very sweet. J&M (the cartoon) is brilliant: sharp, delicious, irresistible. Salman Rushdie
Jesus and Mo cartoons are wonderfully funny and true. Richard Dawkins
Jesus and Mo make the world a better place, bless their little hearts. Ophelia Benson
In a world defined by outrage and offence and liberal spinelessness, Jesus and Mo is a treasure, whose value we should never fail to recognize. Read them. Laugh. And think. Kenan Malik
The brilliant, celebrated, freaking hilarious atheist comic strip ... Greta Christina
...rays of sanity in a befuddled world. Keri Hulme
The liveliest depictions of Muhammad currently available... Malise Ruthven
J & Mo is the funniest and most consistently thought-provoking cartoon strip on the Net. In a saner world, it would run in a major newspaper. Nelson Jones, Heresy Corner
Consistently amusing, frequently thought-provoking and often heart-warming. New Humanist
Jesus & Mo is one of the most wonderful things on the internet.. JT Eberhard
Wittily captures much of the absurdity of religious apologetics. Mano Singham
I love jesusandmo.net cartoons - witty and sharp! Katha Pollitt
Often hilarious, frequently wry, these cartoons do what all the best cartoons do: they tell the truth through humour. Terry Sanderson, NSS President
...a wonderfully acid British cartoonist... Nick Cohen
I love the scrappy mockery of Jesus and Mo. Freedom of speech
includes the freedom to mock any person, any thing, any activity, and
any belief -- and J&M stands up for this unflinchingly Richard Stallman
...empowering, important and deeply progressive, not to mention hilarious... Council of Ex-Muslims
March 4, 2008
Starmer’s response was indeed pusillanimous. He should have stated in no uncertain terms that his government will not tolerate any attempt to crush freedom of expression and will boldly defend the right of the British people to insult all gods and prophets – “including those of the faith of the honourable gentleman!”
If all you zealots go to heaven, too,
No matter if it’s Theirs, Hers, Its, or His,
Enduring all eternity with you
Is not the selling-point you think it is.
A heaven full of zealots. A fate worse than death. Thanks for that thought, postdoggerel, it has me quite concerned …..
Mark Twain: “Heaven for the climate. Hell for the company.”
Everybody is scared to death of a statement of fact that would leave them open to a charge of hate speak!
I would suggest that Blasphemy laws are already in place?
@para:
Billy Joel: “I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints!”
See the Government are trying to define Islamaphobia….good luck with that…
M27, you have to start somewhere. https://www.jesusandmo.net/comic/bans/