After recent widespread riots felt around the world and as far as Australia over a film depicting Prophet Muhammad, a French magazine is set to cause a similar uproar on Wednesday. The magazine, Charlie Hebdo, says that it will post "explicit images" of the Prophet Muhammad on Wednesday and cites freedom of speech as its reasoning for moving forward with the publication. Muslims consider images of the Prophet Muhammad to be blasphemy and punishment for this, in many middle eastern regions, is death. After an anti-Muslim film was released by an American many Muslims protested in cities across the world while chanting "Death To America." According to ABC News, there are more Muslims in France than in any other European country so the effects of moving forward with this publication could mean devastation in this area.
The anti-Muslim film resulted in lives being taken. Whether you are religious or not, everyone has the right to freedom of speech. But does the right to mock a religion take precedence over respect for the religions/beliefs of others? When you consider doing so will result in the loss of innocent human life, is acting on this freedom justified or at all worth it? What are your thoughts?
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