Lemkin's House, About Genocide's Ability to Endure, Begins U.S. Premiere in NYC

A play by Catherine Filloux about the man who coined the word "genocide," and his anguish over its toleration in the modern world, begins an Off-Off-Broadway run Feb. 3 at the 78th Street Theatre Lab.
Playbill via Yahoo

"The government's attempt at a middle-of-the-night transfer

A U.S. District Court judge temporarily blocked the federal government from transferring an American citizen to the custody of the Iraqi government, noting Friday that the move could place the prisoner at risk of torture and indefinite confinement.

By Michael Powell Washington Post

(is freedom really just another word for nothing left to lose?)

The concept of religious satire as political commentary is certainly not restricted to any one religion. Usually the humor (often ironic in nature) is not aimed at the religious figures or ideas, but rather at irrational zealots and/or those unworthy disciples that commit atrocities in the name of their respective religion. Here are some examples.

Here are two of the, now infamous, twelve Cartoons. (The rest of the cartoons can be found at Michelle's Web site ), They were first published in Denmark, back in September 2005, but they have only recently caused such an International stir. I would just note that while all beliefs are deserving of respect, they should also be strong enough to tolerate humor and juxtaposition of ideas. A little tolerance goes a long way. Mind you tolerance is one thing that all cultures and religions could stand an large infusion of, otherwise we will just keep on heeding only the letter of the laws and continue to ignore the intent of all the prophets of all religions.