political : GERMAN OPERA HOUSE CANCELS PROVOCATIVE MOHAMMED STAGING [+] serious ballot by herzog created Tue Sep 26, 06 Berlin's Deutsche Oper has removed the provocative staging of a Mozart opera from its schedule for fear of enraging Muslims, the opera house said in a statement. One of three opera houses in the German capital, it cancelled director Hans Neuenfels's production of "Idomeneo", a 1781 drama set in ancient Crete, because authorities warned it could present an "incalculable security risk". In the staging, which sparked audience protests during its premiere in December 2003, King Idomeneo presents the lopped-off heads of Poseidon, Jesus, Buddha and the Prophet Mohammed and displays them on four chairs. German critics saw the show at the time as a radical attack on religion and religious wars. Musical director Kirsten Harms decided to cancel the new staging of the opera, scheduled for November, to avert "any danger to the audience or staff" that could arise from violent protests. - - - - - - - - - -- - You no doubt noticed that while jesus and buddha were also depicted muslims and buddhists did not threaten violence to get this play removed. Is this a sign that much of what muslims believe is incapatible with the west? They did not simply stage a protest, which would have been fine, they threatened (and likely would have backed up) violence against these people for doing something they didn't approve of. Is the cultural belief of using violence to end all criticism of your religion compatible with western beliefs? Yes, perfectly compatible No, the muslims should comform to our belief in freedom of speech The west should go out of it's way to never ever criticize muslims in even the slightest way Replace Islam and Mohammed with another religion, perhaps Taoism and Lao Tzu, in order to avoid conf Ballot #102534 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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