Who poses a threat?

As anyone who has ever watched South Park before, the show is ruthless to Christians. Of course, the hit comedy feels free to lampoon absolutely anything, so I know I'm in good company.

Oops, let me rephrase that: South Park feels free to skewer anyone and anything--except Islam. Since the show often gets its material from the latest headlines, the Mohommad cartoons debacle was ripe for ridicule. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the show's primary writers, served up an episode mocking Islam. Comedy Central blacked those parts out. Never mind the fact that this same episode, as WORLD notes, contained a "blasphemous scene involving Jesus, the American flag, and President Bush," none of which the network elected to censor. WORLD's analysis is spot on:

Comedy Central could have axed the entire show and initiated a policy of respecting all religions. But instead, the network made Islam off-limits for satire, while letting Christianity be fair game. This privileging of Islam over Christianity came not because the TV execs are more sympathetic to the Muslim religion. They acted out of sheer fear. They knew they had nothing to fear from offending Christians, but that Muslims really might kill them.

Why is the left so fearful of the Christian right, yet wants to reach out to the so-called "religion of peace"? Sure, non-believers don't want to be told to change their lifestyle. I understand that. But a political system in America dominated by Islam would re-define the idea of "cramming your religion down my throat." The moment I try to force-convert you or attempt to lower your citizenship status because of our religious differences, then you can be worried about the oppressive Christians. But for now, the left is choosing its enemies poorly.

Tags: Islam, Christianity, South Park, WORLD Magazine