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"With over a billion and a half people calling Muhammad their moral guide, it is imperative that we examine ... the notion that those who depict his image or criticize his teachings should be punished. In South Park, this tyrannical rule is cleverly needled when Tom Cruise asks the question: How come Muhammad is the only celebrity protected from ridicule? Now we know why."

--4/27/10

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