Seventeen big-time cartoonists have signed a petition in response to the less-than-subtle threats against the creators of South Park, Matt Stone and Trey Stone, by the group Revolution Muslim.

the letter states that

“freedom of expression is a universal right” and “we reject any group that seeks to silence people by violence or intimidation.” The letter cites the United States’ “proud tradition of political satire” and affirms belief in the right “to speak or draw freely without censorship.”

(WaPo)

Interestingly, the Koran doesn’t expressly prohibit the depiction of Mohammed. And the reason given by Sunni Muslims who do prohibit such depictions is that they might encourage idolatry.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t see people idolizing images of Mohammed in a bear suit or in an ice-cream truck.