>
>>What would be the reaction of the writers if there were a Star of
>>David  in a plop of elephant dung, or a Buddha  in a pan of vomit or a
>>copy of the Koran in.....  I think the point is clear.   Each and
>>every one of us has sensitivities, and to insult any group  in the
>>name of art doesn't fit my definition of the word.

While I would support this person's balanced approach and attemt to be
sensitive to different cultures, I think it is absolutely crucial to not
to consider these issues in isolation.

In a Christian dominated culture, offending chrisitan sensibilites is
NOT equivalent to offending Judaism or Islam etc. One is pushing against
a dominant ethos which demands that everybody live by it's precepts,
whilst the other is a minority culture trying to retain it's integrity
and beliefs in a hostile environment.

Jane

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