Blasphemy isn't just about religion

Release Date: February 9, 2006 This content is archived.

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An article in the Hartford Courant on blasphemy and the violent Muslim outrage in the Middle East and Europe over a cartoon of Mohammed quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who says she believes it's no coincidence that so-called blasphemy seems to be more prevalent. "It isn't just about religion. It's about an attack on what has become an increasingly odious ideology that's running this country. Bush is born-again. He says it all the time." Go to article.

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