October 28, 2007 - 12:00 am
In the wake of death threats to Swedish artist Lars Vilks for drawing the prophet Mohammed as a dog, Swedish newsmagazine Fokus polled Swedes on whether offending religious images should be forbidden. A full 25% said they supported such a ban – the figure was even higher among women and the poor. A worrisome trend in liberal Sweden, reports PajamasXPress blogger Flemming Rose. Read the full post here.
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