Why should Mohammed care if a teddy bear is named after him?

Question

Why is in an offense punishable by flogging if he was just a prophet and not "god"?

Answer 1

I am trying to understand it myself. I suppose they feel that: giving the name Mohammed to a bear, is like saying Mohammed is an animal. And that is disrespectful. And being disrespectful is bad because then you are unlikely to follow the Quran, so you will, supposedly, go to hell, and if other people listen, then they will too.

Basically they're nuts.

Answer 2

I don't agree or condone, but I do know why. First, please understand that all religions consider their prophets as the earthly representative of God. Other than Christianity I have never known of a religion that sanctioned any depictions of its prophet. It is considered presumptuous to assume that a human can know the face of God and an insult to make God seem petty or trivial in any way. Muhammad brought the religion of Islam during a very violent time in the history of the Persian people. Many of the punishments were intended to show the might of the Law of God. Of course flogging (or any corporal punishment) is one of the problems of practicing a religion according to the way it was first brought to the world.

Answer 3

Hello Bette Noire.

I'm sure Mohammad is disappointed at the very least in this and every other act of violence done in his name. All religions be they Muslim, Christianity, Buddhist, Jewish etc. have their fanatics though they generally prefer the name of fundamentalists. All major religions depict the times their Prophets lived. They also depict the overall mental/social level of development their race/country/civilization was at at the time. Since all major religions are anywhere from 600 to thousands of years old, the laws and ways of their original civilization were such that they would be considered barbaric by modern standards. The prophets of the time had to deal with and teach in way's understandable and at least partially acceptable of those times. Since change is rarely acceptable to most, especially (but not exclusively) to those of the past, most of the Prophets still met with very violent ends. I wil take this time to point out, to my knowlege, Mohammed did not.
Unfortunately, a great many people today choose to worship the words of the Prophets rather then their messages, not wanting to accept the modern world and the social growth our world has achieved during this 600 to several thousand years as opposed to their own lack of social growth. They prefer to "know the mind of God as they prefer to also to appoint themselves as God's anointed judges. They refuse to (not can't) accept the fact that if the Profits, Saints, Disciples and others revered in the various religions of the world, were they to return today, would teach and preach their messages in ways pertinent to today. Peace was always the messages of the Prophets, war and violence is what much of mankind has often turned these words into. Again by worshiping the Prophets words rather then their messages.
I'm sure, due to this violence and suffering, all the raindrops that ever fell would never come close to equalling the amount of tears shed by the Profits at seeing this violence done in their names.
I include many of the followers of Christ in this writing though being Catholic/Christian, I consider Him the Son Of God more and a Prophet/Teacher.

Regards,

Lenny.

PS: A note to those who adhear to the stricter, more violence prone versions of your particular faith. Before automatically hating and/or degrading this posting, I ask you to reflect on the reallity of your beliefs in these areas in light of the advances of today's society and to step back and re-consider some of the points I've brought up.


Thanks,

L.

Answer 4

The gang-raped girl who was sentenced to 200 lashes was sublime idiocy. This teddy bear fiasco is the limit of ridiculousness.
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Answer 5

I would think that considering that it was children who wanted to name the teddy bear that, that he would take it as a compliment. I don't know anyone that wouldn't be flattered if a group of children wanted to name their teddy bear after them.

Answer 6

Jonathan Swift really hit the spot in "Gulliver's Travels".

Answer 7

I saw that piece on 700 Club this morning about this woman. I hope that her country takes a stand on this!

Answer 8

I don't think Muhammed (pbuh) would waste him time with that kind of nonsense. I don't think there was mocking or cruelty implyed with the naming. It's the government and its' laws... not Allahs.

Answer 9

mo needs to be defended more stoutly than a non-existent god - he needs all the support he can get to cover up his misdeeds.

Answer 10

she's lucky they didn't tie her to a stake and dump a load of gravel on her ,this is what passes for stoning in our industrialized middle east.