Is blasphemous Music ok?

@pesky_wabbit + 1 , and they don't have a monopoly on bad acting, either. 

I think it's safe to say that we've entered new territory with this one.

Repelling a person's most sacred beliefs in the most unglorious and unflattering way is not a way to make new friends.  My guess is that the "artists" in the examples here were either a) sodomized choir boys with (justified) deep emotional scars, or b) immature little men who like to gain attention at the expense of others.  I'm leaning towards "b".  

Whatever your viewpoint on organized religion there are right and wrong ways to affect change.  There doesn't seem to be an attempt here for a call to action to make things better.  Simply a cowardly "in your face" rebuke of a belief system that others view as vital to the quality of their current life -- and, the next one.  Okay, some religious zealots exposed the reality of your decrepit life on a street corner?  Fair enough.  Talk to them.  Tell them how you feel.  Just don't bash the other 99.9% that had nothing to do with the souless human being stuck in your body for a few more decades.

Ugh.  This again.

I grew up in a country where all speech that was not an explicit threat or an explicit incitement of violence to people or property was protected in the constitution.

I thought that was a pretty cool way to grow up.  I would like my kids and grandkids to enjoy living in a free society.

You know, because living in a free society is better than living in…um.., the opposite of that.

Organised religion is the single worst thing in the history of the world.  We all wish Mr Rushdie a return to good health.