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When religions are lampooned, should leaders laugh them off?
Mar 18 2008, Rhapsodysinger

MSNBC tells us that the heads of Islamic nations have just concluded a high level meeting at Dakar, Senegal. The Muslim heads of states are worried how Islam is portrayed by Western countries. The delegates were each given a tome prepared by the...

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