Millions thanked God that Gillian Gibbons was home safely after creating an international stir in Sudan over her unintentional disrespect of Islam by allowing her grade-school students to use the name of Islam’s prophet to name a teddy bear – an action considered a sacrilege by Muslims. And rightly so, this ignorant disrespect should have been reasonably resolved.
Respect and disrespect are two-way streets. Just as Muslims should rightfully and strongly object to disrespect and demand respect of their religion and its beliefs, they should just as rightfully and strongly object to disrespect and demand respect of other religions and beliefs.
Respect the religions of others and they will respect yours. Disrespect the religions of others and they will disrespect yours.
