I believe the freedom of speech comes with an obligation of consideration and respect. This is noble and I would ordinarily agree with you but where is the respect for the other religions of the world? This is not a free pass and one-way street deal for Muslim extremists. They are just as fair game as all other religions. Theirs is not a special religion. They act like immature uncontrollable children who cannot express their anger any other way other than going into fits and tantrums of violence, murder and vandalism. As pointed out earlier in this thread, other religions have endured similar and even more disrespect and they manage to protest civilly. For better or for worst, people will agree or disagree, believe or disbelieve but in free and opened societies we allow for the freedom of speech and expression and thoughts. This allows us to discuss our differences with opened minds and hopefully at the very least, come to compromise if nothing else.