Here is the New Yorker’s reaction to the mass shooting at the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris.<\/p>\n
Click to read the essay by Amy Davidson.<\/a><\/p>\n And a 2012 quote from Charlie Hebdo editor Stephane \u201cCharb\u201d Charbonnier, who was killed today: “A drawing has never killed anyone.”<\/p>\n Click to read Alexandra Petri’s Washington Post essay on the pen vs. the sword.<\/a><\/p>\n And, finally, Salman Rushdie’s statement, via the Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog<\/a>. Bold\/linked emphasis is my own:<\/p>\n “Religion, a mediaeval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms. This religious totalitarianism has caused a deadly mutation in the heart of Islam and we see the tragic consequences in Paris today. I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire, which has always been a force for liberty and against tyranny, dishonesty and stupidity. ‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning \u2018fear of religion.\u2019<\/strong><\/a> Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \n <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here is the New Yorker’s reaction to the mass shooting at the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Click to read the essay by Amy Davidson. And a 2012 quote from Charlie Hebdo editor Stephane \u201cCharb\u201d Charbonnier, who was killed today: “A drawing has never killed anyone.” Click to read Alexandra Petri’s Washington…<\/p>\n\n