An interesting question posed to me on a different board... How can I rail against the abuse of the Quran by US Soldiers and on the other hand support Robert Maplethorpe and other artists that clearly desecrate christian symbols.
My simple answer is that there is a huge difference between legitimate artistic expression and humiliating incarceration.
And of course the fact that no one is being tortured in cages while being forced to view art that depicts desecration of christian symbols.
That the wingnuts see no difference between these acts is pretty telling of how they like to frame arguments. But nonetheless frustrating to me.