Muslims in Philadelphia are working themselves into a lather over an editorial cartoon that appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer that said Islam is not a very tolerant religion, calling it racist, intolerant and hostile.

In a series of letters to the op-ed page, they complain that Tony Auth's cartoon is "deeply offensive and contributes to the climate of hostility against innocent American Muslims."

"I cannot imagine that the editors of your paper would ever consider printing a cartoon that condemned the entirety of Christianity or Judaism in a similar manner," writes one offended party. "Perhaps before preaching tolerance to others, Auth and the editorial staff should engage in serious self-reflection."

The cartoon portrays a robed Muslim declaring: "Islam is a tolerant religion. We tolerate fanatics, suicide bombers, terrorist 'charities' and women barely."

Source: Religious Rankling, Gay Grammar, via Tongue Tied Archive.