Eleven theses on the freedom to criticize religion

Religion should be exposed to the same criticism and satire as all other human expressions. The rage among Muslims that stemmed from the publication of a satirical cartoon depicting the prophet Mohammed has inspired me to formulate a number of theses. These matters should be up for discussion, with the core idea being that a taboo on criticizing religion, and the demand of particular respect for religion is out of place, and leads to the incapacity to resolve preconceptions, abuse and violence that stems from religion.