Danish Cartoon Controversy

Got this in my Inbox today. What utter and complete crap.

>Prophet (Muhammad) peace be upon him
>
>An Important Message for every Muslim
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>The Danish man who has insulted and abused our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on
>drawing funny offended cartoons last year was found deadly burned
>(expired) with all members of his family. The relevant authority (Danish
>Government) has hid this news (did not disclose it).
>
>All who has love with Prophet (PBUH) are requested to disseminate this
>information to other 25 persons when receiving this e-mail; as a religious

A few weeks ago, I had a "debate" with a very unpleasant fellow at the University of Toronto Law School on the "cartoons."  At the time I accepted the offer to appear in the same forum as this fellow, I thought I was doing a service for a group of students who wanted to create a chapter of the Federalist Society at the U of T.  While never a fan of the politics of that group, I recognized the role that a serious conservative legal group could play in the intellectual life of the law school.  Little did I know that my counterpart in the exercise may very well be the Ann Coulter of Canadian politics.  In any case, I think I more than held my own.  This story in the law school student paper, ultra vires, provides an account of the event.