South Park vs. Islam

Imagine the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit. NO WAIT...DON'T!!!!! Matt Stone and Trey Parker are in big trouble mister. As much trouble as the late Theo Van Gogh - he was shot and stabbed in 2004 by Islamist extremists angered over a film he had made about Muslim women. That was the threat issued by Revolution Muslim. FYI!
Note to self: do not point fun at the Prophet Muhammad. To me, he was a pretty alright guy.
Did they go too far? What do you think? I'm curious.
Isn't it South Park's job to offend everybody though? I mean, I've seen Jesus box the Devil and I didn't get too touchy. Does that mean that are a little more sensitive to that behaviour than other religions? Or have we become callous and crass sans any respect for religions and cultural identities? Which is it?
There are many things that people get touchy about. And my mother told me that if I should have dinner at a date's house, to stay away from two topics: politics and religion. And what they did fell into one of those categories. But, to be fair, they were not having dinner at the girlfriend's house, they were broadcasting their show to millions across the globe. Does that make it better or worse?
Now, I know true South Park fans probably brush the incident off as melodramatic sensitivity, but those on the other side claim that they were offended and mocked. It's complicated.
Well, I surely hope they don't get 'Theo Van Goghed' as they call it. I wonder if the threat will heed any change in their subject matter, or if the matter is just laughed off. What would the ACLU do?
In many countries, this act would warrant arrest, if not execution, but in America, we have that First Amendment to chill behind. But is there a limit to it? And if there is, did they cross a line they shouldn't have? I know there is a separation of church and state, and I am mighty proud of it. So, can someone mandate that religion should be respected on TV? Would the government be going too far?
You decide.......America.