Derogatory Cartoons about Jesus

Osama Bin Laden has been threatening Europe because a newspaper published cartoons of the Prophet in a derogatory manner. Mohammad is not supposed to be pictured in any manner because of possible idolatry. But the Boston Globe recently had a series of cartoons in its "Dilbert" comic strip, a satire on office workers, that has a character named "Jesus" (which was to be pronounced 'Hay-soos') which performed silly miracles that mocked New Testament incidents, like changing water into wine-- but on an absolutely mocking scale. No reprisals were threatened-- but in my mind there was great disrespect for all devout followers of Jesus Christ. When I wrote to the editors my protest was never published.