Mitt Romeny — whose religion accounts for just 2 percent of the US population — says there will be no Muslims in his cabinet, according to an opinion piece in the Christian Science Monitor, because “based on the numbers of American Muslims [as a percentage] in our population, I cannot see that a cabinet position would be justified.” Read more at the CSM.

Of course now that he’s being called on it, Romney is in full denial mode. But talkingpointsmemo’s Josh Marshall explains it all to us (4 mins 30 secs):

British School teacher Gillian Gibbons allowed Sudanese six- and seven-year old students to name a teddy bear Muhammed, so she has been arrested and is being charged with offending religion and inciting religious hatred. [BBC] Her offense could get her 40 lashes and a year in prison, according to CNN. Imagine the reaction if she prevented the children from naming the bear Muhammad.

This prompts the BBC to ask “What can’t be named Muhammad?” The answer, like most religious “immutable truths” remains debatable. Most important, religion retains its right to be offended by anything it dreams up.