Defending freedom of speech, including the freedom of Charlie Hebdo and others to criticize Islam, and defy its censorship demands, is a separate matter from evaluating Charlie Hebdo's statements in either political or artistic terms.

Courage is a third separate matter. If the Charlie Hebdo writers had previously received death threats (I think they had), and carried on despite the threats, that was courage. Recognizing that is separate from evaluating what Charlie Hebdo said.

I think there is a lot of arrogance and injustice in Islam that deserves condemnation and ridicule.