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| Egypt cleric says Mickey Mouse is not agent of Satan |
| 2008-09-25 |
| Okay. Is this cleared up now? Or do we gotta hear from some other loony tunes holy man? An Egyptian Muslim scholar has called for an end to risible religious edicts after a Saudi cleric said Mickey Mouse was an agent of Satan who should die, local media reported on Wednesday. Kill her!!! Sheikh Mohamed al-Munajid, a cleric who often appears on Saudi television and who is also a former Saudi diplomat in the United States, said last week that mice were "agents of Satan" and should be killed. "Sharia (Islamic law) calls for the extermination of all mice. That includes the rodents as well as 'the famous cartoon mouse'," he said. He blamed Mickey Mouse for causing people to become soft on mice. FILTHY INFIDEL CARTOON RODENT!!! However, Suad Saleh, a woman preacher who hosts a popular television programme on fatwas, or religious edicts, told the English-language daily Egyptian Gazette that Munajid's ruling "tarnishes Islam's image." ...and we all know how hard that is to do. And notice he didn't say it to an Arabic-language newspaper ... "An edict should be based on knowledge, logic and reason," she said. "Yes, mice should be killed when seen according to Islam's teachings. But it is illogical to deal with a cartoon character as a live mouse and kill it." ...and Disney plays rough. Remember how they dealt with Farfour? In 2005, the former dean of Egypt's Al-Azhar University, the world's oldest Islamic seat of learning, said in a widely criticised ruling that nudity during sex annuls a couple's marriage. Even if the lights are out? Saleh said Muslim clerics should learn to become more media savvy. Mo wasn't "media savvy", INFIDEL WENCH! A fatwa on you!! Earlier this month, another Saudi cleric said owners of satellite television channels that broadcast "immoral" content deserved to die. Geez, most people just threaten to go to cable for a break on their rate... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #5 Then I take it Mickey is really an agent of Phil, Prince of Insufficient Light. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-09-25 15:14 |
| #4 Pluto, on the other hand, IS the King of Hades.... |
| Posted by: Caesar Flomotle2617 2008-09-25 14:47 |
| #3 I know some parents of preschoolers who also might beg to differ. |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2008-09-25 11:43 |
| #2 Egypt cleric says Mickey Mouse is not agent of Satan I'm acquainted with people who have worked for Disney who would beg to differ. |
| Posted by: Chemble McCoy9435 2008-09-25 11:10 |
| #1 Egypt cleric says Mickey Mouse is not agent of Satan He is of Michael Isner which could be just as bad, sort of, maybe.... |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-09-25 10:43 |