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2004-01-15 India-Pakistan

Rushdie visiting India is threatened by Muslims - Surprise

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Posted by mhw 2004-01-15 12:28:27 AM|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Except that banning the Koran would be regulating religion. A little problem the Founding Father's didn't see was the contradictions in our laws. Afterall, who would have thought Muslims would come over here promote Jihad in 1776?

Well, maybe Franklin or Jefferson, but that's it!

...

I guess Madison might have saw it coming to.

Posted by Charles 2004-1-15 2:39:42 AM|| 2004-1-15 2:39:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Has anyone else actually read "The Satanic Verses"? It sucks! I see why Muslims are upset with it, there is a passage which can be considered blasphemous to Islam. But its buried in a dense, confused, convoluted and rambling story that makes no sense, has no ending, and is just not good.

It is blasphemous, but its also lousy literature. The fatwa against Rushdie makes as much sense as a fatwa against Ed Wood.

Posted by Ben 2004-1-15 5:07:44 AM|| 2004-1-15 5:07:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I made it about 3/4 of the way through the book then gave-up.Your right it sucked.

Posted by raptor 2004-1-15 7:06:18 AM|| 2004-1-15 7:06:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I browsed "the Satanic Verses" at the book store. After two pages I decided it was awful. By the way, a Christian spin on the history of the real satanic verses is at:

http://www.muhammadanism.com/Quran/SatanicVerses.htm

Posted by mhw 2004-1-15 8:48:33 AM|| 2004-1-15 8:48:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I havent read SV, but Paul Berman speaks highly of it - its supposed to be rambling, confused, etc - cause its supposed to represent the rambling confused thought world of certain kinds of muslims living in the West - actually quite relevant.

I take it youre not a big fan of James Joyce or William Faulkner.

Posted by liberalhawk 2004-1-15 9:28:00 AM|| 2004-1-15 9:28:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 "KALI-MAAAAA!!"

Posted by mojo 2004-1-15 10:57:00 AM|| 2004-1-15 10:57:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 LH,

Well Joyce has much rambling and so does Faulkner. I didn't particularly like either but Faulkner is actually pretty easy to read even with the rambling.

Posted by mhw 2004-1-15 11:13:12 AM|| 2004-1-15 11:13:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Love the Faulkner I've read but Joyce was hard to get started.

Posted by Lucky 2004-1-15 12:19:52 PM|| 2004-1-15 12:19:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 WHITECOLLAR terrorist? Why I'll sue I tell ya.

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2004-1-15 12:31:28 PM|| 2004-1-15 12:31:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Except that banning the Koran would be regulating religion. A little problem the Founding Father's didn't see was the contradictions in our laws.
The problem is, Islam is incompatible with personal freedom. There are no individual choices, only to follow Islam. You cannot "leave", you cannot marry outside the faith, you cannot do this, you cannot do that, and you shouldn't associate with anyone that's NOT a Muslim, unless it's to lord it over "kaffirs" - dhimmitude. Islam isn't "submission", it's slavery, pure and simple, with no chance EVER of emancipation. My personal take is that it's incompatible with the freedoms, and corresponding duties, of US citizenship. I can say unequivocally that it's incompatible to the oath taken by any member of the United States military. Of course, breaking or disregarding an oath made to a kaffir is not a sin, so it's not important - to a Muslim. The rest of it see it a bit differently.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-1-15 1:33:33 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-1-15 1:33:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Love the Faulkner

I knew it! Falkner ripped off your style. Ratliff must be your last name.

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-15 3:16:12 PM|| 2004-1-15 3:16:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Declare the whole mess (Islam) a sham, outlaw it, and make the following of Islam punishable by death.

We'll call it the Islam Solution.

Posted by Analog-Roam 2004-1-15 6:26:07 PM|| 2004-1-15 6:26:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 I still think Rushdie called "Dial a Fatwa" and put one on his own ass. Hey, business is business and who the hell heard of this guy before then? All of a sudden he's on the cover of Time magazine...

Posted by tu3031 2004-1-15 9:18:19 PM|| 2004-1-15 9:18:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Shipman, your a kidder. That would be Guy, Lucky Guy! I've not read alot of Faulkner. One novel and a compilation.(?) But he's a good read.

Tu#s, Yep!

Posted by Lucky 2004-1-16 12:01:31 AM|| 2004-1-16 12:01:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#15 Except that banning the Koran would be regulating religion. A little problem the Founding Father's didn't see was the contradictions in our laws. Afterall, who would have thought Muslims would come over here promote Jihad in 1776?

Well, maybe Franklin or Jefferson, but that's it!

...

I guess Madison might have saw it coming to.

Posted by Charles 2004-1-15 2:39:42 AM|| 2004-1-15 2:39:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#16 Has anyone else actually read "The Satanic Verses"? It sucks! I see why Muslims are upset with it, there is a passage which can be considered blasphemous to Islam. But its buried in a dense, confused, convoluted and rambling story that makes no sense, has no ending, and is just not good.

It is blasphemous, but its also lousy literature. The fatwa against Rushdie makes as much sense as a fatwa against Ed Wood.

Posted by Ben 2004-1-15 5:07:44 AM|| 2004-1-15 5:07:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#17 I made it about 3/4 of the way through the book then gave-up.Your right it sucked.

Posted by raptor 2004-1-15 7:06:18 AM|| 2004-1-15 7:06:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#18 I browsed "the Satanic Verses" at the book store. After two pages I decided it was awful. By the way, a Christian spin on the history of the real satanic verses is at:

http://www.muhammadanism.com/Quran/SatanicVerses.htm

Posted by mhw 2004-1-15 8:48:33 AM|| 2004-1-15 8:48:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#19 I havent read SV, but Paul Berman speaks highly of it - its supposed to be rambling, confused, etc - cause its supposed to represent the rambling confused thought world of certain kinds of muslims living in the West - actually quite relevant.

I take it youre not a big fan of James Joyce or William Faulkner.

Posted by liberalhawk 2004-1-15 9:28:00 AM|| 2004-1-15 9:28:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#20 "KALI-MAAAAA!!"

Posted by mojo 2004-1-15 10:57:00 AM|| 2004-1-15 10:57:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#21 LH,

Well Joyce has much rambling and so does Faulkner. I didn't particularly like either but Faulkner is actually pretty easy to read even with the rambling.

Posted by mhw 2004-1-15 11:13:12 AM|| 2004-1-15 11:13:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#22 Love the Faulkner I've read but Joyce was hard to get started.

Posted by Lucky 2004-1-15 12:19:52 PM|| 2004-1-15 12:19:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 WHITECOLLAR terrorist? Why I'll sue I tell ya.

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2004-1-15 12:31:28 PM|| 2004-1-15 12:31:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 Except that banning the Koran would be regulating religion. A little problem the Founding Father's didn't see was the contradictions in our laws.
The problem is, Islam is incompatible with personal freedom. There are no individual choices, only to follow Islam. You cannot "leave", you cannot marry outside the faith, you cannot do this, you cannot do that, and you shouldn't associate with anyone that's NOT a Muslim, unless it's to lord it over "kaffirs" - dhimmitude. Islam isn't "submission", it's slavery, pure and simple, with no chance EVER of emancipation. My personal take is that it's incompatible with the freedoms, and corresponding duties, of US citizenship. I can say unequivocally that it's incompatible to the oath taken by any member of the United States military. Of course, breaking or disregarding an oath made to a kaffir is not a sin, so it's not important - to a Muslim. The rest of it see it a bit differently.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-1-15 1:33:33 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-1-15 1:33:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 Love the Faulkner

I knew it! Falkner ripped off your style. Ratliff must be your last name.

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-15 3:16:12 PM|| 2004-1-15 3:16:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#26 Declare the whole mess (Islam) a sham, outlaw it, and make the following of Islam punishable by death.

We'll call it the Islam Solution.

Posted by Analog-Roam 2004-1-15 6:26:07 PM|| 2004-1-15 6:26:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#27 I still think Rushdie called "Dial a Fatwa" and put one on his own ass. Hey, business is business and who the hell heard of this guy before then? All of a sudden he's on the cover of Time magazine...

Posted by tu3031 2004-1-15 9:18:19 PM|| 2004-1-15 9:18:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#28 Shipman, your a kidder. That would be Guy, Lucky Guy! I've not read alot of Faulkner. One novel and a compilation.(?) But he's a good read.

Tu#s, Yep!

Posted by Lucky 2004-1-16 12:01:31 AM|| 2004-1-16 12:01:31 AM|| Front Page Top

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