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Monday, September 29, 2008

I Guess They Weren’t Empty Threats

posted by on September 29 at 14:00 PM

Someone has burned down the home of the British publisher of Jewel of Medina, a controversial novel written from the point of view of Muhammad’s wife. Random House refused to publish the book because Muslim groups threatened them with violence.

In a recent interview, the British publisher said “To claim that Muslims will answer my book with violence is pure nonsense.” Whoops, maybe?

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1

It's nothing Pope Gregory wouldn't have done.

Posted by Smade | September 29, 2008 2:07 PM
2

I wish all religious people would just kill themselves. Please?!? Just take some poison and die, each and everyone of you. Imagine the pease and prosperity that would prevail when they are all dead? *sigh*

Posted by Andrew | September 29, 2008 2:07 PM
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@2 - No shit. Maybe us elitist secular types can just move to new zealand or something and just enjoy our utopia in peace.

Posted by Super Jesse | September 29, 2008 2:27 PM
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@2 The trouble with that is that New Zeeland already has people and some of them are assholes. Trouble is, there are assholes everywhere. Sigh.

Posted by inkweary | September 29, 2008 2:33 PM
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keep inviting a backlash, euro-muslims!

need i remind you that you DON'T have political power?

Posted by max solomon | September 29, 2008 2:47 PM
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The three men suspected of being responsible are being charged with terrorism, apparently. So there's that.

Posted by Greg | September 29, 2008 2:58 PM
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The last time a bunch of middle eastern transplants got on Europe's bad side, we got the holocaust, and they didn't even do anything to invite it. These Muslims are playing with fire.

Posted by sockpuppet | September 29, 2008 5:07 PM
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My dear, dear friends, why all the anger? So some woman wrote a book about me and my first wife. I do not have a problem with this. Allah, the compassionate, the merciful, does not have a problem with this. Why does it bother you so much? Let it go. You won't be seeing any of these infidels in Paradise anyway.

Posted by Muhammad | September 29, 2008 5:31 PM
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But I thought Islam was a religion of peace??

Posted by Rotten666 | September 30, 2008 7:47 AM

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