Slog - Comments on I Guess They Weren't Empty Threats http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats 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?... Copyright 2008 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:00:00 -0800 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:47:34 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Smade It's nothing Pope Gregory wouldn't have done.

]]> Smade http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1152801 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1152801 Books Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:07:03 -0800 Comment by Andrew 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*

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1152802 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1152802 Books Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:07:15 -0800 Comment by Super Jesse @2 - No shit. Maybe us elitist secular types can just move to new zealand or something and just enjoy our utopia in peace.

]]> Super Jesse http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1152821 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1152821 Books Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:27:10 -0800 Comment by inkweary @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.

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1152827 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1152827 Books Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:33:01 -0800 Comment by max solomon keep inviting a backlash, euro-muslims!

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

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1152845 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1152845 Books Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:47:09 -0800 Comment by Greg The three men suspected of being responsible are being charged with terrorism, apparently. So there's that.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1152858 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1152858 Books Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:58:24 -0800 Comment by sockpuppet 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.

]]> sockpuppet http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1153001 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1153001 Books Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:07:04 -0800 Comment by Muhammad 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.

]]> Muhammad http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1153026 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1153026 Books Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:31:27 -0800 Comment by Rotten666 But I thought Islam was a religion of peace??

]]> Rotten666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1153184 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_guess_they_werent_empty_threats#c1153184 Books Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:47:34 -0800