Thursday, August 16, 2007

Wait, what's irony again?

How best to show that Islam does not oppress women? Try to kill a woman who says it does. We are TOLERANT, worthless cunt!

Hi, people: there are major fucking problems with all your original books. Yeah, the Koran does not exactly state women are the equal of men. In fact, it's pretty explicit in the opposite direction, what with things like [2:228] "...And they (women) have rights similar to those (of men) over them in kindness, and men are a degree above them. Allah is Mighty, Wise. " And helpful fashion tips for the elderly, like [24:60] "The elderly women who do not expect to get married commit nothing wrong by relaxing their dress code, provided they do not reveal too much of their bodies. To maintain modesty is better for them."

But what, you think the Old Testament is better? Anything you copy literally from hundreds of years ago is going to have serious fucking dissonance with the way things are now. And some people think that's bad, because they really, really believe that their god wrote that book just exactly the way he meant it. And they want us all to go back to living according to God's word, even though a lot of them really don't mean that (how many Christians who cite Leviticus as the reason why homosexuality is wrong keep kosher? That law's just a couple verses away, buddy). And I can't disagree with those people, there is no argument about what you believe. They didn't ask to believe it, any more than I asked to not.

Also, I was looking up who said that religious wars are people fighting over whose imaginary friend is better -- answer: Richard Jeni, who committed suicide in March, and gave rise to such blomments as "Like most people I have had my dark nights of the soul and have even contemplated suicide. I had only one life line that kept me alive and sane: my belief in God. I know he isn't an imaginary friend and by now Jenni knows it too. May God have mercy on his soul." See what I mean? Dude KNOWS he's not an imaginary friend. How? He just knows!

But guys, PR tip -- stoning people because they disagree with you is not a good way to show tolerance, eh?

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