Tag Archives: blasphemy

What Do I Have To Do To Win Your Hate

Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki puts ‘Everybody Draw Mohammed’ cartoonist Molly Norris on execution hitlist according to New York Daily News. What do I have to do to get these people to issue a fatwa against me? What is so special about … Continue reading

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Feedback: Draw Muhammad Day!

Well, Draw Muhammad Day is over, and it’s time to pick through the rubble and scattered body parts to see just what the effects were. A Facebook friend responded thus: That’s right, folks, throw some more gasoline on that fire. … Continue reading

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Knock, Knock… Nobody’s Home

As if to prove my assertion that ignorance of science is killing our species, here is a story from the Irish Times of 5,000 people in Knock Shrine, County Mayo experiencing transient blindness and eye strain while blaming it on … Continue reading

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Blasphemy Day

Today, 30 September, 2009 is Blasphemy Day. Celebrate by making hamburger out of a few sacred cows. In “Blasphemy: verbal offense against the sacred, from Moses to Salman Rushdie”, Leonard Williams Levy states that the last cluster of blasphemy cases … Continue reading

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