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Samwise24 Wrote: Nov 16, 2012 11:34 AM

Once again, an obvious point must be made: If these "courageous" counter-cultural authors/artists/performers are truly as edgy and courageous as they claim to be, then why don't they blatantly insult Islam the same way that they insult Christianity? It's a rhetorical question that requires no answer, because the truth is already obvious. Toibin is just another coward who attacks a soft and easy target.

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ZealousConscript Wrote: Nov 16, 2012 12:03 PM

Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses. He got death threats and everything. Had to get protection 24 hours. Oh, and wasn't there a movie recently that blatantly insulted Islam called"The Innocence of Muslims"

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traitorbill Wrote: Nov 16, 2012 11:52 AM

I'm sure he's terrified that some Bishop will call for a fatawa against him.

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Andy544 Wrote: Nov 16, 2012 11:42 AM

exactamundo

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The Malicious Mangling of the Virgin Mary

A Christian can be crushed gazing at the picture of Mary standing at the foot of the cross, watching her beloved son suffocate and die. But in that vision, she stands there for hours, patiently enduring her suffering. For two millennia, she has been a role model for Christians, a woman who practiced obedience in the most difficult of human circumstances, with fervent hope for what this sacrifice will offer all mankind as it struggles with sin.

This is why it seems so hard to reflect that vision of patience when black-hearted "artists" practice character assassination on the Blessed Virgin...

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