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Sun, 10 Aug 2008 Prophet Muhammad novel scrapped No doubt it would be offensive to some Muslims. So What? Would Random House cancel a republication run of The Age of Reason because it was offensive to Christians? Should Marvel not publish The Mighty Thor because some Heathens might be offended? This isn't censorship - no government agency ordered the publisher's silence. This is worse: it's fear, it's cowardice in the face of intimidation, it's surrendering to the terrorists. And it's bullshit. A novel about Prophet Muhammad's bride A'isha is scrapped over fears it could spark violence. (link) [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition]Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:30 /Politics | 0 writebacks | permanent link Cloned puppies may have exposed 31-year mystery Creme de la strange ... AP - A woman who made news around the world when she had five pups cloned from her beloved pit bull Booger looked very familiar to some who saw her picture: She may be the same woman who 31 years earlier was accused of abducting a Mormon missionary in England, handcuffing him to a bed and making him her sex slave. (link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:30 /Humor | 0 writebacks | permanent link |
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