Have you heard about NBC's newest dramedy airing on Friday nights? It's got an impressive cast.
It's called The Book of Ishmael and it's about this suburban pill-popping Muslim imam named Ishmael who gets regular visitations from the prophet Mohammed. And the twist is that Mohammed is this cool, laid-back California prophet who specializes in snappy one-liners.
The show has raised a bit of a ruckus because Ishmael is a drug addict, his wife is an alcoholic, his daughter shows her ankles to the boys at school and his adopted Chinese son is really a transgendered gigolo with low self-esteem.
The fact that every devout Muslim in the world considers the show blasphemous is not a concern of the Network. Insiders say that before long, N B C will stand for No one Buys Commercials.
Saturday, January 14, 2006
"The Book of Daniel"
Polygamy is Next
In Canada, the federal Justice Dept. sponsored a study on whether or not to legalize polygamy. The study was commissioned because with the legalization of gay marriage, the question of how to define marriage has arisen. Not surprisingly, the commission recommended de-criminalizing polygamy. See here.
This is very simple. Where does the definition of marriage come from? If it comes from tradition, that can be changed. If it comes from the norms of Western culture, it can be changed. If it comes from the will of the people, then it can be changed. Only if the idea of marriage springs from a source beyond humanity, a higher authority, can any definition of marriage remain stable.
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This is very simple. Where does the definition of marriage come from? If it comes from tradition, that can be changed. If it comes from the norms of Western culture, it can be changed. If it comes from the will of the people, then it can be changed. Only if the idea of marriage springs from a source beyond humanity, a higher authority, can any definition of marriage remain stable.
The Sun Also Rises, Capiche?
Antonio Soprano as Ernest Hemingway? Yeah, maybe. See here. Make sure you read the last couple of paragraphs.
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