re hoban was re the inimitable rushdie in article bu edu jaeger buphy bu edu gregg jaeger writes interchange on hoban deleted this post of mine also illustrates that i am not simply a reactionary who hates any book which doesn t go out of its way to avoid upsetting religionists only those you haven t actually read sorry but the irony remains i reiterate for the nth time also that i don t agree with k s fatwa nor do i support censorship my point in the original thread has been to show why rushdie is not particularly due sympathy by those who hold their religion in high esteem and don t enjoy seeing things which slander it like the story of the satanic verses as opposed to the rushdie s tsv played with for amusement so although you don t agree with the fatwa and apparently don t think rushdie should be killed for his book yet you think he is not due sympathy for being being under this threat furthermore you base this reaction solely on the fact that he wrote about a particular well known story which if true might reflect poorly on the absolute truth of your religion yet this opinion is formed without recourse to actually looking to see how the story is used in context accepting at face value the widespread propaganda on just what this book contains and what the author s motivations are and then you come forward and recommend another book which touches on presumably plays with religious historical material because you find its overall presentation neutral jim perry perry dsinc com decision support inc matthews nc these are my opinions for a nominal fee they can be yours
