Religion and Ethics Forum
General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on April 15, 2024, 10:03:48 AM
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The ambivalence thar there has been to support Rushdie has always saddened me.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68739586
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I saw the excerpt from the interview this morning and will watch the whole thing later.
Truly remarkable.
I agree he deserves better support than has been offered due to worries others have about offending some bizarre subset of a religion.
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I saw the excerpt from the interview this morning and will watch the whole thing later.
Truly remarkable.
I agree he deserves better support than has been offered due to worries others have about offending some bizarre subset of a religion.
And not just that. There have been many who see the whole thing as just some 'luvvie' dealing into the realms of politics.
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And not just that. There have been many who see the whole thing as just some 'luvvie' dealing into the realms of politics.
That is a fundamental lack of understanding of the role of authors in society.
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That is a fundamental lack of understanding of the role of authors in society.
Both Shirley Williams, and Boris Johnson illustrating the problem on Question Time here.
https://youtu.be/gEVA4EAP_S0?si=TnLTjgoqablSzrCX