There’s a whole line of amusing posts with Mark Steyn and the society of Ethnomusicologists position on torture, starting at about 3:08pm yesterday.
This came out as a sideline:
“There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.”
– Ayatollah Khomeini
Another good one:
Mullah Abdul Rauf of the Herati Mosque in Kabul, said in April last year:
Music is not banned in Islam but to get enjoyment from music is banned.
So Barney the Dinosaur may, in fact, be very culturally appropriate.
Steyn talks about it with Hewitt.
John Podhoretz and Lileks on the Society of Ethnomusicologists. Oh, ouch.
Not So Fast 