Terry Jones: But Beyond Mel

Being in the information age may require us to re-examine morality, legality, actions and consequences. Freedom of speech used to be about disagreeing with the king or whoever was in power. Now, it seems a tweet can cause a riot. Yelling Fire in the theater is often cited as the counter example to limitless free speech. Now this idiot’s face will work just as well.

I’ve always been interested in how much simple minded people try to base their own lives on some Hollywood version of reality or other. I guess it’s because my dad is like that–he has literally spent his life trying to be one of the cowboys of Gunsmoke or Bonanza. What’s the appeal? Do they not understand that it’s not reality? Pastor here is not fully checked in if he thinks he is Braveheart (and Braveheart has a nude love scene too…tsk, tsk, wonder if he fast forwards through?)

And the Afghans? Sorry, they’re tools if they’re willing to kill people over this–even Muhammad when assaulted by an enemy said to spare his life. Muhammad is a bit like Jesus–said a lot of quite cool stuff nobody ever listens to.