A group in Denmark burned an effigy of Mohammed (instead of a witch) at the traditional midsummer festival. Below is a translation of what is said in the video:
We declare:
Saint Hans’ Eve has always celebrated the tradition of burning away the evil, in earlier times symbolized by the witch, who was supposedly directly connected to Satan. And if the witch was not burned then the harvest could not be safely brought into the house.
Now a new evil has arrived in Europe, an evil that lies and kills in the name of their so-called God. An evil that springs from the so-called Prophet Mohammed. Therefore, in our time, it is he who symbolizes evil and it is not just one harvest that will disappear, but all of Western Europe’s future that will vanish if this evil is not dispatched to Hekkenfeldt [i.e. Hell, literally the Hekla volcano in Iceland — BB].
Therefore will we burn the so-called Prophet Mohammed, on June 23, 2007, in three nameless places.
We burned Mohammed in three different places across the country. We now release the video from the first burning. The next videos will be released on July 23 and August 23.
For a Mohammed-free Denmark!!!
I guess someone is spoiling for a fight.
James you’re being awfull presuptuous toward a product that hasn’t been released yet and most perople have never seen.
The iphone pushback isnt all rabble rousing. Some of the valid criticism has even come from Dvorak. The valid concerns include
-no physical keyboard
-no upgradeable memory
-slow edge speed
-no true third party apps
-no removable battery
All this for the unprecetented price of $600 *with a 2 year contract*
Even the upscale and featureful business phones (WinMo,Palm, and BB) dont approach this price.
Time will tell. Just because people choose not to drink the Koolaid doesnt make them haters.
Now come on – Islam is a religion of peace! Its not like they’re going to burn down a church or start a riot over stuff like movies and cartoons!
tcc3 – rubbish.
-no physical keyboard – that’s a selling point. Phone keyboards suck utter balls. The iPhone cannot be worse.
-no upgradeable memory. What phone does?
-slow edge speed Plus Wifi, and Edge isn’t thats slow anyhow.
-no true third party apps. Other than potentially 1000s of web apps, sure. Plus we dont’ know if safari in there will also run Java (could very well do) if so.. well that’s what many phones use anyhow.
-no removable battery. Finally! A point. However you know how many times most people remove their battery unless they are getting at the sim card? Very, very, very rarely.
$600 price tag the RAZR was $400-500 when it was released. And it’s a piece of crap (pretty crap, from the outside at least, though). So “unprecedented” is something of an overstatement.
So…. do you have any actual issue with the iphone that don’t apply to most other phones out there?
Stop the world!!!! Lets change an important discussion from potential Islamic fundamentalist backlash into another fanboy discussion about a STUPID CELLPHONE, take it elsewhere!
#22 – But cell phones are iMportant.
Yeah, well they started it. =P
The suckyness of hardware keyboards is only surpassed by the suckyness of “virtual” touchscreen keyboards. Palm and WinMo have tried it before. Apple’s may work better but early reports say otherwise. We shall see.
Yeah edge is that slow. Its old news. There no excuse for it on a $600 media enhanced cell phone. Why dont they put a rotary dial on it?
Yeah – web apps are always preferable to full blown executables. Thats why your home pc is just a dumb terminal right? Its nice, but not even the same ballpark as far as utility.
The razr was $400-500 *unsubsidized.* The Treo was $600 unsubsidized. You pay a premium to not be chained to a contract. This is $600 with a 2 year contract. Not the same. And the Razr
*was* overpriced crap. “Everyone” didnt have one until they were giving them away with Cracker Jack boxes.
Why all the vitriol? If you’re interested, more power to you. But dont pretend like there isnt valid criticism, cause theres plenty.
We now return you to our regularly scheduled Apocalypse commentary….
24. Am I going to have to turn this car around? I swear, I will.
Update: They are lining up 4 days in advance outside Apple stores. I hope you naysayers at least bought some Apple stock.
26. Yeah, same bunch that lined up for Harry Potter, I bet.
Don’t play with fire unless you want to get burned…
Cause and Effect
Who started this?
What is the rational response to agression?
What is the long term goal of the Muslim Religion in Europe?
Where are people free in the Muslim world? ((they may have freedom here and there–but not the arab version that is killing its critics.))
Grab your socks.
Just saw the video–great cover. Reminds me of Dred Zepplin–they cover all of Zepplins songs with a lead singer doing a spot on Elvis impression === all to a Reggae beat. I have heard them do just a few Doors covers. This song not heavy enough on the reggae sound, but good memories.
Small band performing in California. Don’t know how well known they are but they have CD’s.
Actually, I think The Crazy World of Arthur Brown’s FIRE would have been a better musical background.
J/P=?
32. Yeah Dread Zeppelin has been around for quite a while, its pretty funny stuff, not to be taken seriously. But not too bad actually. They shouldnt be messin with the Doors though, thats sacred ground.
I’m still dead, but I’ll keep you posted
If you iPhone groupies weren’t so busy licking the screen everytime one is mentioned, you may have noted that Denmark has been escalating for the past year. This is actually the lates in a series of events happening there, all because of the violent and totally uncalled for reaction to the cartoons publication last year.
There has been a fight between the goverment and others, the goverment wants to back off the anti-muslim stuff and a larger and larger piece of the general population is fed up with political correctness. Many Dane’s were very upset that the goverment ran fast to kiss ass with the Muslims last year when Danish Embassy’s and business in the Muslim world were attacked, instead of standing firm.
The Danes are not ready to let bygones be bygones just yet…..unlike the Dutch, who are backing off their anti-Muslim rhetoric more and more.
By itself the video would be nothing, but now that’s it’s been shown all over the net every blow hard of every denomination plus the athiests will have to blather on about the consequences.
After that particular souless rendition of “Light My Fire” I imagine Jim Morrison has not only turned over in his grave but is prowling the streets of Paris scaring hell out of the pop music set.
And what’s with all the bleating over a phone?
Its actually interesting to see where the culture/religion clash will take place first ((not counting all over the middle east and east asia)).
I was thinking it would be France, but England is poised as well, with the Danes coming up fast, and the Dutch falling behind??? THATS a horse race I want to watch. GOUSA not facing as much provocation as yet but I’m sure our red necks will make us proud.
I think they’re asking for it. I’m a Muslim, and I find this very offensive.
So do what all civilized humans do; ignore it and attend to things that don’t offend you.
Everything and anything offends someone, somewhere. That’s life. No one has to respect you, or your religion – or me, or my religion. Others have the freedom, same as you do, to respect or disrespect whatever they choose to. If you decide that you are offended, then sobeit. It is your problem.
Muslim culture must change and adjust to the reality that the world is not a Muslim possession and does not have to submit to Muslim beliefs, practices or authorities – and the sooner they grasp and accept that fact, the better off everyone is.