Archive for January, 2006

  • It’s in the Koran

    Updated!The video song has been taken down. I don’t know the reasons, but I can certainly guess. The author’s eloquent response to criticisms of his product is still worth reading. Author “Patrick Henry” contacted me yesterday and stated that he wouldn’t do an e-mail interview with me out of concerns about the safety of his family. You might be able to watch the video here. Watch the (possibly offensive) video song “It’s in the Koran.”

    Then read the creator’s comments:

    Until now I haven’t answered the criticisms people have made of my song. My reason was that I doubted that the critics would understand my answer any better than they understand the song. But I’ve decided to try to explain myself once, after which I won’t intrude again. Many commenters argue that the Koran doesn’t say what the song claims the Koran says. To everyone who holds this view, I answer — and this is very important, so I’ll state it again below — I agree with you. I agree that the Koran says what you claim it says. Islam is one of the world’s great religions, and I don’t believe that billions could have followed it if it weren’t, at its core, beautiful and life- engendering. Read more