I just noted an article in the BBC yesterday http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6763119.stm that tells of the trouble anticipated with the knighthood of Salman Rushdie. Militant fundamentalists of any stripe are as offensive to me as they are frightening. The effect of religious fundamentalists in national and international politics is astounding. That was most recently brought to mind when I heard that several presidential candidates admitted that they did not believe in evolution. I was floored. Is this the twenty-first century? Even the Pope acknowledges evolution, for cripes sake.
How many of those who condemn Sir Salman have even read any of his work, much less The Satanic Verses? That book was from 1988; what issues have that much staying power? Rushdie is an incredibly intelligent and eloquent voice of reason in the world today. I was just wondering what you think?
