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I visited Mr. Matt in the Vancouver snow after work late Friday night, once again.
It has been several weeks and so situations could change.
As usual Matt stated to park in front of the small parkade gate as 'no one' parks there that late. He later received a call on his mobile as we were meeting.
We needed to head back to my car and there a group of people were waiting for my car to be moved.
There were complaints to Matt.
I simply stated that I parked where I was told.
I then see some Euro like gentleman follow Matt outside, behind me, very angry stating 'Don't get funny with me!" to Matt.
Not sure why he did not speak with me. It was my vehicle. Maybe because I am larger and more intimidating? I was in my corporate security uniform (covered up by civilian winter jacket).
The first thing I thought was 'Inspector Clouseau' with that 'Don't get funny with me!', comment. Clouseau, once I moved my car stormed off away in his car, having been robbed of a precious whole ten to twenty minutes, perhaps.
Another late night, early morning klassic, thanks Matt.
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Daily Mail November 27
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'John Cleese says you can't make jokes about Muslims - because 'they'll kill you'
The British comedian argued that political correctness is 'condescending'
He said it starts out as 'a halfway decent idea' then goes 'completely wrong'
Cleese added that you can make jokes about Muslims but 'they'll kill you'
The comedian was being interviewed on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher
He also said that he finds any type of fundamentalism 'terribly funny''
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'The British comedian then goes on to say suggest that the reason you can't make jokes about Muslims is because 'they'll kill you'. 'Who are the people you can't make jokes about?' he asks
Maher who instantly responds: 'Muslims'' Cited 'He said: 'Because the thing about fundamentalism is that it's taking whatever the book is - the book Qur'an or the bible - absolutely literally. 'I've met some pretty smart people in life and you know not a single one of them was literal-minded.''
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Mr. Cleese makes some reasonable and good points that Muslims (Islamists) are not joked about, at least not much, I would state, as it is not considered politically correct.
Also because of fear.
Fear of death.
Fear of other types of political and social persecution, I would suggest as well.
In regard to not being literal-minded, it is not necessary for a historical religious text to always be written in wooden, plain literal language. A text can be written in sections in figurative literal language, as there can be metaphorical language used, as is the case in apocalyptic literature, found in sections of Revelation, for example.
This would make strictly 'plain literal' 'fundamentalistic' interpretations of sections from the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, not always very accurate ones.
However, to remove all literalness from religious texts, including the Hebrew Bible and New Testament is to downgrade them to fictional, mythology and not religious history.
Both an English read of these texts and a serious academic, scholarly study of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament demonstrate neither contain texts intended as fictional mythology.
But texts intended as religious history.
Therefore, those texts had to be written literally by original authors and read literally in proper context to be understood correctly.
Read by literally-minded persons and scholars.
The gospel message, the life and ministry of Christ and his death and resurrection are primarily written in plain literal language in order to demonstrate events as historical religious events.
Yes, Christ is called the 'gate' in John 10: 9 metaphorically, for example, but again predominantly the gospels and gospel message feature plain literal language and need to be interpreted as such.
I would disagree would Mr. Cleese if he would attempt to interpret the Hebrew Bible and New Testament as fictional, mythology for some solely humanistic purpose devoid of God's revealed message.
