Irony!
Here I am passing the time and came across this little gem:

www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2605038/Rantings-of-Koran-attacked-by-author-Sebastian-Faulks.html

Apparently the Koran is "the rantings of a schizophrenic"

At the end of the article is an advert for Scientology!!!

That made me chuckle :)
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 13:50, 16 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

No adverts for Scientology for me,
just a muslim dating site and some other crap.

That guy sounds like a dick.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:03, Reply)

even if he thinks that is the case
it's a pretty stupid thing to say in the press. Serves no purpose other than to get himself a big chunk of muslim hatred.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:06, Reply)

It's a pretty stupid thing to say full stop,
you don't go around mocking Religious texts because they don't have enough "stories" or refer to what a lot of people consider a prophet as schitzophrenic.

It's fucking stupid.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:17, Reply)

I just realised I used the phrase "full stop"
I apologise.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:22, Reply)

I don't see a problem with that.
Full stop.
( Cawl, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:25, Reply)

It's a phrase I can imagine Piston using to make a point.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:40, Reply)

I think he's the one
Who has started writing James Bond books, as himself, saying he's "doing it for the memory of Ian Flemming".
I'm sure the van-loads of cash he's getting are a separate issue.
( Cawl, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:06, Reply)

he is the one
I'm sure you are right, cash plays no part in the decision.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:06, Reply)

I wonder if the new books
Involve EVIL MUSLIM TERRORISTS by any chance.

DISCLAIMER: I have no idea.
( Cawl, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:08, Reply)

Methinks Mr Faulks is whipping up some publicity for himself
He wrote "Birdsong", which was good, then "Charlotte Grey" which was ok and then "A fools alphabet" which is when I stopped reading his crappy books.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:15, Reply)

Faulks may have missed the point a touch...
... but he's correct nonetheless. The Koran is relentlessly, dull; it's also painful to read at times: you just end up yelling "Why on Earth would anyone take this stuff seriously?".

Faulks reckons the NT is better. It is. But that's really not high praise.

*burns embassy*

There's a slightly more measured account of his comments in The Times
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:34, Reply)

I was going to read the Koran
I thought it might save my life if I was kidnapped by terrorists. Then I read that most extremeists are offended by its translation from Arabic and decided against it as I dont want my balls chopped off before my head.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:51, Reply)

Serious religious discussion? Bah!
*unzips flies*
*loiters*
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:46, Reply)

*tries to swing Bert's balls like a fleshy Newton's cradle*

(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:58, Reply)

Oh noes
My testicles have become a perpetual motion device!

*click-clack*
*click-clack*
*click-clack*
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 14:59, Reply)

See how they conserve momentum between their beautiful, spherical shapes!
See how the light glints off their polished, metallic surfaces!
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 15:25, Reply)