Monday, May 12, 2008

Martin Amis' "sour hatred toward religion in general"

"Stolen" from this source:"Writer's reflections on 9 - 11 laced with hatred for Islam." A book review by David Hendricks, business columnist for the San Antonio EXPRESS - NEWS, Sunday, May 11, 2009. The title of the book he reviews is: The Second Plane, September 11: Terror and Boredom, by Martin Amis.

As our reviewer tells us:

"Many readers will be put off by Amis' own sour hatred toward religion in general.

"It's almost anti - human as well."

He then quotes this passage by the author "in the second essay, published in June 2002."

And here's what we read:

"Religious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near - universally dreadful.

"It is straightforward -- and never mind, for now, about plagues and famines: if God existed, and if he cared for humankind, he would never have given us religion."

To which declaration of feroscious -- as well as totally pitiful -- fanaticism Mr. David Hendricks wryly responds:

"If this is your cup of tea, go for it.

"But whatever happened to the idea of tolerance?"

Good question, amigo!

'Cause these guys want Christians dead, along with Moslems, Hindus, Jews, hel*l, more or less everybody.

Like they're not - so - secretly convinced that maybe 'ole Hitler had the right idea, after all!

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

the hatred is wrong in today's context.

9:33 AM  

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