Spirit of a World Without Spirit

Jun 24 by Roderick | 10 comments

It’s now officially illegal in Iran to cry out “Allah is great!”

I guess it’s clear that to Iran’s theocrats, the crat is more important than the theo.

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  1. MBH’s avatar

    MBH on June 24, 2009 at 9:52 am

    How bizarre: even from a purely value-free perspective. The government is airing confessions of “rioters” who say they were influenced by western media. Is Allah’s greatness now also property of western media? That might undercut itself sooner than later.

  2. Brian S’s avatar

    Brian S on June 24, 2009 at 11:42 am

    It’s amusing to see a regime that never thought it would have to defend its legitimacy flailing around trying to think of ways to defend its legitimacy. Other than having teenagers on dirt bikes hit people with sticks, of course.

  3. Gavin’s avatar

    Gavin on June 24, 2009 at 11:59 am

    In London at the Cenotaph (World War 1 memorial) it was made illegal to read aloud the names of British soldiers killed in Iraq.

  4. Alex Knapp’s avatar

    Alex Knapp on June 24, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    Hey, is there a link regarding this?

    1. Roderick’s avatar

      Roderick on June 24, 2009 at 12:47 pm

      I heard it on Maddow last night — here’s the transcript. Haven’t found another source yet.

  6. John Markley’s avatar

    John Markley on June 24, 2009 at 12:20 pm

    If I remember correctly, wasn’t someone arrested for reading the Bill of Rights in public during the First World War?

  8. Briggs’s avatar

    Briggs on June 24, 2009 at 3:47 pm

    Well I can honestly say that I never expected that piece of legislation.

  9. Paulie’s avatar

    Paulie on July 6, 2009 at 8:23 am

    As I understand it, the medieval Catholic church forbade non-priests to read the Bible.

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