Charles Merrill, the artist who recently edited the Holy Bible with a black
marker and pair of scissors, has lately burned a rare Islamic Holy Book,
The
Koran, valued at $60,000.00, in an undisclosed Chicago location. "The
purpose
of editing and burning Abrahamic Holy Books is to eliminate homophobic
hate,"
Merrill stated. "Both ancient books are terrorist manuals."
He continues, "I inherited the rare Islamic book from my late wife,
Evangeline
Johnson Merrill. As the daughter of the founder of the international
pharmaceutical giant, Johnson and Johnson, Inc., doors of kings and queens
opened to her around the world. Evangeline was given the rare manuscript
by
the late King of Jordan when she was on a mission for the United Nations
in
the 1950's."
"Airplanes are flown into buildings because of words, and hate crimes
against
gays," Merrill said.
There's an obvious point to be made here about the incoherence of
political
correctness, which demands both affirmation of homosexuality and
indulgence of
Islamic fundamentalism, which anathematizes homosexuality.
Instead, though, let's just point out that if you are an advocate of
tolerance
and open-mindedness, conducting a book burning at best sends mixed
signals.
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