This little tidbit from PlanetOut.com:
Charles Merrill, the out gay artist who gained notoriety for editing the Bible with a black marker and a pair of scissors, now says he's made what he called a statement against Muslim homophobia by burning an antique Koran valued at $60,000.
"The purpose of editing and burning Abrahamic Holy Books is to eliminate homophobic hate," Merrill, 73, said in a statement from his gallery, the Broadway Gallery in New York City. "Both ancient books are terrorist manuals."
Yes, that'll do it. Burn the sacred book of millions of Muslims and their homophobia will evaporate, just like that! This isn't far removed from the logic of bombing Iraq to get rid of Islamic terrorism.
Wouldn't it have been marginally better if he'd publicly auctioned off the book, prefacing this event with a satirical reading of its offensive passages, and then pointedly donated the money raised to an advocacy organization for gay Muslims or some such group?
Idiot, idiot, idiot, idiot, idiot, idiot, idiot, idiot.
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