shari@wpi.wpi.edu (Shari Deiana VanderSpek) (02/09/90)
In article <7968@wpi.wpi.edu> gsmith%garnet.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Gene W. Smith) writes: > >>I wonder... have you read the book? > > I have. The blasphemy aspect has been much exaggerated. >-- I too read the book, and totally disagree with Gene. I found it to be distasteful, and unecessary. Rushdie has every right to write such a book if he wishes, but I think that his sense of decency was lost in this endeavor. ********************************************************************* Shari Deiana VanderSpek, College Computer Center, Fuller Laboratories Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609 shari@wpi.edu, shari@wpi.bitnet
shari@wpi.wpi.edu (Shari Deiana VanderSpek) (02/10/90)
In article <7878@wpi.wpi.edu>, araja@m2 (Ali Raja) writes: >Anyway, Yusuf did not call for Rushdie's death. He said that Khomeni's >call for his death would make life difficult for Rushdie. Given Rushdie's >behaviour, he seemed to approve of this. I saw him on television, where he seemed to be saying that Khomeini's "death sentence" was correct. In any case, if he approves of a death sentence for any reason, then he approves. If Rushdie is indeed killed, Yusuf will be one of those who bears a share of the blame (or glory, depending on one's point of view). >I wonder... have you read the book? I have. The blasphemy aspect has been much exaggerated. -- ucbvax!garnet!gsmith Gene Ward Smith/Brahms Gang/Berkeley CA 94720 Imagine what the world would be like if football was a worthy ritual performed in stadiums but mathematics was a misunderstood activity ignored by almost all.