tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post8923133921342027690..comments2024-02-06T16:17:25.826+00:00Comments on THE GRĂNMARK BLOG: Aided by So.Much.Guardian, I have decided to become an agony aunt for Guardian writersScott Gronmarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-18714414511595433602015-12-19T04:11:17.349+00:002015-12-19T04:11:17.349+00:00The "flying while Muslim" nonsense refer... The "flying while Muslim" nonsense refers, of course, to the Prophet Mohammed's solo trip to Arab Heaven on a Flying Horse. <br /><br /> The serious side of this pre - Islamic, Persian - derived mythology is that the Prophet began his flight from the Al Aqsa Mosque in what is now Jerusalem, so ergo that city is, politically, a non- negotiable part of the Middle East quagmire.<br />Patricia Crone's Ghostnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-149561985857237362015-12-14T18:33:51.031+00:002015-12-14T18:33:51.031+00:00You can only be one thing at a time. If you are a ...You can only be one thing at a time. If you are a Muslim, or gay, or a woman, or a Tory, you belong to that group 24/7, whether you want to be seen that way or not. Obviously, the Guardian will decide what you - as a member of the relevant group - think and feel about anything, so there's no point in being a pro-Western, reforming, liberal Muslim or an anti-gay marriage gay, or a woman who'd prefer to stay at home and bring up her family, or a cuddly anti-war, One Nation Tory - as far as the Guardian is concerned, apostates of that sort simply don't exist (or, if they do, they really shouldn't).<br /><br />I realise that giving up the Guardian would be an almost unimaginable sacrifice, ex-KCS - but you can still keep up to date with what the enemy within is plotting for us by watching Newsnight on a regular basis (well, until it's totally screwed by the BBC extending the Ten O'Clock News by ten minutes). Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-90922822478063602752015-12-13T01:50:37.015+00:002015-12-13T01:50:37.015+00:00I know that the Guardian is written by illiterates...I know that the Guardian is written by illiterates but 'For those who fly while Muslim' - what does that mean? I tend to board a plane as, rather than while, a member of the Church of England and land in the same state. It's not a condition at the mercy of events, such as, for example, being constipated, or subject to the convenience of choice, such as being drunk. <br /><br />I find it insulting to Muslims or indeed those of other faiths to imply that their religion is something that might be switched off for the entirety of a plane journey in order to avoid additional aviation-related inconvenience. As a result, and with a reluctance that I am sure you can imagine, I have decided to boycott the Guardian until further notice.ex-KCSnoreply@blogger.com