[BibChr]

The contours of our epic clash of civilisations are clear now: Christians are a cheap laugh and in control of the Bush Administration, Jews are sinister and in control of the Bush Administration, and Muslims... whoa, best not to mention them, man. You don't want to be Islamophobic. You can sing "We're Sending You A Cluster Bomb From Jesus" because there are no "fundamentalist Christians" within 20 miles of the Birmingham Rep - or at least none that is going to be waiting for you at the stage door. "We're Sending You A Schoolgirl Bomb From Allah" might attract notice from a livelier crowd. If you're going to be provocative, it's best to do it with people who can't be provoked.

I've been waiting for someone to say this this publicly and this well.

Who knew it'd be Mark Steyn? (Ann Coulter's said similar, too.)

Dan

[finnigan2]

I hope it hasn't escaped anyones notice that throughout his column, Mark Steyn is, in effect, time and again calling attention to the fact that the play's author, Alistair Beaton, is a coward who is physically afraid to say anything that could be upsetting to Moslems.

[Dataman]

If you're going to be provocative, it's best to do it with people who can't be provoked.

Yes indeedy, Captain. The left has known that for decades which is why (at least partially) an adulterous "Christian" can't point a finger at an adulterous Democrat politician but an adulterous Democrat feels no hypocrisy in pointing a finger at an adulterous "Christian."