A sermon dressed up as a documentary

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It was an Islamic sermon on film.

It was no sermon...those usually require some effort to stay awake.

It was a nice recruiting video for Islam.

But there were some logical flaws in it (if the makers did indeed purport to
portray some wise founder of a major religion).

Instead, I learned that Muhammad was a sharp businessman, strong as a warrior,
shrewd in statescraft, and knew how to bag the babes.

But a holy prophet? Not bloody likely.

You too! Enjoy the Holidays.

"...How to film the life of a man who ordered that no one should ever make an image of him?..."

Do any credible descriptions of him exist?

Was he an ugly mammer-jammer? goofy looking? What?

Who'd be the most natural in the role of 'mohammed!'?

Marlon Brando?... Or PeeWee Herman?

And who would be best in the role of his wife?

Mara Wilson? Nah... She's too OLD...

"Muhammad improved the lives of women (he eliminated female infanticide, for example)

Huh? Female infanticide? Neither the Christians nor the Jews, the two main groups that Islam swamped in its violent barbaric sweep, practiced female infanticide. The pagans might have - but those who became Christians certainly didn't, and women were a heck of a lot better off in Christian societies than in Islamic ones.

Utterly disgusting garbage and lies.

sickening.

I didn't know PBS was still on the air.

The filmmakers ducked every difficult issue, as if afraid that even a hint of criticism (unless instantly shot down) would offend someone.

Maybe they really were afriad of being shot....

Did it mention muhamhead was a pedophile?

I didn't know PBS was still on the air.

Whether it is or isn't, you're still paying for it.

It's noticeable that even the National Post tiptoes around the real nature of Muhammed--a treacherous, deceitful man of violence. I guess they don't want to be assassinated.

The most agregious part of this islamic lovefest was when they showed a black woman in the south, who converted to islam, have to face and live with (aghast) Christians in her community and the "pain" that must have put her through.

Gee, the PBS also 'forget' to include these interesting things from the hadith (about mohammed owning black slaves!):

http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/091.sbt.html#009.091.368
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/073.sbt.html#008.073.182
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/015.sbt.html#002.015.103
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muslim/010.smt.html#010.3901

And here mohammed says something Lott would not get away with:

http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/011.sbt.html#001.011.664

The filmmakers ducked every difficult issue, as if afraid that even a hint of criticism (unless instantly shot down) would offend someone.

Maybe they just don't want a bomb up their a$$.

Has PBS ever treated another subject with such reverence?

The Prophet Clinton and His Consort.

it makes it more of a blunder given the season! Merry Christmas, KH.