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Jon Stewart Backs South Park

For those who don’t watch South Park, they did an episode last week where they referenced, among other religious figures, Mohammad.  The episode, as usual, was great.  I am not able to provide a link to the episode at this time because Comedy Central has, for now, banned the episode.  A whack job fundamentalist Muslim group is quoted as saying, “We have to warn Matt and Trey that what they are doing is stupid, and they will probably wind up like Theo van Gogh for airing this show. This is not a threat, but a warning of the reality of what will likely happen to them.”

If you aren’t aware, Theo van Gogh was, among other things, a columnist who created a ten minute film which depicted violence against women in Islamic societies.  Because of this short film, Theo van Gogh was assassinated.  Once again, religious fundamentalist take things too far and commit deplorable violent acts against others.

Jon Stewart had a great segment on a recent show where he stood up for Matt Stone and Trey Parker.  In addition to the segment being very funny, it also made a great statement about speech and the ridiculousness of religious fundamentalism.  The clip is provided below.  Enjoy…

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