Posted on 08/23/2009 2:18:18 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Sebastian Faulks, the best-selling author, has risked angering Muslims after claiming the Koran has "no ethical dimension" and dismissing the words of Muhammad as the "rantings of a schizophrenic".
He said the Islamic holy scripture was a "one-dimensional book" that has little literary value, and added that when compared with the Bible its message seemed "barren".
Faulks, who is known for his meticulous research, has recently read a translation of the Koran to help him write his latest novel, A Week in December, to be published in September.
Unlike his previous historical works, such as Birdsong and Charlotte Gray, his new offering is set in contemporary London.
The cast of characters include the wife of Britain's youngest MP, a female Tube driver, a hedge fund manager and a Glasgow-born Islamic terrorist recruit named Hassan al Rashid.
It was during research for al Rashid that he began delving into the Koran, which Muslims believe to be divine guidance passed to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
In an interview with The Sunday Times Magazine, Faulks said: "It's a depressing book. It really is. It's just the rantings of a schizophrenic. It's very one-dimensional, and people talk about the beauty of the Arabic and so on, but the English translation I read was, from a literary point of view, very disappointing."
Faulks claims that the Koran offers no interesting stories compared with the Bible, and simply tells its readers to believe in God or "burn forever".
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Get ready for the poop to hit the fan!!!!
Nothing angers Muslims more than the truth.
The Muslims won’t have to do anything. He’ll be pilloried by some diversity bull crap British bureaucrat.
Sebastian forgot to add a antisocial, misogynistic, pedophilic, masochist as well.
Wonder will the UK will charge him with a hate crime?
A very accurate description of Islam and its unholy book. Need more people like this Faulks person....too many “Islam is a religion of peace” wimps
The youngest MP is now a female Tory and I don’t know if she has a wife. I guess anything is possible.
I’ll add his book to my fall reading list, then...
It was the rantings of a madman who took some time off between pillaging villages and molestings children to contemplate the meaning of his very very small minded “universe”
He's absolutely right. I love the part of the article where the Muslim spokesman claims that Jefferson "praised the Koran," btw. The Muslims were enemies of the US even at that time, and Jefferson had a copy so he could know his enemy and see what motivated an entire culture to live on kidnapping and banditry.
There is NO ethical dimension to Islam. Morality consists solely of following the loony laws of their psychotic "prophet."
Sounds like a fair assessment, IMO. Islam is a cancer on humanity and has been at war with civilization for over 1400 years.
He very well could be charged with a hate crime. If it were Canada they might even charge the publication with one.
ooohh...scary. EVERYTHING pisses off Muslims! May as well piss ‘em off with the truth!
He was being far too kind and diplomatic.
I hope he has bodyguards.
Aren’t Muslims always angry anyway?
Is he any relation to Guy Faulks?
About time someone told it like it is. Talk about your “book of death”, the Koran is it.
He said Faulks’ statement runs the risk of stirring religious hatred against Muslims.
“Attacks on Islam are nothing new, but the danger is this will have a “drip, drip” effect.
“People don’t seem to understand the consequences of saying things like this could be quite severe. History tells us it can encourage hatred.”
Typical threats!
Unlike America, which has a 1st Admendment, I am suprised that this writer was not charge with a hate or thought crime. He is one couragous person.
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