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Does the Koran forbid images of the Prophet? Not explicitly, but some passages are interpreted as a ban. The Hadith, a compilation of Islamic traditions, specifically forbids the depiction of God and his prophets--including Jesus. Scholars through the ages have argued that such images encourage idolatry, which is regarded as a grave sin. Shi'ite Muslims make an exception for Muhammad's cousin Ali, who they believe was his rightful successor, so Ali's image is common in Shi'ite areas like Iran and Iraq...
...Library of Congress!) to giving us a scant two-and-a-half hours to eat dinner, the administration systematically inhibits our growth from ignorant teens into wizened adults. Worst of all, our absurdly long reading period creates so many enticements that even a Harvard student must succumb to, god forbid, a social life. We have had to endure tea parties, Candy Land tournaments, and a parade of naked people just to pass the time. The administration is testing us, of course. This endless “reading” period is a farcical misnomer, a veritable play-time rather than...
...Bumping reminds me of a carnival ride or a skin disease, both of which I’d prefer not to associate with romance. Most boys, on the other hand, find grinding the preferred dance of choice. It requires little coordination and negates the possibility of—God forbid!—real conversation. As soon as Kanye starts requesting pre-nups, a pack of males, like Pavlovian predators, begin to peruse the room and claw at the nearest female. They then proceed to literally bruise pelvises with a sometimes circular, more often directionless, hip-knocking motion...
...true. She loved his career and was proud of him until he started taking drugs and stopped coming home.? The screenwriters probably didn't mean to demean her; they just needed to show a failed marriage before the perfect one comes along. The rules of movie romance forbid a hero from having two true loves...
...hospital, he’s watching Carson Daly, who claims that he owes his success to “karma.” Inspired, Earl decides he can right his life by making a long list of all the people he has wronged and helping them. God forbid we ever see the end of that list. I watched 22 minutes of this show, and didn’t laugh. Once. Unfortunately, I have TiVo. Because the commercials would have been an improvement. Jason Lee is apparently playing a Southern Character—we know this because he has a moustache...