(Blasphemars: should the insensitively eroded planet be nuked for the sake of interfaith harmony, or is it enough to just paper over the whole sky? Have your say.)Scores have been hurt and dozens injured in largely peaceful bombings across the Middle East today, following the publication of images from Mars thought to depict a well known prophet.
The digitally enhanced images, which were captured last year by the US space-probe Mars Global Destroyer, but only this week released at NASA’s website, are said to depict the prophet, who is revered by Muslims, in a state of undress, which is frowned upon by Muslims.
According to some interpretations, it is forbidden to depict the face of the prophet. Many Muslims also regard the pig as an unclean animal, and, like Jews and Christians, consider bestiality an abomination.
However, hard-line cleric Sheikh Yusuf al-Giraffi has called the images “without religious significance,” claiming that they are simply an eroded plateau. And in a statement issued tonight via its blog, the authenticity - or existence - of which could not be verified, the Mujahideen Shura Council (an extremist umbrella organisation) commended the US space program for “opening our eyes to the wonder of the cosmos.”
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