Suffering Culture Fatigue

In America, the Stupid Majority Rules & Depravity, Vulgarity Ascend

Thirty years ago in 1972, the United Negro College Fund began a campaign slogan: "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." The mantra is still the same, but American culture has deteriorated so far downward into depravity and vulgarity, that one can merely observe that what has been wasted were the words of the United Negro College Fund. The little girl in this video represents millions of children. She is obviously bright and her language skills are highly evolved, but her mind is being wasted by the uncaring, ignorant adults in this nation, the Stupid Majority. The person who posted this deeply disturbing video wrote "I Can Watch This Like 50 Times Lbs." Over 200 people "liked" it and almost 6,000 people shared it. With the exception of two or three, all the comments were favorable and encouraging. God help us.

Post by Scottie Smith.

The Holy Book of Islam

The holy book of Islam is al-qur'anu l-karîm. That is the Arabic word for what is commonly written as 'Koran', 'Quran', or 'Qur'an' in English. Apparently, for some unknown reason, only the latter is the correct English translation.

The University of Virginia refers on-line to al-qur'anu l-karîm, as the Koran and has turned it into an electronic version: The Koran at the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia. The University of Michigan also has an electronic version of the Koran which is searchable at its website.

The University of Southern California has three translations of the Qur'an at its website, where they note: "any translation of the Qur'an immediately ceases to be the literal word of Allah, and hence cannot be equated with the Qur'an in its original Arabic form. In fact, each of the translations on this site is actually an interpretation which has been translated. The first-time reader is strongly advised to read the introduction to the translations we have made available. Corrections and suggestions are appreciated."

Catholic Encylopedia has a synopsis of the "Koran", from a Roman Catholic viewpoint of course, which is described as; "The sacred book of the Muslims, by whom it is regarded as the revelation of God. Supplemented by the so-called Hadith, or traditions, it is the foundation of Islam and the final authority in dogma and belief, in jurisprudence, worship, ethics, and in social, family, and individual conduct."

There is a site called Holy Quran Resource Group which has information on the Quran.

Scott Ott at Scrapple Face has an interesting post on the various names used for the Holy Book of Islam. Actually, I think he hits the nail on the head.

"Muslims Riot Over Spelling of 'Koran' in U.S. Media" by Scott Ott, (2005-05-17)
-- As many as 25 people died and dozens more were injured during riots in Afghanistan today which erupted over what one Muslim cleric called "the U.S. media's desecration-by-mispelling" of the name of Islam's most holy book. Indeed, American editors have failed to reach consensus on how to render the holy book's name. Some spell it with a 'K' others with a 'Q' and -- perhaps most offensive to Muslim sensibilities -- some insert a meaningless apostrophe in the middle of the word.

First published by Edna Barney, Tuesday, May 17th, 2005.

Where Have All the Patriots Gone?

In today's America the word "Patriot" has lost its aura of distinction and has become a term of reproach. Modern attempts to identify with "Patriot" and associated words such as "liberty," "tea party," or "revolution," are held up to derision and laughed to scorn. One has only to watch MSNBC to see this new American culture reinforced every day by television anchors such as Chris Matthews.