This is going to generate the very predictable outrage that will fuel sales to levels a stumbling author can only dream about:
Pot-Smoking, Prostitute Paying, Modern Messiah
The umbrage of Christian fundamentalists at this work of fiction will create a buzz which will blast this into the NYT best-seller lists for months to come.
Get this: IT IS FICTION! IT IS A NOVEL!
It is a story, whether you consider it a blasphemy or not. It is an entertainment for a reader. It has all the evil attached of a cartoon depiction of the Prophet. It does not merit censorship. It does not merit assassination. It does not rise to a need for burning at the stake. Torquemada go home!
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Change Messiah to Prophet... bet Frey would not have written it. But he did, big yawn. Whatever. Better authors have deconstructed Yeshua than this guy. And defended Yeshua.
Well, freedom of speech means he has the right to say those words. However, it, in no way, means I'm forced to listen or purchase them. Not that I was likely to purchase it anyway, but he's definitely added to the "Under no circumstances" list (which includes Barbara Streisand, The Dixie Chicks, Sean Penn among many)
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