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Here Mo puts on a burqa and asserts that he’s a woman because he feels like one. Of course this panel is triggering for “progressives,” and, though the strip is six years old and recycled, the artist says this:
A Friday Flashback from almost exactly six years ago. Lost a couple of patrons that day. Let’s see if it happens again.
I suspect it will!
The latest Jesus and Mo strip, called two, is an apparent update:
This one is updated and re-named, because the world population has increased by more than 2 billion since it was published.
Well, the barmaid is an atheist, so she’d surely lose the argumentum ad populum! On the other hand, I have to laugh when I see people claim that a religion is “true” because it has so many adherents.
Today’s Jesus and Mo strip, called “frankly,” came with a note, “Only bad people believe in hell.” Once again we have to deal with the problem of theodicy: that most weaselly branch of theology that deals with the question of why a good God would allow evil and suffering in the world. Mo has a solution, but it applies specifically for the barmaid:
The latest Jesus and Mo strip, called “discipline,” came with a note and a link:
It’s that Green Lane Mosque in Birmingham again.
An excerpt from the National Secular Society‘s report:
An Islamic charity issued regulatory “advice and guidance” after it promoted misogyny has since streamed a sermon saying men can ‘physically discipline’ wives who are ‘rebellious’.
Last month, Birmingham mosque Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (GLMCC) live streamed a sermon in which Aqeel Mahmood [see video below[ said “discipline in the case of rebellion” is one of the “rights of the husband over the wife”.
He said: “The husband is a leader. He has his responsibilities. Physical discipline is a last resort on the condition that it doesn’t cause pain, injury, fear or humiliation”.
. . . Mahmood also said a husband has a “right” to “intimacy” with his wife and a wife must not leave the house without her husband’s permission. Mahmood is understood to be an imam at the centre.
Yes, a “last resort” to be used on “rebellious” women. Some “faith of peace”!
Here’s a short clip showing Mahmood’s interpretation of Islamic law:
The latest Jesus and Mo strip, called “looks,” came with a message: “It’s World Hijab Day on Sunday! Fortunately, it’s also No Hijab Day, so it balances out.”
And (a recurring theme): Mo himself shows precisely the phenomenon he criticizes.
Here are the guidelines for World No Hijab Day from the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain:
How to take part in No Hijab Day:
But I don’t want to wear a hijab!
Note that you can support the strip for as little as $1 per month. Also, see the funny FAQ about the strip.
Today’s Jesus and Mo strip, called “mustard,” came with a note:
I wouldn’t say writing these X-Factor strips is particularly easy, but it’s not rocket surgery.
I await the song with baited* breath!
*It’s “bated breath,” Jake!
Today’s Jesus and Mo strip, called “divide”, came with a caption: “Are you sure it’s not in their cardiovascular system?” When you read the strip, you’ll understand:
What I don’t get about this strip is that even if Jesus were real, and was conversing with his believers, it would have to be in their heads. What’s the alternative: Jesus appearing before people and having a chat with them? Well, you tell me, but this is one I don’t get, though it’s clearly meant to satirize the “personal conversations” people have with Jesus.
I bet there’s a chatbot for that, though. . .
