Ah, Religion: the trailer
[ by Charles Cameron — on turning the other cheek once, or even twice, perhaps ]
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The Wall Street Journal has the story:
In a preview trailer for a new action movie, famed Indian spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan takes on sabre-wielding villains, splinters a log with his fist and rides a monster-wheeled motorcycle in a high-speed chase.
“Some call me a saint, some call me an angel, some call me guru and some call me God,” Mr. Insan intones in a voice-over. “If it is a sin to serve the country and the universe, then I will keep committing this sin until my last breath.”
Sample wisdom:
In another musical number, Mr. Insan, wearing tightfitting gold pants, red boots and an oversize red top riveted with gold stars, performs a patriotic song that he says he wrote himself, dedicated to his followers in the armed forces.
“We’ll live and die for the country,” Mr. Insan croons to a jubilant crowd in an amphitheater with a band playing behind him. “First, we’ll stop them with love, weapons of humanity. If they don’t stop, we will shoot them!”
That, btw, is Plan B: if love doesn’t work, try deadly force.
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Coming soon to a shrine-room near you!
February 15th, 2015 at 12:58 am
Plan B is sort of like “No better friend and no worse enemy.”
March 4th, 2015 at 11:35 pm
India’s ‘guru of bling’ accused of tricking 400 followers into cutting off their testicles to meet God: