I wonder if they will be able to sustain this for long, given the corrupting nature of the internet:
Iran moves to execute porn stars – CNN.com
EHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill that could lead to death penalty for persons convicted of working in the production of pornographic movies.With a 148-5 vote in favor and four abstentions, lawmakers present at the Wednesday session of the 290-seat parliament approved that “producers of pornographic works and main elements in their production are considered corruptors of the world and could be sentenced to punishment as corruptors of the world.”
The term, “corruptor of the world” is taken from the Quran, the Muslims’ holy book, and ranks among the highest on the scale of an individual’s criminal offenses. Under Iran’s Islamic Penal Code, it carries a death penalty.
The “main elements” refered to in the draft include producers, directors, cameramen and actors involved in making a pornographic video.
On the other hand, maybe we’ve just found some common ground for the Bush Administration and Iranian leaders, a place of unity or agreement where they can start to talk.
Honestly, if making a sex video gives me the power to corrupt the whole world (and not just the children!), what else might I accomplish with a little effort and a decent camera?
2 responses so far ↓
1 Neeneko // Jun 13, 2007 at 9:16 am
Heh. Sometimes I think the real reason evangelicals like Bush dislike Iran is because Iran has managed to have the type of control over their population and morality that the religious right, in their hearts, want over America.
2 FlipperPA // Jun 13, 2007 at 9:41 am
I agree with Neeneko. I find it the height of irony and hypocrisy that these two sides – fundamentalist Christians in the United States, and fundamentalist Muslims in Iran – claim to be such polar opposites. The things they claim to be the height of sin are the same – pr0n, teh ghei, etc.