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Rich Malloy · 12-31-2003, 04:58 PM

And not that there's any resemblance at all between the two. Funny that people should see Brian and suddenly think "Jesus". Not sure how that confusion started.

But, reconsidering, I see now that you're right: the Python's quarrel is with this Brian guy, the people who worship Brian, and any texts or icons associated with the false prophet, Brian (His shoe, my ass!). Nothing at all to do with Jesus/Christianity/the Gospels, and never was, and certainly isn't intended to be. How'd you get that idea anyway?

One can be legally convicted of "blasphemy" in the UK?

12-31-2003, 04:58 PM	#8 of 14
Rich Malloy Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Local Time: 11:12 AM Local Date: 12-02-2008 Posts: 6,204	And not that there's any resemblance at all between the two. Funny that people should see Brian and suddenly think "Jesus". Not sure how that confusion started. But, reconsidering, I see now that you're right: the Python's quarrel is with this Brian guy, the people who worship Brian, and any texts or icons associated with the false prophet, Brian (His shoe, my ass!). Nothing at all to do with Jesus/Christianity/the Gospels, and never was, and certainly isn't intended to be. How'd you get that idea anyway? One can be legally convicted of "blasphemy" in the UK?