Friday, May 05, 2006

Maybe the Worst Idea in Human History

It's tough for us to suggest so superlative a category for anything, but this deserves it.

As reported by AFP:

Christian ministers will tackle Muslim imams in a pre-World Cup friendly officiated by a Jewish referee as part of an initiative aimed at increasing understanding among religions, it was announced.

The eight-a-side match presided over by three Jewish officials was organised [sic] by the German Protestant Church and will take place Saturday, just over a month before the big World Cup kick-off on June 9.



To paraphrase Lisa Simpson, this idea is offensive to religious people and sports fans.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Now all we need is a Hindu, and an atheist and we have a wonderful joke.

Anonymous said...

Will this be a kickboxing or a line dancing event?

Anonymous said...

But think how delicious the potluck will be after the game.

Logan Mankins said...

What are the stakes? I say whoever wins gets control of Jerusalem until the next cup in 2010.

Anonymous said...

Does this game design perpetuate the stereotype that the Jews are in charge of everything, that they control the world?

And where are the Palestinians? You can't have Jews without Palestinians, especially in a symbolic event. The Palestinians should be the waterboys.