Ted Rall for April 20, 2006
Transcript:
Woman: A new "Book of Mardanfarrokh" reveals a whole new take on our universalist approach to redemption! Man: We all know that Mardanfarrokh rejected dualism. But here he is yammering about the nature of evil like some Abrahamist! Man: None of this was ever included in the Zend Avesta. Woman: Can't anyone read Sanskrit anymore? This is 10th Century! Heretics wrote this long after Mardanfarrokh's death. Man: This stuff is in the Zend Avesta - if you pay attention. Woman: I'm Christian. I don't care. Man: Get with the program, heathen! This is a Zoro-astrian nation! Zoroastrian America presents: the Mardanfarrokh Stunner! America's Zoroastrian majority is shocked by a newly-discovered scripture. Some experts say the manuscript forces a reassessment of basic faith. Others discount its importance. One thing is certain, though: debate will continue.