Rapper Kanye West says that a new, modern-day Bible should be written, with himself as one of the characters.
Bor-ring. You REALLY want to shock us with your irreverent attitude, Kanye? Tell us that you’re "bigger than Mohammed now". Then we’ll talk.
UPDATE (Feb 11/06): Over at Kesher Talk, LevyBen discusses the general idea in a bit more depth:
"…the concept of bravery as it pertains to the arts is now redefined…Bravery to an artist, is now an all or nothing thing. Leave [Islamofascism] alone, and all your efforts, no matter how avante garde, provocative or just plain offensive your work is, and you’re just pretending at courage. Cross the line and say something about Islam, and your life is on the line…It’s as if mountaineers were to suddenly be faced with only two choices: Everest, or the plastic rock-climbing wall."