"Teapot of Humiliation" Suffers Crushing Defeat

Last May 30 I posted about the curious case of the giant teapot and other large, whimsical objects built to represent symbolic truths by a religious sect leader in Malaysia.

The teapot and other objects had, apparently, offended some in the local Muslim community. Backed by the local government, who charged that the objects had not been constructed with proper permits, the unhappy locals determined that they must all be dismantled or destroyed.

According to Little Green Footballs, local officials made a surprise visit to the compound yesterday and demolished them all.



You can read more about it in this article in today's The Star (Malaysia) Online
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At first I couldn't decide whether to laugh or to cry. Now I think that I shall cry.....not for the teapot, but for those who were offended by it.