live and let live.
Tonight's episode of The Daily Show did as masterful job as there could be in explaining the absurdity of Justice Sunday and other antics of the likes of Phyllis Schafly and Pat Robertson.
I love how Robertson prays to God to "release" the Supreme Court. dowhatnow?
I give credit to some of these looney tunes for being successful in selling the drama that Christians and Christianity are under the thumb of an atheistic and persecutorial society (is that a word? I'll check later).
Got news for folks like Phyllis and Pat and every other dipshit who preached against "liberalism" on Justice Sunday. You're all a bunch of big, fat, liars, hucksters and fear mongers.
And I've got one more thought for the next moron to say liberal ideology is bad for America: fuck off.
What's bad for America is the abuse of power from the pulpit to further divide people based on false pretenses. To suggest "activist" judges (a term that is about as stupid as it is inaccurate) or more dangerous to the U.S. than terrorists is beyond absurd. But fear mongers froth up their masses through a careful campaign of misinformation and allusions to an imaginary enemy.
It would be funny if it weren't so damned effective.
This just in: God doesn't care who is on the Supreme Court. God doesn't care who's president. God doesn't vote.
Why are idiot Christians in America so damned egocentric? Let it be known that the term "idiot Christians" is aimed squarely at the likes of Robertson and any of his ilk who drank the Kool-Aid. Most Christians roll their eyes at him. They really do. Then again, many Christians also voted for John Kerry, but some asshole "man of God" tried ex-communicating them. THAT is a shining example of an idiot Christian; people who use religion to sell an agenda rather preach about love, peace and kindness.
Once again, don't tell me for one second they don't like activist judges, those pinheads behind Justice Sunday. They love activist judges. They want their own on the Supreme Court.
Here's a thought before I go to bed: nobody in their right mind believes you should not be allowed to pray to God. People just don't believe it's the government's place to require observances.
Nobody believes the Ten Commandments are bad. People just don't believe it's the government's place to place gawdy monuments to them in courthouses. After all, only two of the 10 have anything to do with law. So why should all 10 be there? Because they're a good message? Okay, fine. Then can we put a few Taoist proverbs in the courts as well? After all, they're good messages.
And I've got one more point to make about the notion that the U.S. was founded on Christian values (actually, i've got two points).
1. The U.S. is relatively young compared to European nations. Nevertheless, let's say its founders were devout Christians and it was founded on Christian values.
That was how many years ago? Things change over time and, in relation to keeping a nation's citizens free and living in relative harmony, you have to roll with the changes.
Christians live here. Muslims live here. Atheists live here. Jews live here. And on and on and on. The only way a nation remains tolerant to one's religious views is to accept others. The only way to truly achieve that equality is to not declare any allegiance to any religion. Period.
I just wonder if any of the hardliners on Jesus's side these days realize how much they sound like Osama bin Laden when they run their mouths. I digress.
My second point:
2. As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion...
This is not a new statement. It was signed over 200 years ago in The Barbary Treaties: Treaty of Peace and Friendship, Signed at Tripoli November 4, 1796.
So there you have it. Two good reasons that any believers in anything need to step back, shut up and just learn to live and let live.
I love how Robertson prays to God to "release" the Supreme Court. dowhatnow?
I give credit to some of these looney tunes for being successful in selling the drama that Christians and Christianity are under the thumb of an atheistic and persecutorial society (is that a word? I'll check later).
Got news for folks like Phyllis and Pat and every other dipshit who preached against "liberalism" on Justice Sunday. You're all a bunch of big, fat, liars, hucksters and fear mongers.
And I've got one more thought for the next moron to say liberal ideology is bad for America: fuck off.
What's bad for America is the abuse of power from the pulpit to further divide people based on false pretenses. To suggest "activist" judges (a term that is about as stupid as it is inaccurate) or more dangerous to the U.S. than terrorists is beyond absurd. But fear mongers froth up their masses through a careful campaign of misinformation and allusions to an imaginary enemy.
It would be funny if it weren't so damned effective.
This just in: God doesn't care who is on the Supreme Court. God doesn't care who's president. God doesn't vote.
Why are idiot Christians in America so damned egocentric? Let it be known that the term "idiot Christians" is aimed squarely at the likes of Robertson and any of his ilk who drank the Kool-Aid. Most Christians roll their eyes at him. They really do. Then again, many Christians also voted for John Kerry, but some asshole "man of God" tried ex-communicating them. THAT is a shining example of an idiot Christian; people who use religion to sell an agenda rather preach about love, peace and kindness.
Once again, don't tell me for one second they don't like activist judges, those pinheads behind Justice Sunday. They love activist judges. They want their own on the Supreme Court.
Here's a thought before I go to bed: nobody in their right mind believes you should not be allowed to pray to God. People just don't believe it's the government's place to require observances.
Nobody believes the Ten Commandments are bad. People just don't believe it's the government's place to place gawdy monuments to them in courthouses. After all, only two of the 10 have anything to do with law. So why should all 10 be there? Because they're a good message? Okay, fine. Then can we put a few Taoist proverbs in the courts as well? After all, they're good messages.
And I've got one more point to make about the notion that the U.S. was founded on Christian values (actually, i've got two points).
1. The U.S. is relatively young compared to European nations. Nevertheless, let's say its founders were devout Christians and it was founded on Christian values.
That was how many years ago? Things change over time and, in relation to keeping a nation's citizens free and living in relative harmony, you have to roll with the changes.
Christians live here. Muslims live here. Atheists live here. Jews live here. And on and on and on. The only way a nation remains tolerant to one's religious views is to accept others. The only way to truly achieve that equality is to not declare any allegiance to any religion. Period.
I just wonder if any of the hardliners on Jesus's side these days realize how much they sound like Osama bin Laden when they run their mouths. I digress.
My second point:
2. As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion...
This is not a new statement. It was signed over 200 years ago in The Barbary Treaties: Treaty of Peace and Friendship, Signed at Tripoli November 4, 1796.
So there you have it. Two good reasons that any believers in anything need to step back, shut up and just learn to live and let live.
