Tuesday, 02 February 2010
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How can I caricature religion today?
I know! How about talking about how the pope, the head of a religion claiming a billion followers? Even more, how about talking about how religious people can feasibly get enough votes to infiltrate our government? Done! You know me, always trying to paint oddball extremists as representative of the whole.
First, the pope is opposing the UK's equality bill on gay rights.The Pope has urged Catholic bishops in England and Wales to fight the UK's Equality Bill with "missionary zeal".He continues...Don't you see? Giving gay people equal rights infringes on our right to be as discriminatory as we like! It's a good thing nobody listens to the pope, right?He told the Catholic bishops of England and Wales gathered in Rome: "Your country is well-known for its firm commitment to equality of opportunity for all members of society.
"Yet, as you have rightly pointed out, the effect of some of the legislation designed to achieve this goal has been to impose unjust limitations on the freedom of religious communities to act in accordance with their beliefs.
Moving on. I'm often shocked that Chuck Norris possesses the intellect to keep breathing. His craziness has been a fairly constant subject on my blog before: he's like the gift that keeps on giving. Chuck keeps trying to roundhouse kick gay rights like he's wearing high heels. This time, it's by supporting a particular candidate for governor in Alabama. (Thanks to Ed Brayton for this story)Often overlooked, however, is the critical nature and necessity of electing regional and state justices, like the seat in Alabama once occupied by my friend, Roy Moore. Undoubtedly, readers remember him as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama who was ousted for refusing to remove a copy of the Ten Commandments from the Alabama State Court House. Roy's résumé reads like a "Who's Who?" of American life and justice: from private practice to district attorney, then circuit judge and chief justice.
More than just an amazing legal mind, he is first a true patriot and passionate family man. Raised in the house of a traditional homemaker and World War II veteran, Roy was the oldest of five children. He served in the Army during the Vietnam era and left an admired captain. Moore's passionate and rugged Americanism could be seen from the battlefield to arenas of kickboxing and ranching back home. Roy Moore's awesome autobiographical manifesto "So Help Me God!" is a must read for any patriot.
A true patriot? Holy crap, sign me up! Passionate and rugged Americanism? Man, that makes me feel tingly all over.
Moore has said, in judgments, that he supports the arrest and execution of homosexuals, citing the bible as his justification for it. And now he's a candidate for governor of a state. I wonder how many rare, far-from-the-norm extremists will vote for this guy. Wouldn't it be weird if it was over 30% of the state?
Can we finally just admit that religious nutballs, whether Christian, Islamic, or otherwise, not rare? Not only are they not rare, but because they want evil things under the banner of religion, it often doesn't strike us as insane because we've become conditioned to tolerate stupid beliefs when they're called religion? It's time to stop doing this.
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I only wish that you could see how many of "us" (Christians) agree that the Pope's opposition of equal rights is completely ignorant and counterproductive. We're not as rare as you might think (though sadly, I will admit, the idiots seem to have the louder voices most of the time).
@radicalramblings - I know that most Christians aren't crazy, but a LOT of them are, and for no good reason. There's not a single good reason to believe in god. That's the issue.
Additionally, I'm obviously growing frustrated with the people who say I just caricature religion. :P
JT
@Zerowing21 - That's your belief - and I'm not going to debate it with you. But the world is big enough for all types, if we could just get the crazies to shut up (and everyone to realize freedom is a two way street).
@radicalramblings - I disagree. If god exists, we should behave differently than if we live in a godless universe. We cannot get on the same page about how we should act until we have the discussion, and can agree, on the facts.
After all, isn't it disagreements of moral, scientific, metaphysical, and other facts that has created the schism here in our country?
JT
//If god exists, we should behave differently than if we live in a godless universe. //
"Should"? What's with the normative fail?
If I had the time or the inclination I would be thinking "How can I caricature X today?" too...
Off with their heads. The religious nutbags that is. Natural selection is NOT working fast enough.
//Don't you see? Giving gay people equal rights infringes on our right
to be as discriminatory as we like! It's a good thing nobody listens
to the pope, right?//
This has to do with revoking the rights of private institutions of the fundamental "right to refuse service", and not with any actual granting of equal rights to gay people. If the MP's can convince the people otherwise then they can make a solid claim that the Pope is being discriminatory; otherwise it's just another BS excuse for people to do something other than their work.
@Zerowing21 - Even amongst people who agree that there is no god, there is considerable disagreement about how we should act and how we should treat one another. Rather than focus the discussion on what individuals chose to believe, I feel we need to focus on how individuals choose to interact with one another (which brings me back to the freedom thing, that the Pope obviously fails to grasp - it's a two way street).
Like I've said before: If they want to be able to impose their religious beliefs into our society then we have to remove the taboo of questioning their religion. Prove them wrong, make them look stupid in public, shame them, and shut them up.
@radicalramblings - And those discussions about how we should act will ultimately be determined by who has the better reasons. Can the same be said of the religious?
JT
@Zerowing21 - I was speaking of society as a whole regarding those discussions - not religious, or non-religious people. Sorry for not making that clear.
How DARE you question Chuck Norris.
Damnit you beat me to this topic! I may write a "Rebuttal" thought
@RaVnR - Please do. :)
JT
Why do you feel the need to persecute religious people with words? Why can't you just leave them alone, and allow them to continue brainwashing their kids, believe in imaginary beings, and justify murderous and oppressive acts because an old book said a particular place belongs to them and them alone, in peace? I believe you have permitted yourself to be swayed by reason and life experience, to the detriment of the fictitious concept of your immortal soul.
@MelFamy - I laughed my ass off reading your comment. :)
JT
lmao, I love the Chuck Norris motivational poster.
Glad I amused you, JT. Now, get out there and continue to fight for truth and justice, until they become the American Way!
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