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| On The Eighth Day, God Said "Chill" |
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| It seems that every time I turn on the news, I am constantly bombarded with stories of suicide bombings, terrorist strikes, and right-wing Christians campaigning to get "Teletubbies" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" banned. Religion seems to influence people in various ways, ways that typically include either depriving others' rights or killing people who don't agree with them. Why is it that "God," a being that supposedly loves all humans, always seems to be telling people to screw others over? Why doesn't "God" ever just say, "Chill, bro?" Clearly, "God" either loves violence and death or just doesn't exist at all, and I'm willing to bet on the latter. |
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| Let us start with the right-wing Christians. Now, don't get me wrong here, I am actually a supporter of President George W. Bush, and it doesn't matter to me whether he talks to Jesus personally or not. I agree with fighting the "War on Terrorism" and I am conservative in many respects, but I am sometimes ashamed to be lumped into that group because it contains so many wackos. |
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| Take, for instance, Christian group Focus on the Family, which has dug its claws into the popular cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants." Dr. James Dobson, Focus' founder, lambasted the cartoon after SpongeBob and several other cartoon characters appeared in what he thought of as a "pro-homosexual video." According to a Jan. 20, 2005, article in the San Francisco Chronicle, Dobson "urged his allies to stand together to stop it as part of a 'spiritual battle' for the country." Come now, James, is this really necessary? If SpongeBob is what is wrong with the world, I think we're in pretty good shape, wouldn't you say? Perhaps Dobson should bring his "spiritual battle" against gays to the Catholic priests and their little fetishes with pre-pubescent altar boys, instead of attacking a cartoon sponge that lives in the ocean? |
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| Another example of religious psychosis comes from certain followers of fundamentalist Islam, who think it is OK for them to kill others in the name of Allah and believe that they will be rewarded with a whopping 72 virgins if they are successful in their quest. First of all, who in their right mind wants 72 virgins? I mean, wouldn't you rather have an experienced girl as opposed to 72 of them who don't have any clue what to do? Not only that, but these people actually believe that in heaven they will have wealth beyond their wildest dreams, not to mention unlimited water, wine, and food. I don't know what to tell them about the wealth part, but I suppose they missed the memo saying that they can get unlimited water, wine, and food here on earth in a little place called Hometown Buffet. |
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| In this modern day and age, why is it so hard for people to take responsibility for their own actions? God didn't tell anyone to do anything because, to put it bluntly, he doesn't exist; each and every person dictates how they will live their life, not some invisible man that lives in the sky. Come on folks, let's start using logic and quantitative thought here - trust me, the world will be a much more peaceful place. |
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Copyright Gerry Wachovsky, 2005, and Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Daily Forty-Niner Rounds Up The Year |
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(from May 16, 2005) |
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