Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Beatings and humiliation by nuns and priests were common
Need more proof that god doesn't exist? Well, he could exist, but be entirely evil. That's a possibility.
The Irish Catholic Church and the "endemic" rape and abuse of children (too bad Lazy Jesus didn't give a shit.) Story
The Irish Catholic Church and the "endemic" rape and abuse of children (too bad Lazy Jesus didn't give a shit.) Story
Friday, May 15, 2009
Dear Minister, Pastor, and Priest;
a powerful quote, if I ever saw one:
"If there is a God who will damn his children forever, I would rather go to hell than to go to heaven and keep the society of such an infamous tyrant. I make my choice now. I despise that doctrine. It has covered the cheeks of this world with tears. It has polluted the hearts of children, and poisoned the imaginations of men. It has been a constant pain, a perpetual terror to every good man and woman and child. It has filled the good with horror and with fear; but it has had no effect upon the infamous and base. It has wrung the hearts of the tender, it has furrowed the cheeks of the good. This doctrine never should be preached again. What right have you, sir, Mr. clergyman, you, minister of the gospel to stand at the portals of the tomb, at the vestibule of eternity, and fill the future with horror and with fear? I do not believe this doctrine, neither do you. If you did, you could not sleep one moment. Any man who believes it, and has within his breast a decent, throbbing heart, will go insane. A man who believes that doctrine and does not go insane has the heart of a snake and the conscience of a hyena." [Robert G. Ingersoll, "The Liberty of Man, Woman and Child", 1877]
"If there is a God who will damn his children forever, I would rather go to hell than to go to heaven and keep the society of such an infamous tyrant. I make my choice now. I despise that doctrine. It has covered the cheeks of this world with tears. It has polluted the hearts of children, and poisoned the imaginations of men. It has been a constant pain, a perpetual terror to every good man and woman and child. It has filled the good with horror and with fear; but it has had no effect upon the infamous and base. It has wrung the hearts of the tender, it has furrowed the cheeks of the good. This doctrine never should be preached again. What right have you, sir, Mr. clergyman, you, minister of the gospel to stand at the portals of the tomb, at the vestibule of eternity, and fill the future with horror and with fear? I do not believe this doctrine, neither do you. If you did, you could not sleep one moment. Any man who believes it, and has within his breast a decent, throbbing heart, will go insane. A man who believes that doctrine and does not go insane has the heart of a snake and the conscience of a hyena." [Robert G. Ingersoll, "The Liberty of Man, Woman and Child", 1877]
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The Pope is visiting Israel.
If I were a Jew, I don't think any amount of ass-kissing would make me forget that the Catholic Church assisted the Nazi's, both during and after the war.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Like Boston Legal?
Here's what must be the best 5 minutes from that show:
The opposite of good is not evil. It is complacency.
The opposite of good is not evil. It is complacency.
Saturday, May 09, 2009
Poor Planning
Was Jesus incompetent?
If you had magic powers (still having trouble with the fact that grown-ups believe this stuff) would you turn water into wine, or eradicate world hunger? Would you raise a dead guy to impress chicks, or would you eradicate childhood cancers? (why would he raise one guy, other than to just show off?) Would you choose a back-woods part of the world that has never really contributed much to humanity, in a time when anyone would believe anything, or would you wait at least until the invention of the internet before bringing forth an apparently important message about your father (a psychotic mass murderer)?
At the very least, doesn't Jesus owe us another crucifixion? I mean, 2000 years is a pretty long time to be on vacation.
If you had magic powers (still having trouble with the fact that grown-ups believe this stuff) would you turn water into wine, or eradicate world hunger? Would you raise a dead guy to impress chicks, or would you eradicate childhood cancers? (why would he raise one guy, other than to just show off?) Would you choose a back-woods part of the world that has never really contributed much to humanity, in a time when anyone would believe anything, or would you wait at least until the invention of the internet before bringing forth an apparently important message about your father (a psychotic mass murderer)?
At the very least, doesn't Jesus owe us another crucifixion? I mean, 2000 years is a pretty long time to be on vacation.
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