So... the First Great Atheist Holy War, who's up for it?

[FBM]

http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011 ... -classroom

I'm getting my guns back out.

How did I know TN would be on that list? AND they passed the stoopid bill.

Gnood gnus is one of them just might make it to the Supremes.

What, like people fighting against it? That would be nice.

[charlou]

Maybe when the webmasters of the Sarah Palin web site put crosshairs on an Arizona map over Congressman Gifford's district, they intended no bodily harm. But the world of the web today is a crowded theater, and they were yelling "Fire", and it does matter, even if you're yelling it with a grin on your faces.

That is a most excellent point, and having been reminded of it, I will now no longer even make jokes along the lines you object to because of it. Not here, and not anywhere else. Thank you.

And thank you. Deeply appreciated.

Lastly, anyone who says that once one is a believer, one is no longer a human, (which I emphatically don't) needs their head read.

Yeah Seraph, you pussy. So were not even allowed to mock cunts who throw acid in schoolgirls faces and make women wear burqas in 50 degrees heat. Shoot abortion doctors or excommunicate them for saving women's lives. Hanging homos no problem in Uganda c/o USA.

Of course, there's no problem at all with your mocking them. And no one here said anything different. But mocking them versus making jokes about mass killings are two very different things.

Stein

I think you made a good point, too, Stein ... but you may be missing the intended irony. This thread is satirising the old stereotypical notion theists have of atheistic immoral/amoral "baby eating" evil.


FBM, regarding legislating against such humour, I'd be against it ... and, by the same token, I'm against limiting anyone's right to express their objection to humour (or anything). I much prefer the discussion where a person who objects, as Stein has done here, makes a case for why they disapprove and would like people to consider changing what they're doing.

[FBM]

I agree, Charlou. Just wondering about Stein's take on it. Earlier he compared it to yelling 'fire' in a crowded theatre, IIRC.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011 ... -classroom

I'm getting my guns back out.

How did I know TN would be on that list? AND they passed the stoopid bill.

Gnood gnus is one of them just might make it to the Supremes.

What, like people fighting against it? That would be nice.

That was the original mission of the Scopes trial, get the TN law to the Supremes. The State dodged that bullet. I think it's the personal nightmare of the Discovery Institute directors that they'll have to defend ID in Washington someday. They've already admitted it's not ready to teach in a classroom (and a great surprise that is too, laddie.) Having to defend it from the expert witnesses that could be lining up to testify would be impossible. They CANNOT get that shit into an analytical situation where they wouldn't be allowed to GODDIDIT their way through the situation.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I agree, Charlou. Just wondering about Stein's take on it. Earlier he compared it to yelling 'fire' in a crowded theatre, IIRC.

Stein needs to go chew on The Onion for a while.

[charlou]

Oh, I was speaking for myself ... I'm interested in Stein's take on it too.

[FBM]

http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011 ... -classroom

I'm getting my guns back out.

How did I know TN would be on that list? AND they passed the stoopid bill.

Gnood gnus is one of them just might make it to the Supremes.

What, like people fighting against it? That would be nice.

That was the original mission of the Scopes trial, get the TN law to the Supremes. The State dodged that bullet. I think it's the personal nightmare of the Discovery Institute directors that they'll have to defend ID in Washington someday. They've already admitted it's not ready to teach in a classroom (and a great surprise that is too, laddie.) Having to defend it from the expert witnesses that could be lining up to testify would be impossible. They CANNOT get that shit into an analytical situation where they wouldn't be allowed to GODDIDIT their way through the situation.

Amen.

Oh, I was speaking for myself ... I'm interested in Stein's take on it too.

I hope he'll enlighten us about it.

[Pappa]

This reminds me of the European Hide and Seek Championship finals joke.

[JimC]

This reminds me of the European Hide and Seek Championship finals joke.

Is that anything like playing hide the sausage?

[Feck]

This reminds me of the European Hide and Seek Championship finals joke.

Anne Frank came second to Maddie Mcann ?

[Pappa]

This reminds me of the European Hide and Seek Championship finals joke.

Anne Frank came second to Maddie Mcann ?

When I heard it, it was about that Shannon Mathews trying to beat Maddie's record, but Anne Frank is a good addition.

I was just wondering if Stein would regard them as equally sick, and also noting that I find the joke moderately funny even though I've never kidnapped and/or murdered any young girls.

[Feck]

[devogue]

Q: Why weren't any bisexual Jews killed during the holocaust?

A: They all had a Gas Trick Bi Pass.

[devogue]

Actually, I regret posting that.

Holocaust jokes aren't funny, Anne Frankly, I won't stand for it.

[FBM]

Oh, jeezus.