State of the Union Address - a comment

If I had just 1% of that b.s. to spread around my rosebushes, I'd be a shoo-in for the blue ribbon at the State Fair.

Stupid Evangelical Tricks, Jan. '06

He's baaaaack!!
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Robertson says Sharon's stroke is God's punishment

The Reverend Pat Robertson says Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's massive stroke could be God's punishment for giving up Israeli territory. The founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network told viewers of "The 700 Club" that Sharon was "dividing God's land," even though the Bible says doing so invites "God's enmity." Robertson added, "I would say woe to any prime minister of Israel who takes a similar course." He noted that former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated. Robertson said God's message is, "This land belongs to me. You'd better leave it alone."
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Q: When Mr. Robertson goes to his Just Reward, what will we do for comedic relief?

S.E.T., August '05, Part 2

(CNN) -- Conservative Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson has called for the United States to assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez . . .

O.K., Pat, I know it's VERY difficult, but I want you to THINK -- think very far back in your ministerial education, back when you actually believed in something other than your own arrogance:

Once upon a time, there was this guy in Palestine, who went around saying things like "forgive your enemies," "blessed are the meek," "blessed are the peacemakers."
Pop quiz, Pat -- who was that guy?

First we had "What Would Jesus Do?"
Then "Who Would Jesus Bomb?"
I guess now it's time for
"Who Would Jesus Assassinate?"

Stupid Evangelical Tricks, August '05 Edition

I think this story speaks for itself, and needs no comment from me.


Group to protest homosexuality at military funeral
Thursday, August 4, 2005
By Jon SeidelSpecial to the Daily Southtown
A Baptist group from Kansas has announced it plans to picket Friday at the funeral of Spc. Adam Harting.
Portage, Ind., police learned about the group's intentions by fax Wednesday.
"We're doing everything here to ensure the safety of everyone involved," Chief Cliff Burch said.
The Westboro Baptist Church, based in Topeka, is not specifically targeting Harting, who died in Iraq last week.
It pickets at military funerals all over the country, saying God is killing U.S. soldiers as punishment to America for allowing homosexuality.
The group also has announced plans to picket at military funerals in Minnesota, Alabama and California this week.
It protested in Valparaiso, Chesterton and Gary in 1998 after a gay-awareness poster was allowed in a Chesterton classroom.
Army Sgt. Bob Jaso, military liaison to the Harting family, said the group tries to provoke physical confrontation with mourners.
Because the funeral home and cemetery where Harting will be buried are private property, Jaso said, pickets will not be able to get any closer than the sidewalk across the street.
"Even if they yell something, they're still going to be far enough away that they can be ignored," Jaso said.
At other funerals, Jaso said, people were able to block the group from being seen.
Harting, 21, a 2002 graduate of Portage High School, died July 25 in Samarra, Iraq, from an explosive device.
He was a member of the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division, based in Fort Stewart, Ga.
The Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana

The Texas Lege

God love 'em. Certainly nobody else with a brain could.

OK, put yourself in this position: you are a legislator in a state with, among others, the following issues:
* kids are dying regularly because Child Protective Services is massively underfunded and understaffed;
* teachers are up in arms because you're trying to cut their pensions when you just voted yourself a $6000 raise:
* your state contains at least one of the fattest cities in the universe;
* an abysmal high school dropout rate.

So, what's your priority?

Why, isn't it obvious? Passing a bill to put a ban on same-sex marriages in the state constitution.
It gets better. The sponsor of the bill, with a perfectly straight face, claimed that the bill "is not anti-gay."

*sigh*

I recall, in the Gospels, harsh words from Jesus about hypocrites, and about those who look down on others as "not as good" as themselves.
But homosexuality?

Not one single word.