Comments on: But the little kids understand

By: phein

phein — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:07:04 +0000

“As we all know, Christmas is that mystical time of year when the ghost of Jesus rises from the grave to feast on the flesh of the living! So we all sing Christmas Carols to lull him back to sleep” – Peter, the family guy

By: Ereshkigal

Ereshkigal — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:30:52 +0000

I want a church that re-enacts Genesis, especially the part where naked Adam and Eve get to copulate freely (or engage in any other sex act they can imagine), but get into real trouble for eating fruit.

Preschoolers? Nah, not even high-schoolers would have this integrated into their Sunday school curriculum.

I wonder, though, what sort of decorations would Hallmark market for this holiday?

By: JoFish

JoFish — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:02:41 +0000

Hey, they started it with their fetish for rating TV shows, and writing astroturf letters to teh FCC about Janet Jackson’s boobs. Why does it surprise Steyn (someone who thought when the were passing out IQ’S that they were assigning tax brackets and asked for a low one) that the same no one wants to incite the wrath of the letter-writers errrr… astroturfers.

Praise Jeebus! oh, never mind.

By: DennisSGMM

DennisSGMM — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:44:43 +0000

Next up, Jesus goes to the marriage at Cana and turns water into grape-aid.

By: makeitstop

makeitstop — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:57:48 +0000

I used to live in a neighborhood where the local 7 year old friendly kid always wanted to talk to me when he saw me outside. One day he marched up to me and announced that “Rush says that abortion is murder, because if it’s going to be a baby in 9 months then it always was a baby”. I knew the kid was homeschooled, but I didn’t realize until then that Rush was part of his daily classes.

How weird is it that a 7 year old is walking around spouting anti-abortion boilerplate to whomever he can buttonhole? My response was to tell him that there are people, even doctors, who don’t agree with Rush; his eyes got wide and he ran home. I had a nice, peaceful 2 months after that time because his mom apparently told him I was the antichrist and should be shunned. I could garden in peace for a change.

By: janetplanet

janetplanet — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:24:06 +0000

I just have to chime in. Your post made me laugh, and sent me back in time. When I was about 5 or 6, my older sisters were watching Olsen and Johnson’s “Hell’s a Popin’” on TV. There was a scene at the end where they “go to hell” and it scared the sh*t out of me. I went running in to my mother. But I got really freaked out when Porkey fell down a well, or trapped in a cave, or whatever. I mean,I had a hard time with Lassie. Thanks for the flashback!

By: preznit

preznit — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:53:23 +0000

is now excessively “disturbing”

well, thanks to Mel and the “Jesus and Mary Chainsaw Massacre” I can see their point

By: MarieRoget

MarieRoget — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:50:36 +0000

An amusing way to pass the time on the net is to Google how many instances of slain/resurrected gods & heroes there are in ancient religious myth. Slaying & resurrection of Jesus story fits right in there nicely.

By: Hatmandu

Hatmandu — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:16:46 +0000

Going to have to agree with Steyn. I mean, it’s not like the youngsters are going to be exposed to something horrific like Janet Jackson’s breast. And how else are they going to learn that the Jews murdered Jesus? You can never start too young with institutionalized hatred and fear mongering.

And why does Zombie Jesus remind me of John McCain with a beard?

By: Hatmandu

Hatmandu — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:11:01 +0000

As with most religions and sausages, it does not do to look too closely at what goes into it.

Brilliant. Going to have to borrow that one, Doc.