Video of the week -- the Catholic Church
Sent by Mendip -- an overview of the philosophy and practices of the world's largest religious organization.
posted by Infidel753 at 10:30 AM
24 June 2011
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Individualist, pro-technology, pro-democracy, anti-religion. I speak only for myself and not for any ideology, movement, or party. It has been my great good fortune to live my whole life free of "spirituality" of any kind. I believe that evidence and reason are the keys to understanding reality; that technology rather than ideology or politics has been the great liberator of humanity; and that in the long run, human intelligence is the most powerful force in the universe.
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8 Comments:
Buddy, that sh*t was sooooo funny. Awesome bro, and thanks,
Kriss
ps. so funny I'm a gonna put it on my blog. Awesomeness.
Heh. It's rare to see theology expounded with such honesty and vigor.
This is a good blog. Keep up all the work. I too love blogging and expressing my opinions. Thanks
louis ck's show just started its new season on fx. the season opener was hilarious.
Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh ... Howdy Infodel ... this is TOO MUCH man! I'm speaking of course for the boyz :)
I know a lot of people will think this is funny, and I have NO regard for the Catholic or any other religion. But having worked a significant portion of my career in human services for the state, specifically child protective services, the video made me uncomfortable. It just is not a subject one should find humor in, in my opinion.
Nonnie: He clearly has style -- I'll check him out.
RC: Well, somebody's gotta speak for 'em.....
RtS: I know some people will find this cringe-worthy. But the cringing comes from the knowledge that these guys do, in fact, do this -- not from Louis CK's effective (and necessary) reminder of it. The Catholic Church needs to have its nose rubbed in this scandal at every opportunity.
As for the humor, ridicule is one of the most effective weapons we have. It should be used as much as possible.
...ridicule is one of the most effective weapons we have. I completely and fully agree. I LOVE Jon Stewart and the rest. Humor is extremely effective in reaching the consciousness of others. And it is so telling that Conservatives, and the religious in particular, have such a very poorly defined sense of humor; to the point where satire is often over their heads. But when humor crosses that "taste test", I think the message can be less effective.
An example might be Penn and Teller's "Bullshit" series which is pretty good. But I think it would be just as effective without the profanity and personal insults. As I say, taste in humor, like many things, varies.
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