February 25, 2004Old Time ReligionYou can't turn on a TV or a radio this week without being bombarded by Religion. Much of the talk, of course, has been sparked by the new Gibson movie, but this media spectacle has spilled over into many other areas: a special report on NBC "Dateline" tomorrow...preachers, pastors, rabbis on Fox News, MSNBC, and such...Jesus on the cover of magazines...the anti-gay lobbyists invoking religion into the current debate over marriage...So at the risk of offending some of my regular readers, but perhaps providing a brief respite for others, a few links to enjoy... Positive Atheism; Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers; The Atheism Web; Americans United for Separation of Church and State; Heathen Handbook; The Brights; BeliefNet: Atheism; Heresy House; American Atheists; and some humor via The Onion: God Diagnosed With Bi-Polar Disorder Enjoy! Posted at February 25, 2004 07:13 PM | TrackBackCOMMENTS!
Ooooooh, you're gonna love my next post! It's going to be a review of The Passion! :) Posted by: Allison at February 26, 2004 03:16 PMI don't think you should be worried about offending regular readers, David. I'm all for reading various viewpoints--including the ones I don't happen to agree with. I had a Passion-themed post ready to go earlier this week (I think my views are probably 180 degrees from your own), but, like you, I'm a bit sick of all the hype. Besides, focusing on meaninglessness, pop culture and banality are oh-so-much more fun. Posted by: TL Hines at February 27, 2004 11:20 AMNo offense here. But as one of those weird religious people, I'm kind of happy to be bombarded with religion versus the secular tripe the media is usually filled with. ;D I used to be an atheist, until I stopped believing in the absence of God. :) I haven't seen The Passion yet, and frankly I'm loathe to. Violence-wise, I've heard it makes RESERVOIR DOGS look like THE COSBY SHOW. Posted by: Jay Allen at February 27, 2004 05:59 PMI dunno Dave, I listen to a lot of talk radio and watch the news channels--prolly not as much as you but yer neice and nephew pretty much control the remote so I know all about Spongebob and Dexter and YuGiOh--but I haven't seen "anti-gay lobbyists" injecting religion into the gay marriage debate. Not trying to be funny but if you think about it, a gay man or woman DOES have the option to marry, they just have to marry someone of the opposite gender. Posted by: Robert Ferrau at February 27, 2004 07:52 PMJay, there's more blood in the first Nightmare on Elm Street than in The Passion. People just don't like the subject of this movie. Posted by: Renee at March 2, 2004 01:47 PMPost a comment
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