Let’s laugh about this, and take it for what it is. Come on, it’s too rich. Ha ha ha.
However, for those who wish to go deeper…
There was a time (a very long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away) that this story — if it ever made it to the public trough — would have been hooted off the stage.
Or hidden.
Or, anyway, it would have been laughed at and forgotten.
However, this story is emblematic of a whole bunch of stories over the last 20 years or so which suggest (don’t shoot the messenger, please) something real:
people who are extreme in their efforts to enforce any particular brand of morality, and who make it their daily business to broadcast hate and severe judgement, and who claim that their particular take on religion/life/morality/faith is the ONLY take that is legitimate — well, these are our enemies.
Ironically, it’s usually THE VERY PEOPLE WHO ARE INDULGING IN THE ACTIVITIES THEY CONDEMN who are most radical about hating these same activities.
Think about that.
Thanks, kids, for reading this. Hey, I’m just sayin’…
I second that. My fave example of this is that Preacher who bought meth but “threw it away” and claimed he only got a “massage” off a gay escort. I’m assuming it included a “happy ending” though. Hypocrite.
At 11:52 am martini lover said:
worshipping at the holy stripper’s pole.
April 1, 2008
At 12:35 pm Demon kitty said:
No shit.
April 1, 2008
At 1:17 pm Aunt J said:
Aunt J thinks he found the holy grail.
April 1, 2008
At 7:19 pm librarian kathleen said:
Let’s laugh about this, and take it for what it is. Come on, it’s too rich. Ha ha ha.
However, for those who wish to go deeper…
There was a time (a very long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away) that this story — if it ever made it to the public trough — would have been hooted off the stage.
Or hidden.
Or, anyway, it would have been laughed at and forgotten.
However, this story is emblematic of a whole bunch of stories over the last 20 years or so which suggest (don’t shoot the messenger, please) something real:
people who are extreme in their efforts to enforce any particular brand of morality, and who make it their daily business to broadcast hate and severe judgement, and who claim that their particular take on religion/life/morality/faith is the ONLY take that is legitimate — well, these are our enemies.
Ironically, it’s usually THE VERY PEOPLE WHO ARE INDULGING IN THE ACTIVITIES THEY CONDEMN who are most radical about hating these same activities.
Think about that.
Thanks, kids, for reading this. Hey, I’m just sayin’…
April 1, 2008
At 10:12 am martini lover said:
hear hear, librarian kathleen. do as they say, not as they do.
April 2, 2008
At 12:33 pm It’s British Bitch said:
I second that. My fave example of this is that Preacher who bought meth but “threw it away” and claimed he only got a “massage” off a gay escort. I’m assuming it included a “happy ending” though. Hypocrite.
April 2, 2008