Born Again Atheist Born Again Atheist Syndication Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:38:10 -0600 jasonevines@hypersyllogistic.com (Hypersyllogistic Forums) IP.Blog 60 Boycott Hillary
We had Bob Johnson alluding to Obama's unmentionable something. Then the Clinton campaign insulted our intelligence asserting that Johnson was refering to Obama's community organizing. Yes, the community organizing is so sordid it can't be mentioned in polite society.

Bill has since gone from campaign stop to campaign stop dropping poison pills until today, when he dropped the bomb. The Clintons have engaged in nothing short of the most despicable scorched earth politics, politics that has no place in the democratic party, and Bill Clinton has worn out his welcome in that party. That may be harsh to say of a former president, but most former presidents conduct themselves with a modicum of dignity and decorum.

The Clintons will divide the party and the country if it means that they are the last ones standing. They may have hoped their campaign of hate and division wouldn't generate any backlash. But Hillary Clinton has lost my vote, and she will never get it back.]]> Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:05:05 -0600 Temptation steals a page from the devil's playbook.

And there's all sorts of quotables, like:
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[Violent videogames are] crucial, they say, to reach the elusive audience of boys and young men.

Yeah, Jesus isn't getting it done anymore. We need bonuses and things we actually care about!
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Tim explained the game’s allure: “It’s just fun blowing people up.”
Suicide Bombings are fun!
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Once they come for the games, Gregg Barbour, the youth minister of the church said, they will stay for his Christian message.
Just like a time share sales pitch.

You can also watch the mental gymnastics as these so called values voters justify providing age inappropriate material to minors:
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John Robison, the current associate pastor at the 300-member Albuquerque church, said parents approached him and were concerned about the Halo games’ M rating. “We explain we’re using it as a tool to be relatable and relevant,” he said, “and most people get over it pretty quick.”
Pity the child with the parent who doesn't send their kid to the church's Halo party because they don't want him to be corrupted.

The church has lost. And which place of worship allows me to play the original San Andreas?

And we should really put parental advisory stickers on the church door.]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:52:44 -0500 If its in a museum, it has to be true. creation museum. Aside from the obvious, it seems dinosaurs ate oblong golf balls. And:
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exhibits are often stunningly designed by Patrick Marsh, who, like the entire museum staff, declares adherence to the ministry?s views; he evidently also knows the lure of secular sensations, since he designed the ?Jaws? and ?King Kong? attractions at Universal Studios in Florida.
Does that mean the museum is boring and will break down several times a day?]]> Fri, 25 May 2007 11:18:40 -0500 What is wrong with the Pope? You would be wrong.
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the pope said indigenous peoples, "silently longing" for Christianity, had welcomed the arrival of European priests who "purified" them. Many indigenous-rights groups believe the conquest ushered in a period of disease, mass murder, enslavement and the shattering of their cultures.
The Pope's problem is he has an undeserved reputation as a moral arbiter, and he's trying to milk it for everything its worth. It must be comforting to know that you can rationalize any crime by papering over it with facile and asinine comments. It must be nice to condemn violence but minimize the violence inflicted on native populations in the name of God. I assume the Jews were "silently longing" for Jesus as well, and that's why the Catholics made them "audibly scream" at the hands of the Inquisition. Nothing like a little purification by torture.

But then, the Pope is not above rationalizing his crimes or the crimes of his church. When confronted with molestation claims, the Pope:
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became visibly upset when asked about the Maciel case by ABC News' Brian Ross in April 2002.

"You do not ask such questions," he said and then slapped Ross's hand.
That's right! You tell him, Pope! You don't ask such questions because they reveal the Church in its true light, a place where temporal power and an undeserved reputation get you special immunity from your crimes. It's fitting that Maciel received a slap on the wrist by the virtuous souls at the Vatican. The rationalization there? Doubtlessly, the altar boys were "silently longing" to be abused.]]> Tue, 15 May 2007 09:59:26 -0500 The Pope is a Terrorist criticizing the Pope is "terrorism."

What raised the Vatican's ire? A comedian describing his differences with the church:
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At the concert, held every year in front of the Saint John in Lateran basilica -- Rome's cathedral where Pope Benedict sits as bishop -- one of the presenters, Andrea Rivera, spoke out against the Pontiff's stand on a number of issues.

"The Pope says he doesn't believe in evolution. I agree, in fact the Church has never evolved," he said.

He also criticized the Church for refusing to give a Catholic funeral to Piergiorgio Welby, a man who campaigned for euthanasia as he lay paralyzed with muscular dystrophy. He died in December after a doctor agreed to unplug his respirator.

"I can't stand the fact that the Vatican refused a funeral for Welby but that wasn't the case for (Chilean dictator Augusto) Pinochet or (Spanish dictator Francisco) Franco," he said between musical acts at the open-air concert.


Frankly, the Pope can go to hell. This is not terrorism, this is disagreement. It is legitimate criticism. You are not immune from criticism of the stupid positions you take. What exactly did Pinochet and Franco do to deserve a Church funeral? Oh. Right. they killed (many, many) other people, not themselves.

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"This, too, is terrorism. It's terrorism to launch attacks on the Church," it said. "It's terrorism to stoke blind and irrational rage against someone who always speaks in the name of love, love for life and love for man."


Talk about telling only half the story. The less glamorous truth is that the Pope and his subordinates are objectively disordered, hate filled cranks. When the Vatican health secretary compares people to cockroaches what else are we supposed to think? Is that not terrorism? By your own definition, is it not terrorism to call people iniquitous, evil, intrinsic moral evils, part of an "ideology of evil" (sensing a pattern here?), or want to legalize evil, or are without any social value, caricatures, perverts, violent child abusers, gravely immoral, part of a virus on society, counterfeits, "prisoners," anarchists, disordered, modern day Caligulas, self-indulgent, unnatural, that the concept of sexual orientation is "erroneous," or criticizing a media for making people "look normal."

People grow or diminish in moral stature by the words which they speak and the messages which they choose to hear. This criticism is so pointed and constant that its only purpose is to dehumanize people. It is not a cogent disagreement, such as Andrea Rivera's critique. The church says that criticizing people is terrorism. By that standard, how is the message of the Catholic Church not terrorism? The truth is that the Church wants the right to criticize peop;e it dislikes in the most strident terms possible while being immune from criticism itself.
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?Some people have even twisted (Bagnasco's words) to start an insidious ?war', a new season of tension, which is inspiring those who are looking for motives to return to taking up arms,? the newspaper said.

Twisted? What needs to be twisted? Do the remarks of Cardinal Amato need to be twisted to create tension? His own words are vile enough as it is.]]> Thu, 03 May 2007 07:20:38 -0500 Natural Law and Blind People Bizarre. I wonder what led him to connect the two. Neither of which is entirely relevant.

His talking points are also woefully behind the times and irrelevant:
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There is no right to marriage in either the New Hampshire Constitution or the federal Constitution.
That might be an issue if this was a court decision. This was a legislative proposal. Since Mr. Letourneau is a member of the legislature, you might think he'd know that.]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:21:38 -0500 Springtime: The Birds, the Bees, the Religious Police Iran's Uncomfortable Women

The TV is blaring the news that women are just so happy that the police are telling them what they should wear. The women are kept against their will in buses for five hours to pressure them into changing their scandalous ways.

As one woman tells it,
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Nazanin was told by the police that they were trying to help her so that she would not look awkward and attract the attention of men.
Aw. Isn't that thoughtful? They're just thinking of her best interests.

Oh. And men can't wear shorts either.]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:35:22 -0500 <![CDATA[It's about time]]> Wiccans get headstone symbol]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:12:25 -0500 Irrational actions increase "evil" of "so called civilized nations." When Joseph Ratzinger warned about increasing irrational and violent reactions he was talking about the church.]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:58:02 -0500 An enlightened and candid diagnosis surveys the informed opinion of the blogosphere and does not like what he sees:
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If you want to discover what kind of people atheists are, scroll down to my recent posts and read the responses. I am a troll. I am a cretin. I am a moron. I am a nut-job. And so on.
It's the truth. Since when did accuracy become a liability?

He continues:
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For those who go beyond abuse, there is shrieking complaint.... I wonder if the abuse that atheists heap on people when their ideas are questioned is indicative of a deeper malady.

Really, Dinesh. You are responsible for heaping such shrieking abuse as The Enemy At Home.
I can only imagine the deeper malady that is hidden by such malignancy. No, wait, I can picture it. Just look what reading your book did to Ma and Pa Kettle:

They got open, pus filled sores and everything! They have become jaundiced pariahs with an obvious brains deficit. Your affliction--your deeper malady--is surely unparalleled in the annals of medical history.]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:06:50 -0500