[Vision2020] New Rules from "Real Time" With Bill Maher (March 31, 2006)

[Saundra Lund]

Hi Tom,

Thanks for sharing this.  I happened to catch the show over the weekend, and
while I often find it interesting and even entertaining, I don't know when
I've heard anything on TV that resonated with me more than this part:

"People who run everything can't complain that they're underdogs.  To whit,
this week, there was a highly-attended conference in Washington called "The
War on Christians."  Because nothing quite says "I'm oppressed," like the
opulent Regency Ballroom of the Omni Shoreham Hotel. 

Ah, yes, whatever happened to that plucky little cult, Christianity?  Oh,
that's right, they're 80% of the American people, and have taken over all
three branches of government, country music, public schools, the bestseller
list, and until recently, Katie Holmes.  You know, Christians, I don't mind
that you're part of a dress-up cult that hates sex and worships magic but
the paranoia, that does scare me. 

Did you know that the Missouri legislature recently felt the need to propose
a resolution declaring Christianity Missouri's majority religion.  No
kidding.  Really, you mean people aren't saying, "Gosh, I'd like to go to
Missouri, but...to Jewish."  In Savannah, recently, a children's book about
a baby penguin who is raised by two male penguins - ahh! - was removed from
the library for its homosexual overtones.  Because you know penguins, in
those tuxedos, with the dreamy eyes.  Huge fags! 

The Christian right are now officially the party of paranoia.  Secularists
are attacking Christmas!  Gays are attacking marriage!  Liberals are
attacking values!  White girls are being abducted at an alarming rate!  You
know, if you're going to be that paranoid all the time, just get high. 

And the worst part is, the people b*tch*ng loudest about being persecuted
for their Christianity aren't Christians at all.  They're demagogues and
conmen and scolds.  And the only thing they worship is power.  If you
believe Jesus ever had a good word for war or torture or tax cuts for the
rich, or raping the earth, or refusing water to dying migrants, then you
might as well believe bunnies lay painted eggs.

And Jesus - and Jesus never said a word about gay marriage.  He was much too
busy hanging out with 12 guys.  Now - now I know George Bush says Jesus
Christ changed his heart.  But believe me, Dick Cheney changed it back.  The
only thing Bush has in common with Jesus is they both went into their
father's business and got crucified for it. 

Thomas Jefferson called the type of Christian who trumpets his own belief in
the divinity of Jesus rather than the morality of Jesus "pseudo-Christians."
And that's who's running our country today.  And since they thrive so much
on turning water into "whining" and get off on their endless pretend
persecution, this Easter season, let's give them what they want.  Let's go
to the zoo, get some lions, and feed them Tom DeLay."


Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.
- Edmund Burke

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