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

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Saundra quotes:

"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."


Sound like any local cult?

W.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Saundra Lund" <sslund at adelphia.net>
To: "'Tom Hansen'" <thansen at moscow.com>; "'Moscow Vision 2020'" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 7:46 PM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] New Rules from "Real Time" With Bill Maher (March 31,2006)


> 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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