I found a link today which reminded me of a Rowan Atkinson sketch. I know there are different ideas about when the “Sabbath” actually is. Christians seems to set Sunday as the “holy” day, whereas Jews mark the time between sunset on Friday and Sunset on Saturday instead. Of course, it all comes down to biblical interpretation.
While not particularly relevant to the rest of us (although, I discovered recently on my travels to Adelaide - one of Australia’s smaller major cities1 - shops still aren’t allowed to open on Sundays, and I’m sure we can blame the Christians for that) I thought “Remember the Sabbath” was quite interesting.
Oh, and then - of course - the Rowan Atkinson sketch I was reminded of… (This was linked recently from one of the Atheist blogs I read - I forget where, but if you think it might have been you, let me know and I’ll link to you)
I thought Jesus and Mo was a perfect combination to highlight the illogical nature of religion, but I was wrong - who could pick apart Christianity better than Socrates?
It’s a long read, but it seems to sum up Christianity quite well. A small snippet to tempt you:
Socrates: If God created man’s eyes, legs and mind, he also created man’s desires; all his desires, even his desire for knowledge and sex. Why did man sin?
Jesus: He sinned because of his weaknesses and his evil nature.
Socrates: Who created man’s nature?
Jesus: God.
Socrates: It seems to me that you Lord God has merely created man to watch him suffer. This business of Satan, the Garden of Eden and free will is merely a facade. God merely wanted an excuse to harass, persecute, torment and oppress mankind. If an all-powerful and all-knowing being creates everything, and allows his creations to react in a certain way, he actually intended them to act in that way and is solely responsible for the results.
God is sitting in Heaven when a scientist says to Him, “Lord, we don’t need you any more. Science has finally figured out a way to create life out of nothing. In other words, we can now do what you did in the beginning.”"Oh, is that so? Tell me…” replies God.
“Well,” says the scientist, “we can take dirt and form it into the likeness of you and breathe life into it, thus creating man.”
“Well, that’s interesting. Show Me.”
So, the scientist bends down to the earth and starts to mould the soil.
Here are some of the sites I’ve been looking at recently, that I wanted to share:
What if the Women of the Bible Had All Been Feminists? - “After the ladies loosen up around the table, Mary Magdalene would begin by talking about sex workers? rights, and returning belly dancing to its origin as an exercise for giving birth.”
TAOISM - Shit happens CONFUCIANISM - Confucius says: “Shit happens.” BUDDHISM - If shit happens, it isn’t really shit. ZEN - What is the sound of shit happening? HINDUISM - This shit happened before. ISLAM - If shit happens, it is the will of Allah. PROTESTANT - Let shit happen to someone else. CATHOLIC - If shit happens, you deserve it. JUDAISM - Why does this shit always happen to us? JEHOVAH’S WITNESS - Let us in and we’ll tell you why shit happens HARE KRISHNA - Shit happens. Shit happens. Shit happens. PAGAN - Shit is part of the goddess, too. SCIENTOLOGY - This book gets rid of your shit. EXISTENTIALISM - Everything is shit, so let’s be depressed. NIHILISM - Everything is shit, so let’s blow it all up. SATANISM - I made this shit happen and I’m glad about it. SOLIPSISM - This shit happens to me alone, but I am the cause of it ATHEISM - I don’t believe this shit. AGNOSTICISM - What is this shit? NEW AGE - For $300 I can help you achieve Shit Happens Awareness
Here are some of the sites I’ve been looking at recently, that I wanted to share:
Heed the word of God - An amusing commentary about George Bush’s claims that God is speaking to him
I Believe In Evolution, Except For The Whole Triassic Period - From The Onion: “Scientific reasoning can explain nearly every stage of life from the Big Bang to the present day. I say ‘nearly’ because the period commonly known as the Triassic period was quite obviously the work of the Lord God Almighty.”
Ars takes a field trip: the Creation Museum - The new “Creationist Museum” in Kentucky - “This walk through history museum will be a wonderful alternative to the evolutionary natural history museums that are turning countless minds against the gospel of Christ”
I thought 
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