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'Atheists are out to get us!' says Catholic League president, compares Penn & Teller to Nazis
Examiner.com ^
| Aug 31st, 2009
| Hugh Kramer
Posted on 09/01/2009 9:14:22 AM PDT by GL of Sector 2814
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If he thinks that Penn & Teller's show was the most "Nazi-like assault" he's ever seen, he needs to see more WW2 documentaries.
To: GL of Sector 2814
Bill leads a cloistered life.
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:16:45 AM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: GL of Sector 2814
“Penn & Teller: Bullsh*t!, just ran an episode on the history of the Catholic Church.”
Sounds more tame than where the Nazis started from.
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:17:05 AM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(Kennedy complained at 2:55 am to the hotel owner that he had been awoken by a noisy party.)
To: GL of Sector 2814
Everyone knows what you get with Penn and Teller (bullsh#t). Poorly researched, personal opinion mixed in with folk lore, urban legend cr*p. I still find them mildy amusing at times!
Mel
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:22:24 AM PDT
by
melsec
(A Proud Aussie)
To: GL of Sector 2814
Penn and Teller can be rude atheists, but you'd be hard pressed to find two people more supportive of the United States of America and its philosophy of freedom and self-government.
They're hardly Nazis.
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:22:25 AM PDT
by
mc6809e
To: GL of Sector 2814
From what I’ve seen, Penn is quite tolerant of believers (much more than many militant atheists).
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:23:17 AM PDT
by
Sloth
(Ted Kennedy's brain tumor has killed more people than my gun.)
To: GL of Sector 2814
""This was the most Nazi-like assault, Donohue said." Must have lived a very sheltered life...
To: GL of Sector 2814
“Im talking about people who are disaffected Catholics and Protestants who are mutineers within their own religion, trying to change things.”
Yeah, Catholics: Toe the line and shut up about the entrenched corruption and sexual misdeeds or you’ll be singled out like a Zerobama protester at a union rally.
Sheesh!
To: melsec
You’ve got to admit, to get those environmentalist whackos to sign the petition to ban Dihydrogen Monoxide was pure brilliance.
Other than the religious aspects, for the most part Penn and Teller are right on. And even on the religious aspects, they make a point. But that says more about those who use religion as a scam, than on those who truly do believe in God.
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:25:48 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Sloth
“From what Ive seen, Penn is quite tolerant of believers...”
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Tolerant?
Well that’s big of him.
I wouldn’t want to inconvenience him or anything....
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:27:00 AM PDT
by
EyeGuy
To: GL of Sector 2814
When will Penn & Teller release their hilarious expose of the history of Islam?
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:27:07 AM PDT
by
chrisser
(Jim Thompson is the the finest, bravest, most honorable American I have ever known...)
To: Sloth
From what Ive seen, Penn is quite tolerant of believersMore so than some of the crevos here on FR of others and their beliefs.
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:30:35 AM PDT
by
Pistolshot
(Brevity: Saying a lot, while saying very little.)
To: EyeGuy
“Tolerant?
Well thats big of him.
I wouldnt want to inconvenience him or anything....”
From what I’ve seen, it’s more than could be said about a number of the posters on this forum where atheists are involved.
Most atheists don’t really care what other people believe, we just don’t happen to share those beliefs, or be forced to participate in them - although most of us also don’t really care about references to God in national anthems and the like, either.
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:33:26 AM PDT
by
-YYZ-
(Strong like bull, smart like ox.)
To: dfwgator
I do remember that - very funny. Penn and Teller just take the opposite view from those precious held ones and use that to make a show - I don’t begrudge them that - people should just realise that what they are watching is comedy or an attempt at it and should not take it too seriously. They are laughing all the way to the bank.
Mel
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:34:23 AM PDT
by
melsec
(A Proud Aussie)
To: melsec
And they also really took the “truthers” to task as well.
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:34:56 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: GL of Sector 2814
A pattern I’ve noticed is that there are many Catholics who link their identity more to their church than to Christ. So Penn & Teller’s show on the Catholic Church is probably far more outrageous to the Catholic League than anything else they have ever said about worshiping God.
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:34:57 AM PDT
by
rom
(Israel got Saul before they got David. Where's our David?)
To: Pistolshot
I would have said 'more accepting' rather than 'tolerant' but the point is pretty much the same. They understand that it's okay to have different viewpoints and not everyone has to agree. So long as one isn't forcing their way on another.
More so than some of the crevos here on FR of others and their beliefs.
On top of that, they are Libertarians. Sometimes I feel like even uttering that word on FR is a mortal sin. At least from what I've seen.
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:39:24 AM PDT
by
krykel
To: Sloth
They don't strike me as being "neutral" on Christians.
Penn & Teller ridicule Christ's crucifixion - Comedy duo presents skit where angel performs sex act on 'Jesus' (January 20, 2003 )
The magic-comedy team of Penn & Teller has performed a stunt parodying the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, offending some attendees of a major magicians' convention, reports columnist Norm Clarke of the Las Vegas Review. The skit, performed last week in Las Vegas, included Teller, dressed as Christ on a full-size cross, entering the room on a cart. According to the column, a midget dressed as an angel "performed a simulated sex act on the near-naked Teller." Penn, in a Roman gladiator costume, unveiled the scene by pulling away a "Shroud of Turin" that covered the cross.
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:46:35 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Kennedycare?Recall that "Animal Farm" begins with a Socialist Revolution to honor Big Major's legacy)
To: rom
A pattern Ive noticed is that there are many Catholics who link their identity more to their church than to Christ.
Yep. How about Christ's teachings? Read the bible and see what it actually says rather than letting a hierarchy of popes, cardinals, monsignors, priests tell you.
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:48:46 AM PDT
by
Sig Sauer P220
("Peace" is that brief, glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - Anonymous)
To: GL of Sector 2814
Mr. Donohoe needs to remember that Jesus warned all of us about this type of stuff. He is right to point out the open hostility that is coming toward Christians at an accelerated rate, while Satanic practices such as Islam and Secular Humanism are openly embraced.
His words were simple: We are not of the world, therefore the world will reject us.
Prayers for those who hear God's Word, but openly reject it.
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:49:32 AM PDT
by
GI Joe Fan
(GI Joe represents Real American Heroes, not a bunch of globalist drones.)
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