In word's filled with patience and generosity Baehr does an aggressive autopsy on Bill Maher's cristophobic movie Religulous. His conclusions are not so kind.
See CW's own review here.
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
REVIEW: Dr. Ted Baehr and Dr. Tom Snyder review Maher's God-awful movie!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
ENTERTAINMENT: This is not entertainment!
No! This is not entertainment!
This is in-your-face social commentary and personal opinion intended to cover up the ignorance and licentiousness of an animator.
Brent Bozell makes us aware of the garbage mind and heart of one Seth MacFarlane, who, though gifted by his creator with manifold artistic skills, chooses to ridicule the Giver by way of the gift ... something done by mental and spiritual pygmies for over 6,000 years.
According to Bozell ...Actually what follows degenerates rapidly, revealing the hurting soul in MacFarlane, where inner demons rage and in whom cristophobia manifests itself by ridiculing the object of his confliction.On October 5, Fox’s Sunday night [Family Guy] cartoon debuted an episode titled "I Dream of Jesus," a play on "I Dream of Jeannie." Get it? Jesus is a fairy tale, like a genie in a bottle.
The title character, Peter Griffin wanders into a record shop, where he finds Jesus Christ minding the store. Jesus lies to Peter, trying to deny who he is, until Peter threatens to urinate on the albums of Christian artist Amy Grant. Jesus comes clear on his identity and explains he came to Earth "just to get away from the family... my dad just quit smoking and he’s a little on edge." What follows is an entire story that chronicles, in rather amazing fashion, how this lying, slacker Jesus is even dumber than Peter, the greatest idiot on animated television today.
Having been a bone fide ridiculer in my past life, I sense MacFarlane was trying to pull something off that failed to happen ... too bad ridiculing the only good man to have ever existed was his long straw.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
INTOLERANCE: Taxpayer supported cristophobia!
The USA is not the only place where Christians feel their government is cristophobic.Christians face funding bias, says Archbishop | The Christian Institute
HT - Public bodies are ‘intolerant’ of Christian groups | CranmerThe Archbishop of York has spoken of Government ‘intolerance’ against Christian groups when it comes to funding community initiatives. [TCI]Of course the "separation of church and state" is enshrined in the left's mythological Constitution of the United States, where only hard fought victories are achieved through "faith based" efforts; no such ironclad and arbitrary barrier to government funding exists across the pond.
While faith remains a primary motivation for charitable and voluntary work in Britain, increasingly voluntary groups which have a Christian foundation are viewed as ‘tainted and unsuitable for receipt of funding’ by public bodies.
[Cranmer]... Dr Sentamu has noticed ‘a chill wind that blows around grant makers and managers of funds’ when they consider the plans of faith groups. He said: “We must resist any trend in national or local Government where the decision as to whether a solution works is not based on results, but upon the intolerance that sees a project motivated by faith as being tainted and unsuitable for receipt of funding. Rather there should be a recognition of the valuable work being carried out by groups motivated to serve the common good by a belief in dignity of all as God’s creatures in which his divine spark resides.”[Cranmer]So many volunteers have opted out of faith based work and so many organizations have given up under governmental cristophobic intolerance and disdain. This has resulted in many not receiving much needed care and service which might have been provided.Christian groups “are working at the coalface of pastoral care and social practice,” he said, “motivated by nothing more than their love of God and the love for their neighbour”.I'm not aware of the comparable American data, so I can't say with any certainty the contribution of our people and organizations. However, any reasonable analyst must admit it is a least as good per capita/dollar of contribution.
Many are working with the elderly, children and the disabled. Dr Sentamu said there are 22,000 religious charities helping people in England and Wales, while churchgoers contribute more than 23 million hours of voluntary service each year.[TCI]
More TCI ...
More Cranmer ...
Saturday, September 13, 2008
MEDIA BIAS: Don't give me facts, I'm content with my ignorance!
Newt Gingrich, former Republican Speaker of the House, blasted the media for its religious intolerance and historical ignorance at the Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C.FRC Action Summit: Newt Gingrich | Hot Air
HT - Gingrich Criticizes Media for Anti-Religion Elitism; Chastises ABC's Gibson | NewsBusters"And I want to take a minute or two because I want to put in context how bad things have gotten in the elite media and how utterly alien from historic traditional American culture some elements of the elite media are and I'll let you decide for yourself as you watch them which people accurately fit this," Gingrich added. "But there's a secular, at a minimum skeptical to religion, at a maximum overtly hostile to religion bias in the mainstream media."I'd vote for overtly hostile.
Much more ...
CROSS POSTED: SHEEP'S CRIB - Issues
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
INTOLERANCE: Media's cristophobia is embarrassing!
Can Someone Hire a Religion Tutor for CNN Reporters? | NewsBusters
Media is anti-Christian, says Sky News reporter | BLACK KETTLE
Stop the Presses: Palin's Church Holds to Bible's Teaching on Homosexuality! | NewsBusters
AP Next Going After Palin's 'Derided' Religion | NewsBustersCristophobia is running rampant among media personalities; but they still think they're filing insightful and well researched news reports.
When I hear leftists and socialists, and the MSM, speak on religious or theological aspects of Sarah Palin's faith, I am reminded of prepubescents questioning adult decisions.
It's like the Louvre hiring a playground chalk artist to make new acquisitions. It's like an air guitarist replacing Aerosmith's lead guitarist. It is flat out embarrassing.
So ridiculous and juvenile are their concerns and questions that authentic believers are rendered speechless.
They are mad! Very mad! Mad at McCain-Palin! Mad at you! Mad at me! Why? Because we embarrassed them during and after the RNC; because they know they are responsible for the incredible and apparently enduring McCain bump. [CNN HT - NB]
I, for one, hope they continue on this cristophobic rant; what they don't know in this case is going to hurt them big time.Some Pentecostals from Assembly of God also believe in "faith healing" and the "end times" -- a violent upheaval that they believe will deliver Jesus Christ's second coming. [News Busters]Both faith healing and end times are orthodox teachings of the Christian faith but are presented in such a way as to insinuate red flags for the reader.Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer.
"You'll be encouraged by the power of God's love and His desire to transform the lives of those impacted by homosexuality," according to the insert in the bulletin of the Wasilla Bible Church, where Palin has prayed for about six years. [CBS HT - NB]Sarah Palin often identifies herself simply as Christian... Yet John McCain's running mate has deep roots in Pentecostalism, a spirit-filled Christian tradition that is one of the fastest growing in the world. It's often derided by outsiders and Bible-believers alike. [Miami Herald HT - NB]The New English Review comments ...Seemingly they were on the prowl up there in Alaska, looking for wild-eyed Christian fundamentalists at the Wasilla Bible Church, but they come up short. Her church and beliefs are very solidly mainstream.I won't be surprised to soon hear someone suggest Palin's current church is planning an altar for slaughtering sheep in their parking lot; all because a CNN reporter saw a bulletin from five years ago which listed the hymn "Power in the Blood" in the order of service.
What am I thinking? Only church goers will know what a bulletin is or what is meant by "Order of Service."
Each of the world's religions have a language of their own; for the media to think they can learn its grammar and syntax overnight is wilder than a Hopi peyote lodge.
CROSS POSTED - SHEEP'S CRIB Issues
Sunday, September 07, 2008
PROPAGANDA: Is the National Jewish Democratic Council cristophobic?
Obama challenged to reject nominal Jewish organization's support ...There is no place in modern politics for any organization that uses racial, ethnic, religious, or misogynist hate to advance its agenda.
We therefore call upon the Obama campaign to reject the support of the National Jewish Democratic Council, whose “Bubbie versus the GOP” video ... portrays Jesus, Christian ministers, and the Cross in a “This is the Enemy” context.
NJDC has also provided derogatory misinformation about the Christian computer game “Left Behind: Eternal Forces,” and it has used its nominally Jewish identity to whitewash anti-Semitic hate speech from MoveOn.org.
Now NJDC is circulating a petition to condemn John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as a running mate. Even though we do not share Palin’s belief in Jesus, it is our obligation to condemn NJDC’s anti-Christian hate propaganda under color of Judaism as strongly as we expect decent Christians to condemn anti-Semitic hate speech under color of Christianity.
The National Jewish Democratic Council’s “Bubbie versus the GOP” ... is still available as of September 1 2008. “Bubbie versus the GOP” really seems to be “Bubbie versus Christians, Jesus, and the Cross,” because it portrays all of them in a “This is the Enemy” context.Maybe NJDC’s real problem with Sarah Palin is that she believes that Jesus is her Savior, even though Barack Obama shares this belief–but left-wing Democrats get a pass from NJDC.The materials referenced above are from the 2004 presidential election and are seriously outdated ... but the fact they are old doesn't mitigate their cristophobic nature, especially in light of the NJDC's current anti-Palin efforts.
Friday, September 05, 2008
ASSOCIATION: You're guilty because you have a life!
One method of attacking Christians which has gained favor among the MSM (Main-Stream-Media) is guilt by association. Stereotyping is the evil twin for this form of Cristophobia.
The media in America is as adept at this as any in the world ... especially when they feel threatened by something they do not understand. And they don't understand Christians, Christianity, or Christ! So believers like Sarah Palin have to endure their accusations.MSNBC talking heads Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow gathered to discuss the VP candidate's remarks. Among the topics covered was Palin's religious background.The following is from the transcripts of that discussion ...MATTHEWS: Is it true that she believes that God supports the war in Iraq? How does she know?Many Americans are now asking themselves, "Who died and elected the media the sole arbiter of what is right and wrong?"
MADDOW: Was she sitting in the pew in her church in Wasilla two weeks ago when a speaker said that the Israelis deserve terrorist attacks, because Jews are unbelievers in Christ?
MADDOW: That was in the Politico today. Jews for Jesus founder speaking at her church while she was there two weeks ago making incredibly, incredibly out of line comments about Israel and Jewish people. These are tough questions she'll have to answer.MADDOW: Saying that's why Israel was subject to terrorist attacks. It was God's judgment for not believing in Christ.What Maddow fails to inform Matthews or her listeners is the rest of the story ...
MATTHEWS: What's the source?
MADDOW: Politico.comRepublican Jewish Coalition e-mailed its members evidence of her support for Israel: a video in which a small Israeli flag can be seen poking out from behind a drape.
"I think it speaks volumes that she keeps an Israeli flag on the wall of her office," the group's executive director, Matt Brooks, told Politico in an e-mail. "It clearly shows what's in her heart."Kerry Picket of News Busters goes on to comment ...
Regardless of Palin's views on Israel, her Christian beliefs will count as a strike against her among media pundits.Sad but true!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
GOVERNMENT: Irish Cardinal sees unease with EU's aims among Christians!
Cardinal criticises EU attitude to Christian way of life | Irish TimesIrish Cardinal Brady chastens EU leadership for their disrespect (read Cristophobic view) of Christians, Christianity, and their concomitant values. Of course we must recall that what was a wholly Christian populace in 1900 is barely a shadow of that 100 years later.
HT: Cardinal Says EU Undermines Christianity | Brussels Journal"The experience of many Christians within the EU is that this lowest common denominator invariably coincides with the secular and relativist tradition within Europe - that which denies moral absolutes with an objective basis - rather than the religious view."Brady goes on to comment ..."As the recent referendum on the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland suggests, at least some of those who were previously enthusiastic about the founding aims of the EU, both social and economic, are now expressing unease," he said. [...]As to the future of the EU ...
To ignore "this trend within the EU and its impact on people of faith has inevitable political and social consequences, not least on levels of support for the project itself", he said. [...]
Such an approach ended up with Christians "being denied the right to intervene in public debates or at least having their contribution dismissed as an attempt to protect unjustified privileges, such as, for example, the right to employ people who support the ethos of a Christian institution". [...]
"Successive decisions [of the EU institutions] have undermined the family based on marriage, the right to life from the moment of conception to natural death, the sacredness of the Sabbath, the right of Christian institutions to maintain and promote their ethos, including schools - these and other decisions have made it more difficult for committed Christians to maintain their instinctive commitment to the European project," he said."Without respect for its Christian memory and soul, I believe it is possible to anticipate continuing difficulties for the European project. These will emerge not only in economic terms but in terms of social cohesion and the continued growth of a dangerous individualism that does not care about God or about what the future might have in store."
Saturday, August 23, 2008
BILL MAHER: Comic's neurological dysfunction cured by filthy lucre!
Bill Maher, ex-Catholic, ex-Jew, now religion-mocker, says if ...“... you believe this stuff [then] you are crazy, at least in one area of your life.”"... you’re religious, [then] it means you believe in some crazy stuff. And at that point you don’t look reasonable."Maher has produced a movie called, "Religulous"; a mocking, taunting, condemnation of anything religious. Maher, a mediocre comedian and shallow, liberal, social commentarian, is of the opinion that "[all] religion is a big crock of spit."
The comedian is a gold medalist in the hate category of life ... yet he, like all Americans, is protected by our national doctrine concerning free speech ... and thank God he is.
Indeed, Maher is a pristine example of why "hate crime" laws are useless; they don't work against those among the rich and powerful.
It isn't that he directly encourages others to hate of Christians or Christianity (he is careful to say that he is not telling people how to think, just that they should think); no, he's content to stir the hatefilled cauldrons of his audience's hearts.
However, by doing this without restraint or wisdom, Maher proffers de facto encouragement to those who already hate Christians and Christianity, or have religiophobic tendencies, to proactively respond to their deleterious emotions ... like a gun dealer who feeds guns to White Supremacists, then proclaiming innocence when the weapons used in a real hate crime.
You are challenged, if you have the stomach for it, to go to the LAT article and scan the comments at the end. There are some commenters who make the brain damaged religionists Maher hates so much sound like Einsteins.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
STEREOTYPES: They're not God's angels!
Assuming the greater part of this group is "saved," they truly dishonor Christ and perpetuate the "they're all hypocrites" stereotype the public has of Christians.A violent brawl may have started because the Hells Angels thought a Christian motorcycle ministry [Set Free Ministries] was claiming an affiliation with them ...I spent most of the past 20 years in Southern California and I am familiar with the work of Set Free Ministries; it is sizable and effective with hundreds of wonderful testimonies. Hearing that Aguilar and some of his closest supporters are nothing more than thugs and bangers is heartbreaking.
Set Free's leader, Phillip Aguilar, and four other biker ministers were charged with weapons and gang felonies after the fight at a Newport Beach bar that ended in two stabbings.
The dust-up prompted police to raid the Set Free Christian Ministries compound in Anaheim, where they allegedly recovered thousands of rounds of ammunition and dozens of guns and knives. ...
Aguilar, 60, started his counterculture church in 1982 after saying he found Jesus while doing time in the state penitentiary for child abuse. His church, which prides itself on its outreach to criminals, drug addicts and biker gangs, has attracted thousands of members nationwide and operates several drug rehab homes around Southern California.
Perhaps there really is truth to the rumored link with hell's angels.
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