Atheist = Hate

White House officials met today with representatives from the Secular Coalition for America. The hysterical responses by right-wing Christians could just as easily be the predictions by any thinking person of what those people would say. Case in point, the irony-deficient Catholic League spokesperson/apologist/sole member Bill Donahue:

In an unprecedented move, leaders of a presidential administration are hosting some of the biggest anti-religious zealots in the nation.

A photo for Bill to ponder over:

In a very precedented move, a President is hosting one of the biggest anti-atheist* zealots in the world: President Bush pictured with cross-dressing daywalker Pope Benedict XVI.

*Also anti-Protestant, anti-Muslim, anti-gay, anti-women, anti-rationalism, and anti-child molestation investigations

The "ShlEmmy's" Earn Their Name

Kathy Griffin's last season of "My Life on the D-List" won an Emmy. But the powers that be will not be airing all of her acceptance speech. Why?

In her speech, Griffin said that "a lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus."

She went on to hold up her Emmy, make an off-color remark about Christ and proclaim, "This award is my god now!"

The comedian's remarks were condemned Monday by Catholic League President Bill Donohue, who called them a "vulgar, in-your-face brand of hate speech."

Fuck these people, seriously. I am slowly becoming the "militant atheist" that these ignoramuses want me to be. All she said was, "Suck it, Jesus." How is that more offensive than condemning non-believers to wrath or oblivion? My mind is blown...

How dare an award-winner mock religion and state that her award was due to her own talents! How dare her!

Where's the Crown of Twizzlers?

Someone in New York decided to be funny and made a life-size sculpture of Jesus on the cross--in chocolate. The Catholic League calls it "one of the worst assaults on Christian sensibilities ever."

Really? Worse than the Inquisition? Worse than the Catholic Church's embarrassing Nazi past? Worse than Benny Hinn's hair?

For those of you confused, the bible "records" Jesus as stating that his followers will be persecuted. Normal, thinking people aren't impressed by this: he was a rogue religious cultist, one of many claiming to be the savior of the Jews, and Rome did not smile upon rebellious cult leaders or their followers. Instead, they typically crucified them. Sound familiar?

But, modern Christers, living in the richest and most religiously permissive country ever AND making up over 70% of the population of said country, have to come up with some "persecution" to convince themselves that they are good Christers (and convince followers to send money of "support" for those poor persecuted preachers). Thus, prohibiting public school administrators from authoritatively subjecting students to any form of prayer, for reasons any rational person can understand, becomes a campaign by evil secularists to take their gods out of schools. And thus, someone making fun of pagan chocolate Ishtar bunnies becomes an "assault" on Christer sensibilities.

No word yet on if James Dobson is offended, but we know that Fred Thompson couldn't be.