Comments by Vaal

Comment #223346 by Vaal on August 2, 2008 at 4:23 am

This is still banned in parts of the UK? Get out of here. That is ridiculous.

So, Sue Jones-Davies REALLY is Welsh? I was always trying to figure out why she was called a Welsh tart in the "Life of Brian". So she really IS a Welsh tart :))

I can't say I ever saw her again after "Life of Brian". Go on Sue, get it on the cinema in your home town. Maybe that ludicrous vicar will learn to love "Brian" more than his wife. What a credulous idiot. Perhaps his wife should leave the cooking and cleaning to Jesus?

I would love to see "Life of Brian" back on movie screens in this country. Does anyone know if "Expelled" was ever put out for release in the UK? I think "Life of Brian" should be screened straight after..

"Follow the gourd...." LOL

102. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220958 by Vaal on July 29, 2008 at 8:24 am

Laurie

I wonder who the religiously demented would blame if some natural disaster was imminent, such as the comet that slammed a hole the size of the Earth into Jupiter some years ago, or perhaps if the SuperVolcano under Yellowstone showed signs of erupting (which is already overdue).

Of course, the staggering arrogance of believing that natural geological events are down to human behaviour is nothing other than breathtaking fantasy. How they get away with such solipsism and how they convince "intelligent" people of such obvious insanity is just unbelievable. It is as if people once infected by the virus of religion have a rational blind-spot?

Of course, if the comet hits it would be God's will, and if it missed it would be God's will. Makes you wonder why they bother with God at all?

Whitepearl, you have my sympathy meeting that odious buffoon.

103. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220892 by Vaal on July 29, 2008 at 6:53 am

Quetz

Don't forget, of course, that natural disasters can also be blamed on humanity being sinful in general.

In actual fact, just as David Robertson believes. Of course, Steve has called him out about it several times, but if he admitted it here, then he would reveal just how preposterous his core beliefs actually are.

104. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220869 by Vaal on July 29, 2008 at 6:27 am

Come on Laurie, you have got us going now.

Has Darth left Australia yet? He wasn't on that Qantas flight which nearly broke up was he? Maybe it happened when PZ invoked the curse of crackergate!

I think I will wait for the teleporter to visit Oz, rather than Qantas.

105. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220856 by Vaal on July 29, 2008 at 6:12 am

Quetz, Whitepearl

I went to a friends christening shortly after the Tsunami. I wasn't keen to go as he knows how I feel about going to church but as he really wanted me to go, I relented. I stood next to the door as they were quite a happy clappy lot, so I could scarper quickly. In fact, we were stuck there for nearly 2 hours, as they had some missionaries returned from Sri Lanka.

They seemed far more interested in the opportunity to proselytize than the horrors of the tsunami. I got the impression that they saw it as a "God given" opportunity. I did have to scarper in the end when their vicar said to "look into the eyes of the person next to you and give them a hug". Ben Johnson couldn't have got out of that door quicker!

Sorry, late to this debate. This is my take...

As far as the Catholic church are concerned, just how many billion's of people do they want on this planet before they finally cry "enough is enough". 50 billion, 100 billion? Time they realised that the Earth is not as infinite as the desert dwellers of the Middle East believed.. I consider the holy grail of over-population the most important issue of our times and the Church needs to wake up before they turn our planet into Easter Island.

106. Sydney brothels say Pope's visit will give business a leg-up

Comment #219018 by Vaal on July 26, 2008 at 4:46 am

So, there was more than the usual "Oh my God" cries coming from the Sydney brothel this week.

Wonder if Darth Ratty popped in for a quicky? Or would his tastes be more to boys?

107. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #219013 by Vaal on July 26, 2008 at 3:59 am

Epeeist

Maybe that is why they are covered from head to foot, not to invoke the sex starved and predatory Muslim males, but to hide all the bruises given to them by their loving devoted husbands?

Joe, somebody married YOU? My goodness, Islamic women really do have no choices. Poor woman! I will pray to a bit of cardboard that she sees the light.

108. Red hot enlightenment led me to believe in one fewer god

Comment #218551 by Vaal on July 25, 2008 at 2:10 pm

Ooooh Oystein

You will be in trouble if your missus reads this .. :)

Have you ever seen Reginald Perrin's description of his mother in law? Classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2mLAajm7ZY&mode=related&search=

109. Red hot enlightenment led me to believe in one fewer god

Comment #218453 by Vaal on July 25, 2008 at 1:01 pm

Mitchell

Rachel Weiss? Clearly our tastes greatly differ.

Sacrilege! :))

Still, if we all had the same taste, the world would be a very boring place.

110. Red hot enlightenment led me to believe in one fewer god

Comment #218431 by Vaal on July 25, 2008 at 12:41 pm

Mitchell

Angelina Jolie has a fantastic figure, but on looks alone I would have to go for the lovely Rachel Weisz, although my first on screen love was Katherine Ross in "The graduate"

111. Red hot enlightenment led me to believe in one fewer god

Comment #218396 by Vaal on July 25, 2008 at 11:26 am

Quetz

Never heard of Jessica Alba, but have now, thank you very much. Now, Angelina Jolie... I could worship her :)

112. MnIndy interview: Unrepentant science-heathen PZ Myers still intends to prove 'this cracker is nothing'

Comment #218335 by Vaal on July 25, 2008 at 9:08 am

Yes, I agree that the Catholic church will want this whole episode forgotten about, although I don't see anyone currently trying to rein in that spiteful and self destructive blow hard Donohue. That is good though, as he is doing our job for us.

However, I would agree that it is consciousness raising. We have all seen ourselves the way that people manage to suspend belief once they pass the doors of a church. If they can look at a cracker and think "Man, this is preposterous, it is a cracker", not to mention making them realize the absurdity of God scoffing, then it is a worthwhile exercise.

Also, I think that the Church will think twice about raising the "offense" card in future as they will be ridiculed. I think they are realizing that atheists do have a voice, and that their "get out of jail free" card has lost its value.

There is no doubt that the God delusion, and the strength of the voices of atheists, has got them rattled. Good! The zeitgeist is changing.

113. MnIndy interview: Unrepentant science-heathen PZ Myers still intends to prove 'this cracker is nothing'

Comment #218301 by Vaal on July 25, 2008 at 7:18 am

I see Richard posted on PZ's blog..

Congratulations, PZ, on an eloquent gesture. And thank you for including the pages from The God Delusion. It's only a book.

If I had any doubts about the rightness of what you did, they were dispelled by reading the fatuous, pathetic, ignominious, abjectly stupid protests of Catholics writing in protest. Either they really believe the wafer is Jesus, in which case they are idiots. Or they don't, in which case they are hypocritical hysterics. Either way, they deserve to be insulted. Congratulations on doing so.

Bravo PZ.

Richard

114. Red hot enlightenment led me to believe in one fewer god

Comment #218220 by Vaal on July 25, 2008 at 4:45 am

Christopher, somebody once said to me, what would make you believe in God?

After a lot of thought, I had to reply .. Breasts! :))

115. Escape or betrayal.

Comment #218214 by Vaal on July 25, 2008 at 4:28 am

Interesting that she calls herself Black Mamba. Is this because she is walking around dressed up as Darth Vader covered from head to foot as her misogynistic religion considers every man as some sort of sexual predator?

I think it says more about paedophile Teddy Bear Mohammad's (worms be upon him) regard of women being nothing more than breeding cows and virtual slaves than anything else.

I suggest Black Mamba that you read some stories from women who have escaped the horrors of Islam before you demonstrate your bigotry to us. I suggest "Infidel" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, amongst others.

116. MnIndy interview: Unrepentant science-heathen PZ Myers still intends to prove 'this cracker is nothing'

Comment #218205 by Vaal on July 25, 2008 at 4:16 am

Steve,

Where's your hat?

117. MnIndy interview: Unrepentant science-heathen PZ Myers still intends to prove 'this cracker is nothing'

Comment #218190 by Vaal on July 25, 2008 at 3:52 am

Ah, I see PZ has carried out his threat of cracker attack, and desecrated the God Delusion as well /intake of breath/

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/07/the_great_desecration.php#comment-1010405

I hope RD won't be sending him death threats!

Still, even though I actually agree with him, hopefully this will be the end of it.

118. Cardinal accuses Anglican Communion of 'spiritual Alzheimer's'

Comment #217222 by Vaal on July 24, 2008 at 4:33 am

"aided and abetted by well-known secret sects, Satanic groups and New Age movements" that revealed the "many ugly heads of the hideous anti-God monster

My goodness. Did an "intelligent" adult really say that? The Witch Doctors really are on the run. Paranoia, primitive superstition and self delusion all in one sentence.

There is really only one reply.

Wrong Millennium mate!

119. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #217135 by Vaal on July 24, 2008 at 1:31 am

Careful Epeeist

The guy went in only to come out 30 seconds later complaining that it was full of big hairy men

Joe might like that :)

120. Losing Sight of Progress

Comment #215753 by Vaal on July 22, 2008 at 9:50 am

Buckle.of.the.belt

Welcome.

46. Comment #215705 by Buckle.of.the.Belt

In my high school growing up, we actually had disclaimer cards in the science text books warning against the theory of evolution.

I trust you are joking? Do you mind if I ask where your high school is?

121. Richard Dawkins on Al Jazeera English

Comment #215746 by Vaal on July 22, 2008 at 9:42 am

Kristopher,

Congratulations, that most be about the most inane gobbledygook I have ever seen on this site. You would take some beating even by Wooter, although judging by your English skills, I am beginning to think you may be a sock puppet of Wooter?

I thought for a moment that you were going to say something profound and meaningful, that nobody had ever thought of, but unfortunately it is the same old asinine nonsense. Again, congratulations for one of the daftest articles I have ever seen.

122. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #215694 by Vaal on July 22, 2008 at 9:01 am

Joe

Get a life you sad bugger. Go and read some books and rid your mind of the cesspit of Islam.

123. Richard Dawkins slaps creationists into the primordial soup

Comment #215691 by Vaal on July 22, 2008 at 8:58 am

So, Oystein, does that mean parting of the seat when sitting on Moses? :)

Mind you, you must have the patience of Solomon assembling Moses.

Yep, Steve, I have to say that I have loads of stuff in the house from Ikea, with a particularly trendy bedside light. Mind you, after assembling a cupboard, I do have some sympathy with Oystein.

124. Richard Dawkins slaps creationists into the primordial soup

Comment #215533 by Vaal on July 22, 2008 at 4:21 am

Wow

Completely off topic, I know, but how about this white humpback whale sighted off Byron Bay in Australia (where I learned to dive many years ago).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7519263.stm

Fantastic.

125. Losing Sight of Progress

Comment #215526 by Vaal on July 22, 2008 at 3:52 am

Hellene

Not to mention the overwhelming fossil evidence of transitional species of the Homo genus. Several trees of Australopithecus, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Neanderthalis, Archaic Homo Sapiens etc etc..

17. Comment #215494 by nickthelight

I had thought along similar lines after watching Planet Earth. However I thought it so blindingly obvious (no pun intended) that it was not worth stating

Totally agree. Evolution doesn't go backwards or forwards, it fits itself best to the environment it finds itself in. In NZ birds became flightless, as they had no natural predators. Flying is expensive, so why have it, if not necessary. The flightless birds in NZ were very successful (until the advent of man), and the flightless Moa grew to 12 foot tall. Man, I would have LOVED to have seen a Moa. What a tragedy they were hunted to extinction, and so recently. It makes me nash my teeth in frustration!

EDIT: I hope future generations will not be equally as angry when they say "WHY did we not do more to stop this massive extinction event we are responsible for"

126. Richard Dawkins on Al Jazeera English

Comment #215508 by Vaal on July 22, 2008 at 3:15 am

Laurie, you have got it spot on. You have made me laugh out loud this morning :))

The dawn of a new species. Homo Cretinists or maybe Homo Religiots?

127. Richard Dawkins slaps creationists into the primordial soup

Comment #215496 by Vaal on July 22, 2008 at 2:51 am

Steve

You are the man to publish them. Don't forget to send some signed copies to David Robertson :)

EDIT: Bags royalties.

128. Richard Dawkins slaps creationists into the primordial soup

Comment #215493 by Vaal on July 22, 2008 at 2:44 am

Oystein.. you are on a money winner there.

The complete idiots guide to Science/cosmology/evolution/geology.

They will be best sellers!

129. Richard Dawkins on Al Jazeera English

Comment #215489 by Vaal on July 22, 2008 at 2:31 am

A surprisingly sympathetic interview from Al-Jazeera. I am quite surprised and pleasantly pleased. Perhaps there is hope for the middle East yet, although I am probably being over optimistic.

The Scottish Muslim apologist gave me cause to worry. I would have expected this kind of religious propaganda from a Muslim bought up in Saudi Arabia, but less from somebody who was bought up with the benefit of British schooling.

This is a prime reason why I am vehemently against Islamic faith schools in Britain, as it will be propagating ignorance for perhaps generations. As a product of a Christian faith school myself, I am still on the whole against them, but we were never taught evolution was a lie, in fact, the opposite.

I do tend to disagree with Richard about humans not being here in ten million years. I believe as a space faring species that we will have colonized most of the galaxy in that period. Of course, how recognizable as humans we would be on different worlds, with different gravities and different biological environments is the question. Even if we lived on Mars, within generations we would be completely different.

130. Nine face stoning death in Iran

Comment #214915 by Vaal on July 21, 2008 at 3:43 am

Seems to me the people who deserve to be stoned to death are the demented inhuman brain dead clerics who are responsible for these despicable acts of murder, in the name of their non existent God. I have no words to describe my contempt for these monsters.

Another example of the religion of peace. What a tragedy that psychopath Khomeini ever returned to Iran. He couldn't have made a worse mess if he had deliberately tried. I wonder how many of the Iranian population would have welcomed him back if they could have seen the abominable evil theocracy that they have had to endure all these years.

I wonder if it will ever get to a tipping point, before this wave of religious lunacy is swept away, like the Shah before them. One can only hope.

131. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #214279 by Vaal on July 20, 2008 at 5:16 am

Joe, you still here? Even YOU must be bored at your inanity by now? Here is an idea, play a tape recording of yourself back to yourself and you will have an idea of what mind numbing dross you are spouting. There is willful ignorance and then your demonstration of a classic case of cult brain washing that any psychiatrist would love to make a case study of.

If you weren't such a loon, you would be interesting. Now, try uninstalling brain, remove Islamic virus, reboot, and start again. You will thank yourself for it.

Never thought I would ever hear of a day when I would start to appreciate Clearthinker

132. Calling World Conference on Dialogue a Symbol of Unity Among Different Traditions

Comment #214221 by Vaal on July 20, 2008 at 1:57 am

I wonder if King Abdullah was driven to the conference by a woman?

Odd that he doesn't see fit to include a huge part of the worlds population in this conference, the atheists/humanists whose societies are far more tolerant and liberal than his own so called model in Saudi Arabia. No invitation to Professor Dawkins?

Where's the Jedi contingent then?

32. Comment #214216 by beanson

what about the right of freedom from religion?

EXACTLY! This should be bought up EVERY time he opens his mouth. Of course, we shall then see that it is anathema to everything he believes in, as it is apostacy. Until the slavery of Islam formally and legally allows people to have freedom FROM religion, then it should be banned in any civilized society.

133. Richard Dawkins slaps creationists into the primordial soup

Comment #214215 by Vaal on July 20, 2008 at 1:38 am

Of course, a tree which grows Beer might be a good indicator of a Universe created by a God :)

134. Richard Dawkins slaps creationists into the primordial soup

Comment #213889 by Vaal on July 19, 2008 at 7:26 am

What does "chav" mean?

Council housed and violent, or council housed and vulgar, I believe.

I used to call them "Umbro's" as they always wore Umbro tops, and they were instantly recognizable with that unmistakable stamp of stupidity written across their brows. :)

EDIT: Cartomancer, I think they have canceled Big Brother in Australia now. Mind you, many of my most articulate and intelligent friends are avid watchers of Big Brother here :(

135. Richard Dawkins slaps creationists into the primordial soup

Comment #213852 by Vaal on July 19, 2008 at 3:58 am

What a pleasant change from all the usual bullshit written about Richard Dawkins. It wears you down reading all the "Evangelical" tripe written by the religious apologists posted on this site. Sometimes I despair of humanity as most of the demented religites seem to have their heads firmly stuck up their own arses. It is like trying to argue against an endless tide of human stupidity.

Nice to see somebody actually writing something sympathetic and rational.

136. The Return of Religion

Comment #212364 by Vaal on July 17, 2008 at 4:56 am

From that post Irate ...

Only one Nigerian bishop, the Right Rev Cyril Okorocha, has so far flouted the boycott, although a Lambeth official said more may arrive under cover

Good on ya Cyril :)

EDIT: Now I know what I am going to call my next cat, although I had favoured Elvis!

137. Fury at funeral songs ban

Comment #212355 by Vaal on July 17, 2008 at 4:38 am

63. Comment #211930 by Paula Kirby

The minister (from the Free Church of Scotland) had declared to the grieving family and friends that the dear departed was right now burning in hell and would be in torment for all eternity because he hadn't accepted Jesus as his Lord and Saviour

Paula,

I unfortunately went to a funeral last week of an old school friend of mine who succumbed to a particularly virulent cancer. I went to her wedding 20 years ago, which was to another school friend of mine, and now alas, to her funeral. It is the first of my contemporaries to die and the funeral was conducted at a crematorium, and her family vicar did the service. She and her husband are agnostic at best, leaning towards atheism, but are quite traditional.

The vicar was a kindly enough old chap, unlike that inhuman cretin from the FCOS you described. I wasn't going to sing any songs, until the little old lady next to me wanted to share the hymn sheet, and not to be rude I did mumble my way through it. I think as a youngster at Church, you never really take any notice of the material in the carols, you just sing through them, but I found to my horror that most of the Carol was about God's mercy to those who feared him??? I couldn't believe those around me singing it so fervently and passionately. Could they not read the words?

Anyway, when I go, it will be to "Always look on the bright side of Life" as in Graham Chapman's funeral followed by a good old Irish wake, with my friends and family celebrating my life. No witch doctors allowed!

EDIT: If I was at the funeral you described, I would have administered a little well deserved pugilism to the FCOS minister after the service.

138. The Return of Religion

Comment #212330 by Vaal on July 17, 2008 at 2:46 am

Thinking of introducing him to the sheep dip Laurie, or will he be in charge of logical positivism? :)

139. The Return of Religion

Comment #212297 by Vaal on July 17, 2008 at 1:38 am

Ah Clearthinker

Are you bored, and thought a nice dose of your inanity would pick up your day? Has the Emperor got any clothes yet?

I see you are still ignoring Steve's question, how many times it that you have asked now Steve?

Off you go then, back to your flock to preach about the, let me see Evangelical, strident AND fundamentalist atheists? How's the dwindling numbers of the Free church of Scotland going and the loving infighting? Perhaps they should make a series about it .. "Dynasty". Na, the cheque would bounce.

EDIT: Come on Josh, if there was ever a prime candidate for a [FUCKTARD] button, this is it.

140. Anti-Darwinists turned away by Israeli academia

Comment #212139 by Vaal on July 16, 2008 at 4:56 pm

Did they bring "Expelled" in Turkish with them?

Turkish scholars were going to talk AGAINST Darwin's theory about The Origin of Species? How then are they scholars? Scholars of deceit, religious propaganda, disinformation and anti-science. That is an oxymoron, if ever I heard one.

Bravo, the Israelis, to kick into touch this boorish stupidity. Is it just me, but whenever I see the expression religious scholar, you can almost guarantee the next few sentences they are going to be spouting is unmitigated bollox.

141. MnIndy interview: Unrepentant science-heathen PZ Myers still intends to prove 'this cracker is nothing'

Comment #211666 by Vaal on July 16, 2008 at 8:27 am

But...but... don't you know??? He died FOR YOU!!!!

So, God is even a bastard to his own son. If he is omniscient then why didn't he just say "OK, you are all forgiven for eating an apple", instead of torturing his own offspring?

Also, bit selfish of him only having one son, doesn't Jesus have any other siblings? Any girls? Bit boring for the poor chap.

142. MnIndy interview: Unrepentant science-heathen PZ Myers still intends to prove 'this cracker is nothing'

Comment #211615 by Vaal on July 16, 2008 at 7:50 am

So Fides, what has Jesus got against parents? Loving parents who have nurtured, loved and taken care of you their entire lives and yet you are supposed to love your parents less than some scruffy carpenter who arrived on your doorstep one day demanding love. Can't recall my parents ever condemning me to eternal torture for not washing the dishes.

Do you, in your strange twisted world, not think that that may be considered a little strange?

143. MnIndy interview: Unrepentant science-heathen PZ Myers still intends to prove 'this cracker is nothing'

Comment #211589 by Vaal on July 16, 2008 at 7:30 am

268. Comment #211573 by eyeteeth

Oh dear, that woman lost her job, did she? I don't think PZ would be happy about that at all, as he has said in his blog... (that WAS a mistake by PZ showing the identities of the email threats).

I do not want you to be dunning these people with email, threatening them back, signing them up for spam, or otherwise being a jerk. For one thing, we can't be certain that an innocent's account hasn't been hijacked; for another, we're supposed to be better than that

I hope it doesn't backfire on him.

144. MnIndy interview: Unrepentant science-heathen PZ Myers still intends to prove 'this cracker is nothing'

Comment #211562 by Vaal on July 16, 2008 at 6:56 am

Steve

I apologise for being so rude to you. Obviously people like yourself, Oystein and others are very rational and thoughtful people. There are very intelligent people who are bought up in a religious environment, and somehow compartmentalize their brains. I don't really understand how they can do that so easily, and it has always baffled me.

I was bought up with in an unhealthy Irish religious apartheid environment, with a bully of a vicar. I have to say that I never believed in God, never felt any divine presence in Church, never heard anybody answering the prayers that we chanted, and always considered the whole concept of God as anachronistic and childish. When I became interested in Astronomy, I found the constant fight that scientists had with absurd religious dogma exasperating, as I do now.

I don't actually go out to confront people about their faiths, and on the whole am more of a live and let live sort of a guy. However, since Religion is recently trying to demand respect and teaching untruth as truth in schools, I find that very worrying and need to confront it with all guns blazing.

Some people find solace in religion, particularly in difficult times, and I have no intention of deliberately shouting at them, "you are wrong, you are wrong". That would just be ignorant, would lack compassion and be just plain rude.

However, self righteous dangerous idiots like Donohue I will confront every time, and any form of religious intimidation by "offended" Theists should be vigorously challenged . The enlightenment was far too hard won, for us to give away essential freedoms of speech in the name of political correctness and aggressive religious censorship.

EDIT: However, we are all on the same side here, and all have different ideas, so who knows which is the best tactic.

145. MnIndy interview: Unrepentant science-heathen PZ Myers still intends to prove 'this cracker is nothing'

Comment #211518 by Vaal on July 16, 2008 at 5:25 am

237. Comment #211511 by Steve Zara

To be honest Steve, I don't go around calling all my mates who are religious dickheads, as they aren't, but in the case of Crackergate, it is just so ludicrous that it makes my blood boil. In actual fact, I hardly ever speak to my friends about religion, it just isn't cricket. I did have a discussion with a Mexican American at work about morality from God, which he bought up, and after several missives, he became visibly depressed, which I actually felt quite guilty about.

Sorry to be a bit ratty, you are definitely far more of a rational person than myself. I am just having one of those days.

EDIT: Were you bought up as a Catholic?

146. MnIndy interview: Unrepentant science-heathen PZ Myers still intends to prove 'this cracker is nothing'

Comment #211509 by Vaal on July 16, 2008 at 5:13 am

Sorry Steve, much as I respect you, on this point the answer would have to be yes.

147. MnIndy interview: Unrepentant science-heathen PZ Myers still intends to prove 'this cracker is nothing'

Comment #211505 by Vaal on July 16, 2008 at 5:07 am

Why are we even debating this? Anyone who honestly believes that a bloody cracker is Jesus's body and who then eats it is not deserving of ANY respect. Just the opposite. Quite frankly anyone who believes such fatuous balderdash is mentally ill. Even if their brains have been turned into mush by religious indoctrination so as to actually believe such horse shit, what they are actually practicing is cannibalism.

Giving undue respect and worrying about offending the criminally credulous is ridiculous, just as it would be to give respect to Inca's cutting the hearts out of live human sacrifices because it is their religious right, and would be criticizing the holy grail of cultural relativism.

If anybody says to me that I should respect their religious right to be a dick, then the answer is that if you are a dickhead, I will call you a dickhead.

I'm with Irate on this one. No quarter given to the ludicrous, and such crass stupidity to be ridiculed every time.

148. Dalai Lama defends Islam as peaceful religion

Comment #210469 by Vaal on July 14, 2008 at 4:11 pm

Really? I thought the Dalai Lama had more sense. I didn't think he would ever be an apologist for the horrors of Islam. Shame on him!

149. Pope confirms sexual abuse apology

Comment #209719 by Vaal on July 13, 2008 at 5:05 am

Laurie

Don't the Maori's consider showing their bottoms as a sign of protest? I would like to see the Ozzie's emulate it.

That would be a cracker!

150. Pope confirms sexual abuse apology

Comment #209690 by Vaal on July 13, 2008 at 2:42 am

Well, well, so Pope Ratty is going to Darwin is he?
Wonder if he tries to bless the water by a river.

That would be in interesting photograph, the popes legs sticking out of a crocodiles mouth, with his pravda red slippers being the last to be gulped down. I wonder how the Church would interpret that? Ratty hasn't been answering his hotline?