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 Saturday, March 26, 2005
WHILE I'M BEING INTOLERANT OF FUNDAMENTALISTS, I'l...
WHILE I'M BEING INTOLERANT OF FUNDAMENTALISTS
, I'll note this
rather lengthy, and utterly beyond unfriendly, critique of Tim LaHaye
and his theology and enthusiasts.
Yes, you've read about
LaHaye before
, and far better in many a place elsewhere, but this sucker is pretty high on snark value.
In his 2002 book
The Rapture
, LaHaye indignantly defended himself against a John Birch Society critic who accused him of being in cahoots with the Illuminati. To the contraryóLaHaye pronounces himself an avowed enemy of what he calls the ìsatanically-inspired, centuries-old conspiracy to use government, education, and media to destroy every vestige of Christianity within our society and establish a new world order.î
[...]{snip]
Read The Rest Or Not therefore. Originally from the November 2004 issue of
Harpers
, and by Gene Lyon, by the way.
- Gary Farber [Amygdala]
A very good read and a wonderful deconstruction of a pandering series of books. Yet, many of these readers want to remove Harry Potter from libraries. 9:48:06 PM 
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It takes a special sort of bravery to stand up when all around you are going crazy. Read Greer's decisions and you will read some of the best, most thoughtful and accessible words on this topic. This is a man who did hear both sides of the arguments and made a decision that has consistently been upheld by every other judge to examine it. The religious zealots would have it differently. So because he is a man who believes in the rule of law, he has been kicked out of his Baptist congregation. What a bunch of bullying cowards! And the people who send him death threats, who attempt to kill him, come from the same sort of idiotic bullies. I am sure there will be a congregation of non-Neanderthals who will be happy to accept this man. Lynch mobs are so ugly. And watching politicians and ministers cater to them makes me sad for America. 8:38:24 PM
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I had a somewhat snarky post of about how long it was taking Bush to mention the killings in Red Lake. Clinton took 2 hours following the Columbine killings, and flew out there in a couple of days. Bush said nothing until Friday, when he made a 5 minute call to the tribe leader. I decided to remove it because it should not be surprising at all that he does not connect these things with being a leader. 150,000 people die around the Indian Ocean and nothing for days. Mass killings at a school. Nothing for 4 days. No reason to be surprised at all.
You know, I can hardly wait for the great American President who will undo all the damage done to the US over the past few years. Because, sure as we have to slog through the awful Presidents we elect (and we have had to slog through a lot of them in our history), eventually we get it right. So, in order to get out Lincolns, we have to endure our Jacksons. To get our Roosevelts, we have to have our Hoovers. I just hope I am alive when we get him/her. I just hope million of people have not died because he/she is not here. 1:53:01 AM
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I have heard several right wing zealots use this old quote from Andrew Jackson, as he ignored a ruling of the Supreme Court:John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it! One of those idiots is Ann Coulter, whose venomous writings serve only to divide, while completely missing any historical perspective. All as a prelude for another President to ignore the rule of law and do what he wants. It is obvious that many do not know the actual history of this quote, as it reflects a horrifying time in our history. We forcibly moved 18,000 Cherokees from Georgia to the Indian Territories, killing 4,000-8,000 of them along the way. Jackson's flaunting of the rule of law, and his distaste for these 'heathens', set the stage for further genocide against the natives of this land. The Trail of Tears was a horrible thing. My wife's side of the family can trace itself back to some of these same Cherokees that were forced out of Georgia. Yet, some imbeciles (see the 'blonde'- headed one above) think it is okay to use a quote from this disgraceful time, spoken by a President whose overall rating was tarnished by his terrible ranking in pursuing equal justice for all in a poll of historians, that was part of a series of events that are some of the most painful in our history. Coulter followed this quote with these choice words:The court's ruling was ignored. And yet, somehow, the republic survived. The Republic survived. Thousands of Native Americans died. Property was destroyed and lives ruined. Because an American President ignored our rule of law and the Supreme Court. Talk about shameless. But then Coulter and shameless do go together. It helps sell books. 1:15:49 AM
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Octopuses dressed up as sea coconuts sneaking on two legs. Cory Doctorow:
Nature reports on findings that octopusses like to put sea coconuts on their heads pretend to be sea coconuts or pose like hunks of coral and tiptoe around on two of their legs like Wile E Coyote pretending to be a shrub. The video footage of the sneak octopi is laugh-out-loud funny!
Link
(Thanks, Kathryn!)
[Boing Boing]
These are really funny to watch. The octopus seems to act like nothing is going on, as it tries to make its casual escape, doing everything but whistling calmly. 12:15:57 AM
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Hits of backwards masking. David Pescovitz:
An article this week in the Salt Lake Tribune about backwards masking in rock music linked to Jeff Milner's classic "Stairway to Heaven: Backwards" site. Jeff has added a few more recent tunes to the satanic jukebox of sin, including Britney Spears' "Hit Me Baby One More Time":
Play forward: "With you I lose my mind give me a si..."
Reverse play: "Sleep with me, I'm not too young."
and the devious "Pokemon Rap":
Play forward: "Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all (yo), Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all (yeah)"
Reverse play: "I love satan, I love satan. I love satan, I love satan."
My all-time favorite though is Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust." As kids, MTV.com writer Gil Kaufman and I played the song backwards for my dad to prove that the rumors were true about a hidden suggestion to "smoke marijuana." My dad shrugged and said he thought is sounded more like "go to California."
Link
[Boing Boing]
While only one of these is obviously purposeful, hearing what the Pokemon Rap is backwards does reveal something very important. 12:10:03 AM
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