Comments on: This isn’t about he-who-shall-remain-undrawn

By: Popecatapetal

Popecatapetal — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 11:34:19 +0000

“…for example, in Christianity, if you have just once in your life blasphemed against god, you’re damned. There’s no forgiveness for that sin.”

I agree with pretty much all of the post, except for this bit. I was raised Catholic, and it’s always been taught that you can be as bad as you like, as long as you go to confession and repent for your sins (not quite in those words). So as long as you confess to a priest and get your Last Rites before you die, you get to Heaven.

Weird.

By: Tobias

Tobias — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:41:48 +0000

Honestly Shannon, you sound like you’d fit in quite well with the community over at https://reddit.com/r/atheism

By: espviper

espviper — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:04:03 +0000

In the old days I loved reading your political and other cultural rants, Shannon. I’ve missed them.

I cannot agree more. Religion is a blight. Have you seen “Touching the Void?” A great movie that also illustrates facing death with no concern or care for “god”.

Thanks for writing this. Your long rants are always appreciated. And thanks for many years of being you.

By: starbadger

starbadger — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:21:10 +0000

https://www.survivorhunks.com/DirkBeen/

When Dirk Been went to Malaysia he took with him a luxury item that made his fellow contestants uneasy, and which ultimately proved to be his undoing. It was his Bible, which he spent reading hour after hour day after day. Not that being religious is a sin because it isn’t, but when one’s religion makes others uncomfortable ~ others who hold your fate in their hands ~ it’s probably a good idea to make your Bible-reading less of a spectacle.

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:48:55 +0000

Go Shannon!!! Bring IT!!!

By: LotN

LotN — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:09:33 +0000

Yes. And the truth is such more amazing and life-affirming than any story a human has yet to come up with. I love being free from religion (after being raised Catholic).

By: Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:23 +0000

Thank you, Shannon. I needed that insight re: religion today.

Also,
https://www.fordonford.com/

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:56:37 +0000

Along those lines vaguely I got a laugh out of this shirt’s comic appropriation: https://www.cafepress.ca/dd/8256645

Vicar: And if you don’t believe in God, Timmy, God’s going to torture you forever and ever.

Timmy: But why, Reverend?

Vicar: Because he really, really loves you!

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:29:27 +0000

https://lolgraff.com/2009/08/14/happiness-funny-graffiti/

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:11:47 +0000

That is the greatest quote ever!

By: Hamish

Hamish — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:23:03 +0000

My son came home one day a year or so ago and explained to me that a schoolmate of his told him he followed the ONE TRUE GOD. Ethan asked him who that would be and he responded, “GODZILLA!”

I want that on a t-shirt.

By: Tomasso

Tomasso — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:40:16 +0000

Re: Kaitlyn “what can we do to kill god?”

well first you have to find him, good luck with that

By: starbadger

starbadger — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:42:16 +0000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_Eugenics_Board

it’s safe to attack religion

By: HARDKORY

HARDKORY — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:09:11 +0000

It is absolutely affirming to see a man denounce all religion in such a strong way while being faced with both the most beautiful of things and the most wretched of things.
It breaks my fucking heart when I see people I love wasting away their life praising a false god because they think there will be eternal life after death. As if we don’t need to progress in this life.

By: MissJanet

MissJanet — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:09:37 +0000

Speaking in tongues
“Religion ist heilbar!” means
“religion is curable”.
I’ve always been someone who believed that it is respectless to mock someone elses religious feelings (and I’m soooo totally tolerant, you know, ain’t I PC?), but in the last years I find myself growing more and more tired of the shit that is said and done in the name of the lord. All the nonsense between muslims and christians, who after all, believe in the same god, it is ridiculous and stupid.

By: starbadger

starbadger — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:56:30 +0000

I think most of the readers here know what a range of life choices is “larratt” and if not they need only go to google and type one word “larratt” and there is the confirmation.

Nothing wrong with your rant against the church but in broad terms it’s more the instrument than the motive for man’s inhumanity to man.

It is as simple as

das leben das leben isst

and for the benefit of readers

ist in english is “is”
isst in english is “eat”

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:41:46 +0000

Breaking Bad is great, I’ve been recommending it to everyone.

By: JonnyButts

JonnyButts — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:30:58 +0000

I’ve always enjoyed when you write about religion. I recently watched the book of Eli. Not sure if you bothered to watch it but this line stuck in my head for weeks afterwards.

IT’S NOT A FUCKIN’ BOOK! IT’S A WEAPON. A weapon aimed right at the hearts and minds of the weak and the desperate. It will give us control of them. If we want to rule more than one small, fuckin’ town, we have to have it. People will come from all over, they’ll do exactly what I tell ‘em if the words are from the book. It’s happened before and it’ll happen again. All we need is that book.

By: starbadger

starbadger — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:42:01 +0000

download “breaking bad”
be careful to watch in order

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:26:16 +0000

“larratt, shannon david” or “lysergic acid diethylamide”? :P