Quote: Marcus Brigstocke rants about religion. Not for the faint-hearted! Audio from 'The Now Show', Radio 4, Saturday 21 July 2007. Pictures compiled and sequenced by Alien8ted.
Funny and thoughtful letter to the 'desert dogmas'. What do you think?
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But the backdrops peel and the sets give way and the cast get eaten by the play, there's a murderer at the matinee, there are dead men in the aisles
And the patrons and the actors too are uncertain if the show is through and with sidelong looks await their cue, but the frozen mask just smiles
Posted: 13 Jul 2008 00:12
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totally awesome.
Posted: 13 Jul 2008 04:42
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So do Jews and Christians have a history of 'smashing things and blowing themselves up'? I have to admit that he has a real talent for alliteration, though. And pretty funny in spots.
Quote: A four-year old is no more a Christian than he is a member of the postal workers union
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1 TIMOTHY 1
15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
Posted: 13 Jul 2008 04:55
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I saw a very interesting interview today. It was Sam Harris on the OReilly factor back in 04, promoting his book. Something pretty noteworthy he presented was that we can't equate the end or desired results of extremism from faith to faith but that they all stem from the same place. So while Jews and Christians don't do suicide missions, we can't afford to ignore the similar roots and moderates who are supposed to be doing no harm are actually enabling the fanatics to do the worst possible things. Fascinating stuff, at least to a skeptic. __________________
But the backdrops peel and the sets give way and the cast get eaten by the play, there's a murderer at the matinee, there are dead men in the aisles
And the patrons and the actors too are uncertain if the show is through and with sidelong looks await their cue, but the frozen mask just smiles
