Posted on 04/29/2008 8:27:18 AM PDT by PreviouslyA-Lurker
A fifth day of rioting and bombings rocked North America and Europe as the Christian community reacted to news of a controversial biography of Jesus Christ. While public officials have appealed for calm, Christian rage seemed only to escalate yesterday as Pope Benedict issued a papal bull calling for the beheading of the book’s author, Paul Verhoeven. Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian “charity”, has announced a $3.2 million reward for anyone fulfilling the papal bull.
The Bush administration denounced the Verhoeven death sentence in a press conference yesterday, drawing criticism from the Barack Obama campaign. The Democratic presidential candidate told reporters, “If elected, I promise to meet with Pope Benedict without conditions. I am confident that Christians and Americans can work out a modus vivendi preserving at least fifty percent of our free speech rights.”
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Great satire.
The “Salvation Army” is too good.
GRRRREAT satire by J. Wesley! Thanks for the ping. Salvation Army Martyr’s Brigade...LOL!
Ping to FR’s own GRRRREAT satirist!
Good stuff. Thanks for the ping, PGalt.
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