One of these might do the trick (it would work for me):
Or a Jewish-Joke-Fest, complete with a ridicule of Israel's sacred beliefs and customs, scheduled for the week of Passover, maybe, to bring in the Spring Sweeps.
Why do we Catholics put up with this kind of insult?
How best to let Denis Iscariot Leary and his Catholic-Bashing Central know how we feel?
"How best to let Denis Iscariot Leary and his Catholic-Bashing Central know how we feel?"
Well, you could always watch something else.
How much outrageous behavior is made to exploit the outrage it produces for publicity?
Anyone who has ever seen Denis Leary's standup would know that his "Christmas special" is nothing like Kathie Lee Gifford's. So yes, change the channel.
I like his tv series "Rescue Me", but I switched channels when Last month I saw the first minute of his Christmas comedy act.
By not watching, by calling Comedy Central HQ and by speaking disapprovingly to those who think the show is funny.
“Merry Christmas,” says Denis. “Tonight we celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus, whose mom, Mary, just happens to be a virgin — even after she apparently gave birth to Jesus.At least that is what the Catholic Church would have you believe.“Tom Cruise is taking a lot of (bleep) for belonging to a religion, Scientology, that believes aliens came to this planet 75 million years ago. That is nothing. I was raised Catholic. We believe Mary was a virgin and Jesus ended up walking on water, creating a bottomless jug of wine and rising from the dead.”
Either of these jokes actually untrue?
Denis’ special is schedule to air again Dec. 17, 19,21, 24 and, of course, 25.
Thanks!
Do you have what time it will air on those days?
This is the anti-Christ in action, folks.
Beware the anti-Christ! Oh, and...
Merry Christmas
Caught the first few minutes and thought "this is stupid" and turned the channel.
But not very well.
Don't hold your breath.
I understand that this is a "Christmas" special, so Leary is going to perform a heartwarming solilique that the Virgin Mary was not a virgin. Not since Linus spoke from the Gospel have I been so choked up. I'd like to see the "tough guy" let loose on Islam. Isn't Ramalamadingdong going on now? Maybe he could do a bit about Mohammed being a vicious warlord that porked (pun intended) a little girl. Somehow I don't think Leary's got the stones.
How best...
Cancel your cable and tell your cable supplier, and Comedy Central why you did it.
PS - You can live without cable TV. I've been doing it for 5 years and don't really miss it.
As far as your suggestion of a "Jewish Joke Fest" anyone who's ever listented to one of the classic stand up comics, like Myron Cohen, Rodney Dangerfield, Henny Youngman, Mel Brooks, and hundreds of others have all been treated to a hearty helping of self deprecating ridicule of Jewish beliefs and practices.
As far as your suggestion for Islamic Joke fests, well since Islamics are willing to kill anyone who satirizes their religion, I think we won't be seeing a lot of it anytime soon. Is the Catholic League prepared to go to that extreme to keep Catholic Satire off the airways? If so, then that will probably put an end to it pretty quickly.
From Dennis Leary, it is self-loathing. But his words are an affront to (most?)/all Christians.
He's within his rights to deny Christian beliefs but you are correct to ask when the MSM will tackle debunking Judaism and Islam around their high holy days.
I do not think Jesus requires us to be doormats.
And to answer the person who thinks that "real men change the channel", I'll just say that in a gentler age, real men answered insults with swords. Having tried reason, having appealed to standards of basic civility, having made it clear to advertisers that it is not in their best interest to sponsor this stuff, all to no avail, I'm convinced that a more active response is required.
We Catholics have put up with more than enough calumny, misrepresentation, and attacks on our persons and property. It is long past time to fight back.
To the person who accuses us of hypersensitivity, let me bring up just a few fairly recent incidents:
1. Sorono's "installation" with a crucifix immersed in a beaker of urine.
2. A picture of the Virgin Mary smeared with elephant dung.
3. Numerous disruptions of Mass by gay activists who:
a). pelt recently-ordained priest with condoms;
b). take the Eucharist and spit it out on the floor;
c). smear menstrual blood in the sanctuary and attempt to overturn the tabernacle [this happened in Montreal's basilica of Marie, Reine du Monde];
d). perform mock-liturgies in which a condom is "elevated" in place of a Host;
e). shout down priests trying to give sermons.
4. A "prank" instigated by Opie and Andy and sponsored by Samuel Adams Beer, in which "Sex for Sam's" was performed by a couple in St. Patrick's Cathedral (NYC) on the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
5. A recent incident in which three fundamentalist Protestants ran up to the altar after Communion and pulled it down, smashing it to bits.
This isn't hypersensitivity, it's objective fact. It's not free speech, it's a pattern of insult and vandalism. It's religious persecution, and if we don't fight it, it will simply get worse.
The original poster is correct. This would not be acceptable if directed at certain other groups. Catholics can take a joke: movies like Sister Act, and plays like Nunsense contain self-deprecating humor, and no one objects to those. I found them quite amusing, personally. But what is now being directed at us are not jokes. If Jews were insulted and ridiculed like this, you can be sure that Abe Foxmann would be all over the national television media, screaming anti-Semitism, and for once he'd be right. If Muslims were subjected to this, there would likely be rioting, as we have recently seen in France and in Australia. The implied threat of violence keeps this from happening in the first place.
Catholics are targeted in this way, because it is generally assumed that we'll quietly put up with it. It's time we made it clear that we won't.
I for one am sick to death of living in a culture which extols vulgarity in the name of "free speech". [The right in question refers primarily to political speech, not to the expression of every imbecility of the booboisie.] Telling me to simply ignore the muck is no answer, because it just gets worse. This is my culture as well as that of the vulgarians, and I object to their dominating it. I will therefore do what I can to bring it back to at least a tolerable standard. That means protesting insulting behavior like this, and supporting those who provide alternatives to it.
Is there a contact for Comedy Central.
They wouldn't dare bash Jews or Muslims like this.
Bill Donohue, being spurned by the complete LACK of pop from his attempt to slap South Park, is now AGAIN trying to extend his 15 minutes of fame....
This guy is a typical coward. Let him insult Islam the way he insults Our Lord and Our Lady.
He doesn't have the guts to try it.
I also note the presence of the Know-Nothings on this thread. Not terribly surprising, and quite revealing when you compare their posts here with those on other threads.