Posted on 01/26/2002 9:02:00 PM PST by montag813
Did anyone see the disturbing (and quite unfunny) "TV Funhouse" segment on SNL this evening?
They were attempting (one supposes) to insult Pat Robertson, but succeeded only in ridiculing Christians and those who value life and the unborn.
They portrayed a fictional Robertson-sponsored cartoon, in which "embyonic cell" and "Ted Trimester" (1st-trimester fetus) characters were placed in a work environment, as if they were high-powered workers. The characters were unintelligable, yet the other adult characters responded as if those two were geniuses. Also interspersed were a "Mr Parkinson" man seeking to kill the fetuses for their stem cells, who, upon being shown Jesus' image by the the "cell" character, ripped up a homosexual porno magazine (the "Robertson" scharacter asserts that if someone has a disease like Parkinsons it must be because Jesus is punishing them for being gay) and gives up his gun.
The message was clear: it is absurd to suppose that life begins at conception, because it is absurd to suppose that fetuses could function in the workplace. Also the piece asserts that one would have to be an extremist, homophobic Christian to value the unborn or have a problem with harvesting fetuses for stem cells.
Christianity is mocked and absurdly portrayed throughout the piece, which received very few laughs from the audience (do they really expect it to be funny?)
My wife and I were shocked by this, and the more we thought about it, the more disturbed we became.
montag
Ah ha, but where does the energy go?
The weird thing is the 8 years that clinton was president, they never once made fun of him or liberals.
I don't know any evangelists, even the weirdos, who believe this.
their constant scriptural quoting attempting to overcome the weight of fossil evidence and the like.
Now, that is funny. Scripture quotations are only relevant in such a context to someone who already believes it is the Word of God. Quoting the Bible in an argument with an unbeliever is stupid (and therefore funny).
There are perfectly valid scientific arguments against evolution. You may not consider such arguments adequate, but they do exist, and have been beaten to death on FR on many threads.
From a Christian forum, yeah. Not every none religious person favors big government. So there are actually non-religious conservatives. Non-Christian for sure.
Guess what, there actually pro-choice conservatives. Go figure.
Who asserted that? I've only asked for proof of your assertion that it does, while stating that I myself have not seen it.
I think the quality of Saturday Night Live's brand of humor is simply indicative not only of the degradation of morality in the United States but of the fruit of public education as well. Where is the demand for excellence that was once the norm? Is it just me or has the television industry completely run out of innovative ideas and talent or is it that offensiveness now passes for innovation? Maybe it's just that in light of the demand networks have for youthful writers, there is just nothing in their experience that serves as a point of comparison.
Who cares? The majority of Democrats are against capitalism and favor socialism. What the heck does majoritarianism have to do with anything. Oh right, you're one of those fair-weather socialists -- as long as it serves your religion, socialism is great.
LOL, I don't know. I am a Blackhawks fan, and glad to see them stop being the NHL doormat any more. They are still several players away from being a Stanley Cup contender, but they are doing better.
As an atheist I do, thanks. But in return you have thousands upon thousands of your leaders get up in pulpits every day and condemn atheist such as myself to infinite damnation in hell, so expect a little payback, okay?
What else can a losing advocate of a 1/2 a percent party say, except that those grapes are sour anyway?
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