Outrage--SNL Insults Christians, Pro-Lifers

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[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.

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[jlogajan]

What else can a losing advocate of a 1/2 a percent party say

I love how you defend majoritarianism when it goes your way -- but when it doesn't ...

When you figure out some consistent principles, get back to us. Otherwise ... yawn ... you bore me.

[Cultural Jihad]

"Majority rules sucks big time because no one votes for us!"

[Tigercap]

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?

Even the weakest Christian leader knows that they have no authority to "condemn someone to hell" They communicate what is truth: Those that don't want anything to do with God in their life get what they wanted in hell - complete absence of God.

[Tigercap]

Christian leaders understand what it takes to go to hell - don't get mad at them for communicating that. It's not the same as "judging".

[x]

I think Smigel also did the voice of Clinton on O'Brien's show. Very funny parodies that totally destroyed Clinton. Though if you want to look at things the other way, he helped lower expectations and accustom people to Clinton's depravities. There's no way to come out a winner there.

Basically for Smigel, like the creators of South Park, nothing is sacred and everything is liable to be mocked. Christianity provides a big, easy target, though Clinton, gays and others are also in their sights.

[Torie]

We are both atheists (more or less for me), but you seem to have considerably more resentment about religion than I do. I guess I think it does more good than harm, at least in the US. And those aspects of some religions that have implications in the public square with which I disagree, have little or no chance of being adopted as public policy on a widespread basis. So I don't fear religion, in the US.

[jlogajan]

We are both atheists

But one of us doesn't pretent to be a mind reader. :-)

[jlogajan]

I'm shocked, shocked I say that youw would use ridicule to insult people who have different political opinions than you. :-)

Glad you're not a hypocrite about it. :-)

[rockfish59]

next time watch 'mad tv'.
they skewer everyone!

last nights 'cell mates' was pretty good, and the one on whitney houston & bjork was hilarious!

[Hildy]

Thank you. This whole thing reminds me of an interview I did with Jay Leno. This was before he became the permanent host of the Tonight Show. I was a young editor at a Cable TV Magazine and he was doing a show for SHOWTIME TV. I was interviewing him. This was about 1984 and Cable TV was young. Alot of comedians were being introduced through different cable TV shows, and many of them owed their careers to Cable. However, for some reason, at that time Cable was the butt of alot of jokes. I remember preparing for the interview and I thought I came up with a great question:

Why would so many comedians, who owe their livelihood to cable TV makes such fun of it?

Leno's response was perfect:

Because that's our job.

This might explain why Leno is where he is now and why I don't do any investigative reporting!!!

[TightSqueeze]

While no one is forcing anyone to watch anything, broadcasters should not be allowed to broadcast their liberal propaganda when it assaults the sensitivities and sensibilities of religious.

Why would the opinion of those who vow not to watch SNL because of their content, sway the producers of SNL to change their content?
OTH Even though I never watch, I know that Tele-Evangelist have assaulted my sensitivities and sensibilities with their religious propaganda should I be able to screen their content?

[Prodigal Daughter]

I don't have thousands upon thousands of leaders. If you're talking to me, you're avoiding the issue again; laughing at killing fetuses.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Oh my gosh!

First MTV doesn't cover a Christian music event and now this?

What's this world coming to? /sarcasm

[jwh_Denver]

Only the Church has the authority from God to correctly interpret Public Revelation.

And what Church would that be? I'll tell you straight I immediately don't buy your conclusion. Sounds very "rely on someone else" for your beliefs.

[Leclair10]

Yes xena she kinda let the cat out of the bag on Conan O'brien but she is pretty quiet about her politcal beliefs, her mother is very open about her support for GW including saying so during the mothers day episode last year.

[Leclair10]

excellent point cultural many dem rank and file are pro-life just a shame the party brass doesn't want to hear it. just ask Bill Clinton about Bob Casey sometime.

[Leclair10]

One thing you guys gotta keep Amonte to keep the damn Rangers from throwing money at him this summer, the hawks are pretty good and it wouldn't surprise to see a run at the conference finals, detroit is a different animal all together but look at it this way sooner or later age gotta catch up with them I mean their defense corps was literally drafted when Abba was in the top ten.

[mn12]

The weird thing is the 8 years that clinton was president, they never once made fun of him or liberals.

Did you WATCH it during his presidency?! They made fun of him on about every other episode, especially after the Monica Lewinsky crap.

Conan's lampooning of Clinton was funnier, though...

[KneelBeforeZod]

I was kidding...a swipe at the "BOYCOTT ___________" crowd who only remember when a conservative is parodied.