Thursday, September 28, 2006

Brand Name Faith

God knows that everybody in Hollywood, (and more generally California) is going straight to hell. I mean, we hear it all the time from the purveyors of righteousness. But you know, some of those "Jesus" movies have some remarkable profit margins. Let's face it, they will kill Jesus over and over and over again, as long as you keep paying.

So, grab your credit cards (the economy is doing great!) and rush right over to Fox Faith! Yes that's right, F-O-X & Faith. First there was your local FOX "affiliate", the brash new kid with the irreverent Simpsons and the far-out X-Files. Then there came Fox "News", We Report, We Decide - or something like that. We all know now that their gimmicky personalities and swooshy sound effects are a Gen X revamp of the Rove School for Shepherding.

And now the final member of the axis, the "I could not have named it better myself" Fox Faith. "FAMILY AND CHRISTIAN FILMS THAT EVERYONE CAN ENJOY!" (Note the all caps is their idea not mine.) Um, well, not everyone. Anyway, I dug around on the sight and in the church resources area is a "Sunday School Lesson" (they assure us multiple times it can be used "anywhere") for "Strawberry Shortcake: Seaberry Beach Party", (no I never saw any Strawberry Shortcake movies - not that gay) I found an amazing bullet point:

Even though the Sea Serpent has wronged Blueberry Muffin and Seaberry Delight by holding them captive, all the girls still reach out a helping hand. Why do you think they form a human chain to save the serpent? Should we always forgive others who treat us poorly? Read Matthew 18:21-22 and Luke 6:32-36.
Now I wonder what Jesus had to say about that. For the record, Luke 6:35 - 36 are below (WEB) and perhaps the Senate will read it before they take their vote today on the treatment of "detainees".

35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

36 Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.

Jesus is right, but I'm sure FOX is just trying to make a buck.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Terrorist Tracking, Identification, and Prosecution Act of 2006

I am still in the denial stage about this... must... breathe....
but here is the ACLU's take on the matter.

“May whatever god you believe in, have mercy on your soul.” - Q

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Spare Change

"Weaponized Latent Analysis" is the most surprising thing to me personally that has "changed" over the last five years. Here is a great post. Of course, countermeasures will create a whole new and bothersome level of abstraction in a pseudo-science, which I find very entertaining.

"Deity Brinksmanship". This is so pathetically sad I deleted my rant and just cried instead. It's not new. My deity brings the souls to the yard, and their deaths are better than yours, damn right, they're better than yours! I could teach you, but I have to consume your will. I mean, aren't there enough ways to die without the need to go around making them up?

"Human Dignity" is a concept that our President of the United States needs to clarify. It's not a concept he will ever grasp. Imagine that we treat the "terrorist" the same way we treat you, George.

"Disinformation Agenda" is now a standard policy of the powerful to mislead. We all know that transparency, honesty, is security. Opaqueness is frail, requires trust, and invites corruption. Obfuscation, interference, and manipulation are the roots of the "neo dark age". You won't be happy without us!

"Giggleticians" are people who say outrageous things on TV as fact followed by a eerie grin, giggle or snort. Examples: "The «insert any» indicators are doing great! (hehe)", "This «insert any» will save poor people money. (grin)", oh "They are weak on «insert any»! (snort)".

"Quantizing Reality" - it is in your mind. We know that we don't really know what the fuck is happening but we know it's more than we think - just not much. I think, therefore, you are.

"Love Energy". Communicate, communicate, communicate. Especially when it hurts. The choice to care is the true gift of being human. Yes it is risky and difficult. Yes it can be harmful. Yes it can make all this mean something.