Freaking Catholics Lost Their Minds!

[mr. sin]

http://firebillmaher.com/

just because he voiced his right about how he felt about the pope!

and i am catholic and i agree with what he said!

[SwimConnerSwim]

There is no greater evil in this world then orginized religion.

Besides, HBO is like XM, a subscription service, they'll never bend to the will of a vocal minority....

[kidconnor]

Well, I am catholic and I don't agree.

I won't deny the sexual abuse at the hands of some preists, nor do I deny the churches attempts to keep it quiet. BUT comparing it to the compound that they found is ridiculous. Throwing the NAZI line in there was done just to get the outrage.. (and it worked well)

BUT I defend his right to say it. He simply voiced his opinion. And I have th eright to call him an A55hole, which he is. But fired? nope.

BUT- if IMUS got fired for nonsense. So will this douche. Never underestimate the power of the fanatical religious groups. Unless HBO takes a stand against the NAZIs (see what I did here?) that want to regulate peoples opinion.

My prediction----Good bye again Bill.

[WhiskeyWhispers]

He shouldn't be fired because nobody should be for saying anything.

Someone needs to stand up and not take offense for once. By stooping to the same level as the babies in the NAACP and like minded special interest groups, you become the same joke they are. That's the nice thing about most white people - we don't give a fuck what you say, our egos aren't fragile little teacups that will smash to a thousand pieces if someone calls us a name. Most people who get offended can barely mask the fact that deep inside they believe what the offender is saying about them. You have to grow up and set an example. Stick and stones....

[mr. sin]

There is no greater evil in this world then orginized religion.

Besides, HBO is like XM, a subscription service, they'll never bend to the will of a vocal minority....


well said! and isnt he a comedian? arnt comedians allowed to say what they want?

[Sinn Fein]

Bill Maher is a douche. He says "outrageous" things because that is his schtick. Fuck him.

[MrBogey]

I'd rather Bill Maher stay employed by HBO the returing to acting. Pizza Man does not need a sequel.

[Mr. Saturn]

As a former, now renounced Catholic, let me just apologize on the behalf of my ...er...former people. The devout catholics live in a kind of safety bubble, protected from progression and intellectual curiosity. They just flip out whenev---

Wait, why am I apologizing for those close-minded fuckheads?

[SwimConnerSwim]

As a former, now renounced Catholic, let me just apologize on the behalf of my ...er...former people. The devout catholics live in a kind of safety bubble, protected from progression and intellectual curiosity. They just flip out whenev---

Wait, why am I apologizing for those close-minded fuckheads?

Thats not just devout catholics. this could easily apply to devout muslims, jews (orthodox and hassidics however you spell it) BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS (my personal favorite) They all live in la-la land, safe in the belief their invisible friend has selected them, not you as their personal favorites.

[Sidekick Dave]

Bill is my hero and this past Saturday's episode was off the hook!

[WonkaVision]

I'd rather Bill Maher stay employed by HBO the returing to acting. Pizza Man does not need a sequel.

hOLY SHIT...I totally forgot about that shitty movie.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005175/

His other credits are not much better.

[WhiskeyWhispers]

Bill is my hero and this past Saturday's episode was off the hook!

Yeah yo! Fo real!

Bill Maher is the unfunniest "comedian" out there, and that opinion has nothing to do with his politics. At least Jon Stewart and Lewis Black are funny. Maher is just a smug douchebag. Bush is an idiot ,the war is a clusterfuck and Christians are the devil. We get it Bill, now try to make a joke that's actually amusing, you pompous cunt.

[LiddyRules]

I really love Real Time and the Nazi part wasn't for outrage, it was to make a joke. If you bothered to hear what he was saying, he wasn't actually saying that the Pope was a Nazi. It was hyperbole. People do it in comedy. He's far from being a "shock host." Does he say some outrageous things? At times, but it's not his shtick. He's a social commentator and a damned good one.

Actually, he has defended Bush more than Stewart or Colbert and his show often seems more in formed and dare I say, funnier. And it's not just that Christians are the devil, he thinks all organized religion is. He's gone after Muslims, he has said their culture is completely backwards and wrong.

hOLY SHIT...I totally forgot about that shitty movie.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005175/

His other credits are not much better. Come on, DC Cab is great. Bill Maher, Gary Busey, Adam Baldwin, Mr. T and Paul Rodriguez team up to fight badguys!

[kloraferm]

Being religion-less is great.

[Sprite]

Being religion-less is great.

x2.


And can all religious nuts please just SHUT THE FUCK UP for two seconds! Fuck. :icon_evil

[Plunkies]

x2.


And can all religious nuts please just SHUT THE FUCK UP for two seconds! Fuck. :icon_evil

You're just as big of a religious nut listening to your scien-priests!

[kloraferm]

You're just as big of a religious nut listening to your scien-priests!
Suddenly I'm in the mood to watch Jurassic Park. I love "dragon movies." :rolleyes:

[LiddyRules]

Suddenly I'm in the mood to watch Jurassic Park. I love "dragon movies." :rolleyes: Miss Newman the Baptist. Resurrecting dragons, was clearly a sign that they Jesus was coming back.

[mendozathejew]

I really love Real Time and the Nazi part wasn't for outrage, it was to make a joke. If you bothered to hear what he was saying, he wasn't actually saying that the Pope was a Nazi. It was hyperbole. People do it in comedy. He's far from being a "shock host." Does he say some outrageous things? At times, but it's not his shtick. He's a social commentator and a damned good one.

Actually, he has defended Bush more than Stewart or Colbert and his show often seems more in formed and dare I say, funnier. And it's not just that Christians are the devil, he thinks all organized religion is. He's gone after Muslims, he has said their culture is completely backwards and wrong.

but going after catholics is hack at this point. its the safe play

its dogshit like this that makes bill donahue relevant

[LiddyRules]

but going after catholics is hack at this point. its the safe play

its dogshit like this that makes bill donahue relevant But the pope was in the news last week. Was he supposed to not mention it? Or the scandal? Are O+A hack when they joke about it too?

[mendozathejew]

But the pope was in the news last week. Was he supposed to not mention it? Or the scandal? Are O+A hack when they joke about it too?

I think its hack when Maher takes it that far, to make a shock statement that will create controversy. I know he attacks religion in general, and can make harsh statements about islam, but I dont think hes ever said anything intended to get that response like he just did with catholicism. if hes said anything on par with the same intentions, then Im wrong. Id be glad to hear it

[Stormrider666]

But the pope was in the news last week. Was he supposed to not mention it? Or the scandal? Are O+A hack when they joke about it too?

It was not only the fact that the pope was in the media, but the coverage was overkill. The way the media covered it you would have thought we suddenly forget about the the seperation of church and state. I mean as an atheist that shit bugged me. I could have imagined how it felt if you were a Jew, Lutheran, Muslim etc. So I was glad that Maher and O and A joked about the pope.

[Plunkies]

When did it become mandatory to attack Islam before attacking Christianity? No one even checks if they attacked Islam either, it's just assumed that they didn't. :huh:

[tourettesguy]

Religion is so goddamn childish.

*and this is coming from a guy who regularly fucks jars of peanut butter.

[DonTheTrucker]

It was not only the fact that the pope was in the media, but the coverage was overkill. The way the media covered it you would have thought we suddenly forget about the the seperation of church and state. I mean as an atheist that shit bugged me. I could have imagined how it felt if you were a Jew, Lutheran, Muslim etc. So I was glad that Maher and O and A joked about the pope.

Why are atheists so sensitive every time a religious figure is in the news? What separation of church and state? Last time I heard the government doesn't run the media, and the politicians seen sucking up to the pope were just doing it to please their Catholic constituents. Lighten up, Francis.

[Sprite]

You're just as big of a religious nut listening to your scien-priests!

Suddenly I'm in the mood to watch Jurassic Park. I love "dragon movies." :rolleyes:

libbidyyd dooobibibibdy

[LiddyRules]

I think its hack when Maher takes it that far, to make a shock statement that will create controversy. So when O+A talk about Grand Theft Pope or any of their child sex scandal talk and the boy on his stomach it's hack too. Or the Eater Bunny episode of South Park. I heard him say it and, like so many other things that get blown out of proportion, it didn't seem like the type of statement that was said to create controversy. (e.g. Cafferty's statement, Napy Headed hoes.) It was a joke, no more, and no more than how the Catholic League will get pissy over somethings and won't over other attacks on their religion.

When did it become mandatory to attack Islam before attacking Christianity? No one even checks if they attacked Islam either, it's just assumed that they didn't. :huh: Oh, see, we should just give Christianity a pass because people are just too gosh darn mean to them. We should do nothing but bash Islam until its fair.

Why are atheists so sensitive every time a religious figure is in the news? I'm not. It's a newsstory, he's a popular figure. I have no problem with them reporting that the Pope is in town.

[Plunkies]

Why are atheists so sensitive every time a religious figure is in the news? What separation of church and state? Last time I heard the government doesn't run the media, and the politicians seen sucking up to the pope were just doing it to please their Catholic constituents. Lighten up, Francis.

What other religious figure has been in the news? The Great Dragon Lord Thorlax? He had a refreshing take on original sin but I don't think he got the media coverage he deserved.

[Zona992006]

Well, I am catholic and I don't agree.

I won't deny the sexual abuse at the hands of some preists, nor do I deny the churches attempts to keep it quiet. BUT comparing it to the compound that they found is ridiculous. Throwing the NAZI line in there was done just to get the outrage.. (and it worked well)

BUT I defend his right to say it. He simply voiced his opinion. And I have th eright to call him an A55hole, which he is. But fired? nope.

BUT- if IMUS got fired for nonsense. So will this douche. Never underestimate the power of the fanatical religious groups. Unless HBO takes a stand against the NAZIs (see what I did here?) that want to regulate peoples opinion.

My prediction----Good bye again Bill.

Did you hear the apology? He sort of took back the Nazi thing and correctly stated he was in the hitler youth. Other than that, what did he say that was inaccurate?

I wasnt offended by the Imus thing, just like I am not offended by this.

[mendozathejew]

When did it become mandatory to attack Islam before attacking Christianity? No one even checks if they attacked Islam either, it's just assumed that they didn't. :huh:

I didnt say any of that.

Its PC to go after Catholicism. Its easy, white guilt says thats fine. Its the only thing that makes an ass like Donahue relevant. I hate the guy but I have to agree with him when he says you cant get away this the same stuff against others, certainly jews and muslims. we were thrown in ovens. the muslims (other than their governments) are poor and brown (kinda). it doesnt fly.

whem Maher decides to make news by taking as big a swing as his little ass can muster against Catholicism, its hack in my opinion. We all know Islam is a bit of a problem right now. If he has ever decided to write a line about Islam, on par with calling it cult lead by a Nazi, that he knew would rile thei faithful up, Id love to hear it. then I'll gladly shut my mouth and stand corrected

[mendozathejew]

So when O+A talk about Grand Theft Pope or any of their child sex scandal talk and the boy on his stomach it's hack too. Or the Eater Bunny episode of South Park. .

come on, it doesnt have the same bite. its not the short, pre written single sound bite that Maher used. what he said was specifically designed to get this reaction.

[ChimneyFish]

When did it become mandatory to attack Islam before attacking Christianity?

"Since dey flew dem planes inta dem der buildins, man!!!! Luv it or leave it!!!!"

:yuck2:

[mendozathejew]

When did it become mandatory to attack Islam before attacking Christianity?

if you are really a social commentator, are trying to dole off criticism of the potential for disaster that religion can wreak, which one is the more pressing matter right now?

shit on all of them, I dont care. But Maher took his biggest shot at the easiest target

[Plunkies]

if you are really a social commentator, are trying to dole off criticism of the potential for disaster that religion can wreak, which one is the more pressing matter right now?

shit on all of them, I dont care. But Maher took his biggest shot at the easiest target

So what? I still don't understand the point. Only one religion can be criticized at a time and Islam is currently the official one?

[LiddyRules]

Did you hear the apology? He sort of took back the Nazi thing and correctly stated he was in the hitler youth. Other than that, what did he say that was inaccurate? He also kept emphasizing that it was a joke.

whem Maher decides to make news by taking as big a swing as his little ass can muster against Catholicism, its hack in my opinion. He wasn't trying to be the big man taking a stand against the Christianity. He was making a joke about the pope. Simple. He makes jokes about public figures. It's what he does. He was bashing a religion that was in he news that week. He hates all religion.

He wasn't shitting in the pope's hat. He was poking fun at him.

If he has ever decided to write a line about Islam, on par with calling it cult lead by a Nazi, that he knew would rile thei faithful up, Id love to hear it. then I'll gladly shut my mouth and stand corrected I don't have his entire show memorized but he has. Maybe more in a flatout context than a satirical one.

come on, it doesnt have the same bite. its not the short, pre written single sound bite that Maher used. what he said was specifically designed to get this reaction. Right, because everything O+A say is on the fly. What about South Park?

if you are really a social commentator, are trying to dole off criticism of the potential for disaster that religion can wreak, which one is the more pressing matter right now?

shit on all of them, I dont care. But Maher took his biggest shot at the easiest target So...he shouldn't go after Christianity because it's in the news because they're not as bad as Islam? Social commentators shouldn't crtique white people because blacks commit more crime?

[mendozathejew]

So what? I still don't understand the point. Only one religion can be criticized at a time and Islam is currently the official one?

no I just think its weak of you take your biggest swing at the easiest target, not the most blatant, destructive offender.

[Zona992006]

if you are really a social commentator, are trying to dole off criticism of the potential for disaster that religion can wreak, which one is the more pressing matter right now?

shit on all of them, I dont care. But Maher took his biggest shot at the easiest target

He is a commentator, yes? The pope is the biggest thing to happen in the last week.

He made a couple of jokes at his expense. Ok.

He mentioned the kid touchers, and so did the pope.

He mentioned the nazi thing, inaccurate actually, its hitler youth but he corrected himself...

So what?

[LiddyRules]

no I just think its weak of you take your biggest swing at the easiest target, not the most blatant, destructive offender. So he shouldn't make fun of Christianity at all or only after he bashes Islam first?

[Myhairygrundle]

Besides, HBO is like XM, a subscription service, they'll never bend to the will of a vocal minority....

30 days without Greg and Tony last year says different. Yes they will.


Maher should not be fired for saying this stuff. He should be fired for being not funny.

Bill Maher.....NAhhhhtttt Funnyy!

Yea, yea, we get it. George Bush is stupid. We heard. What will he do when Bush is out of office?

I guess go back to hack bits...
Grape nuts??? No grapes, no nuts...whaaaat's the deal with that? Good luck bro.

[LiddyRules]

30 days without Greg and Tony last year says different. Yes they will.


Maher should not be fired for saying this stuff. He should be fired for being not funny.

Bill Maher.....NAhhhhtttt Funnyy!

Yea, yea, we get it. George Bush is stupid. We heard. What will he do when Bush is out of office?

I guess go back to hack bits...
Grape nuts??? No grapes, no nuts...whaaaat's the deal with that? Good luck bro. Have you seen his show or do you just group him in with all political jokesters?

[mendozathejew]

He wasn't trying to be the big man taking a stand against the Christianity. He was making a joke about the pope. Simple. He makes jokes about public figures. It's what he does. He was bashing a religion that was in he news that week. He hates all religion.

He wasn't shitting in the pope's hat. He was poking fun at him.

I don't have his entire show memorized but he has. Maybe more in a flatout context than a satirical one.

Right, because everything O+A say is on the fly.

So...he shouldn't go after Christianity because it's in the news because they're not as bad as Islam? Social commentators shouldn't crtique white people because blacks commit more crime?


where we disagree is on the intended impact of the line. My opinion is that he wasnt just joking around, it wasnt just a joke line any other that he wrote. Its received the attention that it was supposed to. And I find it weak that, given what is going on in the world, this is the target he saved his best shot for, thats all. But Islam isnt as emotionally satisfying for Maher or someone of his political bend to go after. I certainly dont think Maher should be fired.

[mendozathejew]

So he shouldn't make fun of Christianity at all or only after he bashes Islam first?

No, that isnt what I am saying. there doesnt have to be an order, or a qualificaiton by mentioning other religions etc.

but if you are an equal opportunity commentator, or offender, or comic...are you telling me there hasnt been one opportunity in the past few years for him to make an equally harsh, intentionally provocative statement about Islam?

[LiddyRules]

are you telling me there hasnt been one opportunity in the past few years for him to make an equally harsh, intentionally provocative statement about Islam? And he has.

[Zona992006]

No, that isnt what I am saying. there doesnt have to be an order, or a qualificaiton by mentioning other religions etc.

but if you are an equal opportunity commentator, or offender, or comic...are you telling me there hasnt been one opportunity in the past few years for him to make an equally harsh, intentionally provocative statement about Islam?


Probably, but the POPE WAS HERE for a week.

[Myhairygrundle]

Have you seen his show or do you just group him in with all political jokesters?

I've seen it, I just don't find it funny. He tries too hard. But if some people get laughs from it, more power to them.

But hey, it's hard to laugh at his political humor after hearing the bboys. How can I laugh at a Bill Maher joke when Jimmy Norton is giving sex advice? Or when Steve From Yellowstone calls in?

[mendozathejew]

And he has.

what was it

[DanaReevesLungs]

No, that isnt what I am saying. there doesnt have to be an order, or a qualificaiton by mentioning other religions etc.

but if you are an equal opportunity commentator, or offender, or comic...are you telling me there hasnt been one opportunity in the past few years for him to make an equally harsh, intentionally provocative statement about Islam?

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[mendozathejew]

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he poked fun. he didnt indict them for savage actions, let alone comparisons directly or indirectly to Nazis.

when 9/11 he saved the big soundbyte for the Hijackers, calling them the brave ones. Atta, who couldnt get laid to save his life, maybe literally, buying into Martyrdom where he gets to fuck, or try to fuck, 72 virgins after killing civilians. that the type of shit he saves for his big hits.

I full well know he makes fun. what he said last week wasnt making fun, that wasnt the point. you are fooling yourself if you think it was. that was the "social commentary" part of his liddy was talking about. Its just curious who gets the wrath of that and who doesnt.

[LiddyRules]

MAHER: The big lie is that all religions are basically alike, they all preach the same thing. Well, of course, the Bible is full of a lot of violence. I mean, God, in the Old Testament, is a psychopath. [laughter] He just kills, kills, kills, for no reason, good reasons, bad reasons.

ISSA: We barely survive.

MAHER: [overlapping] He’s jealous. He just wants to kill. [laughter] He is. He’s the Rifleman. [laughter] But He doesn’t seem to aim it so much at outsiders, you know. He kills - he wipes out the Jews, except for Noah, because they were bad to him, or whatever. But He doesn’t keep saying, as in the Qur’an, it seems to me - I don’t read Arabic - but it seems to me-

MAHER: Okay. It seems to me that, in the Qur’an, God keeps saying, “If you’re not one of us, you’re an infidel and burning would be too good for you.”

MAHER: But, you’ve read the Koran?
MOS DEF: Absolutely.
MAHER: There is a lot of “let’s kill the infidel” in there.
WEST: [overlapping] But, Bill, don’t – don’t—
MAHER: [overlapping] “Let’s kill, kill, kill.” There’s not a lot of “let’s kill, kill, kill” in the Koran?
WEST: But, Bill, don’t confuse religion—
MAHER: Oh, I must be reading a bad translation.

Let me ask you this. There are worse countries than America in the world. Should we never mock, satirize or criticize America because there's ***** going on in the Congo?

[LiddyRules]

he poked fun. he didnt indict them for savage actions, let alone comparisons directly or indirectly to Nazis. He's said that Muslims caused 9/11 in the past. Should he say that everytime he brings them up?

He didn't say all priests **** children. And whenever he brings up Christianity, he doesn't say all priests **** children.

And he was making a joke about the pope being a Nazi! A joke about his Hitler Youth past. Like we do. Like O+A do. Like others do.

[WhiskeyWhispers]

You know what's hack? 20 pages of the same shit that's in every other religious thread. That's what's hack. I can tell what half of you are going to say before you know your going to say it.

[mendozathejew]

He's said that Muslims caused 9/11 in the past. Should he say that everytime he brings them up?


no and I saw the segment with Mos Def, where in addition to what you posted he bluntly dismissed the 9/11 conspiracy theories that Mos Def started to rbing up. I get all that, I dont watch his show regularly, but I do watch it. Im not arguing he only criticizes one side, or only jokes about one side.

but what he does is save every big one, every massive judgment laced with humor that is guaranteed to offend and provoke, for the safe target. I think that you either dont see the difference or agree that there is one. Every time he has a doozy, you know what side its going to come down on. But thats my point.

[SwimConnerSwim]

30 days without Greg and Tony last year says different. Yes they will.


Maher should not be fired for saying this stuff. He should be fired for being not funny.

Bill Maher.....NAhhhhtttt Funnyy!

Yea, yea, we get it. George Bush is stupid. We heard. What will he do when Bush is out of office?

I guess go back to hack bits...
Grape nuts??? No grapes, no nuts...whaaaat's the deal with that? Good luck bro.

Sorry, I was trying to come across as being sarcastic. I fail.. I got nothing..

Anyway, this Maher thing is part of the push back O&A have mentioned before. It may be a bit much, but I believe that Maher had every right to say what he said. How many years have these right wing/religious nuts been running around trying to impose their will on us with the ten commandmants, trying to bring prayer back into school. Pay back is a bitch aint it?

[maz]

I can't stand bill maher

who watches that asshole

but he shouldn't be fired or anything
for what he said

[Stormrider666]

Why are atheists so sensitive every time a religious figure is in the news? What separation of church and state? Last time I heard the government doesn't run the media, and the politicians seen sucking up to the pope were just doing it to please their Catholic constituents. Lighten up, Francis.

The fact that he was in a news, I don't have a problem with. The way it was covered, that's the problem I had. The way some of the members of the media, on the local and national level, were praising the guy was quite embarassing. As if the only people that were their viewers were Catholics. I guareentee it just wasn't atheists that had a problem with the coverage either. Not everybody thinks that this human being is the closet thing to god.

[Stormrider666]

You know what's hack? 20 pages of the same shit that's in every other religious thread. That's what's hack. I can tell what half of you are going to say before you know your going to say it.

Sort of like how I know what most people on this board are going to say about blacks and other minorities before they are going to say it.

[Fr. Dougal]

I'm Catholic, and I love the Pope -- once received Communion from John Paul II. All joking aside, it was an amazing experience... I never believed people who talked about "feeling something"... but when I walked towards the altar, I got this sensation I can only describe as an electric field around me. Dunno what it was, but it was very moving.

So while I have the highest adoration for the Papacy... I still think all is fair in comedy. Let him make any JOKES he wants. But I think Maher made his comments a little more cutting and attackish than a normal joke. He really hates Catholics, and it shows. But even despite the attack, it can still be argued that it was under the veil of comedy, so it should be okay.

HOWEVER... My biggest problem is that if anyone else even barely mentioned something about Jews... Maher would be the FIRST MOTHERFUCKER to come out and call for that person to be fired.

Again, you can say anything in the context of comedy. But why is it okay to say something about Christians, but you can't say anything about Jews, Muslims, etc.? My biggest problem is the double standard people like Maher perpetrate.

[RobeSoup&Tears]

I can't stand bill maher

who watches that asshole

but he shouldn't be fired or anything
for what he said


QFT

I’m a certified Catholic Catechist/Director and started teaching when I was 16 (1986-2004).

So trust when I say that I’m well educated with the faith and am fed up with the Catholic Church.

If you really wanna get pissed…what the documentary endorsed by other Catholics (including some brave Catholic Priests) called ‘Deliver Us From Evil’...and wait till you find out the connection in this flick to the current Pope.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814075/

100% positive reviews ON ROTTEN TOMATOES from 67 critics.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/deliver_us_from_evil/

Netflix it if you like.
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Deliver_Us_from_Evil/70056962?mqso=80012394

[DonTheTrucker]

Not everybody thinks that this human being is the closet thing to god.

I agree completely, and since I was raised Baptist I think that Catholicism is based in idolatry anyway, but the bottom line is: Who is hurt by people kissing this guy's ass? He seems to be a nice enough fellow, and wants to make up for those pesky Nazi and kid touching things.

[LiddyRules]

Maher would be the FIRST MOTHERFUCKER to come out and call for that person to be fired. No he wouldn't. He also defended Imus.

[WhiskeyWhispers]

Sort of like how I know what most people on this board are going to say about blacks and other minorities before they are going to say it.

Touché.
Right after I typed that I realized I could be referring to myself as well. Need an eating crow smiley here.