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BurlyShirley

Rex Grossman Will Rise Again
Jul 4, 2002
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I loved O'reilly's "I never wanna hear the words Shiite and Sunni again" tirade. Lol!
 

binary visions

The voice of reason
Jun 13, 2002
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i am so getting 3 of my friends and we are finding jesus.
Going to bible study together?

So, MMike, off color jokes about microwaved babies are totally unacceptable and result in deleted threads, but blasphemy is okay in your book? I think you might find many people who see this is equally offensive ;)

I passed this around to all my friends yesterday... hilarious!
 

Da Peach

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Jul 2, 2002
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Going to bible study together?

So, MMike, off color jokes about microwaved babies are totally unacceptable and result in deleted threads, but blasphemy is okay in your book? I think you might find many people who see this is equally offensive ;)
I don't think one can compare flippant remarks about baby cooking to a light joke about a religious figure.

And those who find one equally offensive as the other are weirdos.

I guess baby cooking could be funny in a: "Look at my tattoo! My belly button is the monkey's asshole" sort of way. At best. The sort of thing that makes you get avoided at parties pretty fast.
 

binary visions

The voice of reason
Jun 13, 2002
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I don't think one can compare flippant remarks about baby cooking to a light joke about a religious figure.
A light joke about a religious figure? It is to you and me. To someone who takes their religion very seriously, you're making a mockary of the whole foundation of the faith.

In my opinion, anyone who finds either situation extremely offensive is a "weirdo" - somtimes you just have to look at a statement as so completely absurd that it can't possibly be taken seriously. I know some people find things like the baby jokes distasteful... but I don't get it. They're so ridiculous that it's not really something I can take seriously enough to be offended by.

So, the point is that from your point of view, the two things are not comparable. That's only one tiny point of view in the world, though. You wouldn't go into a party spouting dead baby jokes, but you'd be pretty stupid to go into a party making flippant remarks about Jesus, too.
 

Da Peach

Outwitted by a rodent
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, but you'd be pretty stupid to go into a party making flippant remarks about Jesus, too.
Well, I suppose the difference is that there are way more parties going on where the Jesus joke would likely be taken as funny. I think you would agree.

Jokes are jokes and people's feelings are what they are. But there's an element of nature vs. nuture that makes baby killing jokes less funny than religious jokes.
 

binary visions

The voice of reason
Jun 13, 2002
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Well, all I know is I get a better turnout if I put microwaved baby as an appetizer on my party menus.

Tossed blasphemy salad doesn't go over nearly as well.
 

Reactor

Turbo Monkey
Apr 5, 2005
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A light joke about a religious figure? It is to you and me. To someone who takes their religion very seriously, you're making a mockary of the whole foundation of the faith.
Not really. It's making light of some christians morbid fascination with portraying Jesus's death scene and totally ignoring the rest of his life, and his message. Now Heath Sheratt using a picture of jesus on a cross as an avatar, that's blastphemous. Using that image to represent yourself online is the same as taking the lords name in vain.
 

LordOpie

MOTHER HEN
Oct 17, 2002
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So, MMike, off color jokes about microwaved babies are totally unacceptable and result in deleted threads, but blasphemy is okay in your book?
Jesus can defend himself, babies can't :bonk:

I don't think one can compare flippant remarks about baby cooking to a light joke about a religious figure.

And those who find one equally offensive as the other are weirdos.
Amen!