In a primarily Relativist culture, we are often faced with the difficulty of acknowledging and expressing the equality of all faiths, no matter how loopy, unproductive or just plain unfashionable they may be. This service, by the Frantics, has finally answered the great question which lies at the heart of all religions:
in an imperfect world where the message of the divine is often difficult for us to hear,
just exactly how do we completely cover our asses?
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It is curious that our society has become so politically correct that we are forced to deal with all religions in the same way.
I’ve nothing against an even playing field, but what’s the point of believing in something when you don’t specify what that thing is? Monistic religions manage to escape this kind of silliness; absolutists have got to find a way to be fair to people regardless of faith while at the same time not abandoning what they believe to be true.
First of all – I see you figured out how to put the diggs thing along with the others on there :) I run from relgious talk LOL. People tend to get too worked up! :)
They certainly do! (and yes, it took me awhile even though SBK’s instructions are dead easy. I got hung up thinking I had to host the icons myself and rewrite the code, which of course I didn’t). Blog is much prettier this way.
I think it’s obvious that we don’t, in fact, deal with all religions the same way:
The Norse gods: “ridiculous–a child’s fables”
The Roman and Greek gods: “Primitive avatism”
Scientology: A cult, but a powerful cult.
The lord God Jehovah, god of Jews, Christians, Mormons and apparently Muslims (so saith his Hole-iness Pat Robertson or somebody): Sacred and untouchable.
Let’s start treating Christianity, Islam, and all the other “isms” like the “traditional” faiths, eh?
Or alternately, let me get tax-deferred status for declaring my lava lamp a shrine to Vulcan, or my Vandergaff Generator the abode of Thor.
At least the Frantics are making an effort.
Myself, I’m thinking of starting a “Religion-of-the-month” club. Each week you’d receive a holy text, wearable religious symbol and a little statuette (where not proscribed by scripture). You could practice that faith for a month, with no obligation to join full-time. Only keep the faiths you like! Return the rest at no obligation.
Act now and subscribe with a friend–you’ll both get free matching T-shirts reading “I’m with the infidel/godless heathen/apostate”.
In this manner I intend to spread goodwill, understanding and siblinghood where it is so desperately needed.
If only Anna Nicole had a crackpot like you…
Hey–she had her own damn crack pots. And I had an alibi … I was blogging at the time. Is that one taken?
Very.