Religion (Slave Morality)

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — For a coffee shop, T-shirts of a Mormon angel with java flowing into his trumpet are selling well. But they don’t have the blessing of religious leaders.

The shirts have upset the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Not only is the angel Moroni a revered figure — Mormons believe he appeared to church founder Joseph Smith — but church members are discouraged from drinking coffee.

The shirts show Moroni, a male figure in a robe blowing a trumpet. The trumpet is turned up at an angle as coffee is poured in.

“They’ve been the best-selling T-shirts we’ve ever done,” said Just Add Coffee co-owner Ed Beazer.

The church informed Beazer that the angel’s image is a registered trademark.

“If they provide proof, we’re going to comply,” Beazer said. “We don’t want to break any laws or anything.”

Just Add Coffee put the image on greeting cards about a year ago and started selling the shirts before Christmas. Moroni also appeared in ads that caught the church’s attention.

Church spokesman Scott Trotter said the image is a trademark.

“It was a spoof,” Beazer said. “It was meant to be fun.”

From CNN
Another story here

“I don’t travel in circles where people say, “I have faith, I believe this in my heart and nothing you can say or do can shake my faith.” That’s just a long-winded religious way to say, “shut up,” or another two words that the FCC likes less. But all obscenity is less insulting than, “How I was brought up and my imaginary friend means more to me than anything you can ever say or do.” – Penn Jillette

Read Penn’s article from NPR here
(you can listen if you have Real Player)

Donnie Davies spreads the word.Thanks to Kenn24 for this.

Zeus makes a comeback

“Soy is feminizing, and commonly leads to a decrease in the size of the penis, sexual confusion and homosexuality.”
– James Rutz of Megashift Ministries

Read the full article here

JM J. Bullock

I hate blind adding on myspace, I get so tired of fucking shitty bands and weirdos trying to add me, when it’s obvious that the didn’t even take the time to read my profile. When one Jesus Christ tried to add me as a friend I gladly accepted and promptly left the following comment for him:

“No hoary falsehood shall be a truth to me; no cult or dogma shall encamp my pen. I break away from all conventions. Alone, untrammelled. I raise up in stern invasion the standard of the strong. I gaze into the glassy eye of your fearsome Jehovah and pluck him by the beard; I uplift a broad-axe and split open his worm-eaten skull.”
– Unknown, Might Makes Right!”

Almost instantly my inbox was flooded with fun letters from angry myth mongers. The best one came from a funny look hump named Billboard For Chirst:
“1.The hariest of all falshood is truth to you
2.U break away from all conventions and yet join the convention of the convention of unbelievers
3.Glassy eyes, where did you come up with that one?
4.How can he be glassy eyed and fearsome at the same time……..
5. If the might is unknown how would one know how it is right?

U guys come up with real wierd ones, quite humorous too, especially since each syllabul, letter and word is contradicting the next “

I responded:

“There are no contradictions
as I am making no actual claims
the following is what is called a story…
god doesn’t have a worm eaten skull;
he doesn’t even exist…

I love the way you try to use logic and reason on my
qoute…
when you choose to ignore it in your beliefs.

PS Learn to spell…”

My lack of faith was truly shaken with his response:

“Thanks for calling me logical, i never got such a nice compliment for a while.

so u make sentences u dont mean?

Oh its a story… ur absolutely right there, it is the story of God’s divine hand in human history……..ul see it by and by in ur future; and the future of the nation….ur familiar with the Old Testament, i dont need to say more there…

If he doesnt exist how did u come accross the Terms;
God and Jehovah?

I learnt this logic from people like u, so thank yourself for it….

PS Spelling has always been bad, is and will be…..”

There are so many choice statements here, but my favorite would have to be:

“If he doesnt exist how did u come accross the Terms;
God and Jehovah?”

Amazing. The state of having a name demands existence.
Vampire, Unicorn, Teleporter, Cyclops, Jackalope, Satanic Ritual Abuse, Hover Board…

From NPR All Things Considered, September 18, 2006 · All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, Calif., is deciding whether to fight an IRS summons for the church’s e-mails, meeting minutes and letters. The liberal church is under investigation for allegedly making political statements leading up to the November 2004 presidential election. At stake are its tax-exempt status and possibly some heavy fines.

Listen to the full story here.