Comments on: Good Evening Godless Sodomites http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/ Have faith in yourself Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:35:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jarn Firebrand http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-8431 Jarn Firebrand Thu, 07 Sep 2006 22:08:28 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-8431 Agnostic, you don't really get who Colbert is. He is very much a liberal. He used to work for the Daily Show. He was in character there, the same way he is on his show. He calls his show (out of character only) a parody of "The O'Reilly Factor". He acts extremely conservative/fundamentalist, but, doing so, he points out the hypocrisy inherent inside of them. Check out some clips from his show on YouTube sometime... you will see exactly what I mean. Agnostic, you don’t really get who Colbert is. He is very much a liberal. He used to work for the Daily Show. He was in character there, the same way he is on his show. He calls his show (out of character only) a parody of “The O’Reilly Factor”. He acts extremely conservative/fundamentalist, but, doing so, he points out the hypocrisy inherent inside of them. Check out some clips from his show on YouTube sometime… you will see exactly what I mean.

]]> By: Matthew http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7842 Matthew Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:51:16 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7842 Actually, the best satire comes from people who are very intimate with what they are satirizing. So it isn't really so strange or awkward. Notice in the Wikipedia article that Mr. Colbert was raised with an emphasis on intellectualism and the idea that is OK to question the Chruch. Overall, you'll find that Catholics have some of the more liberal views in Christendom (except for a few specific things like birth control). They even teach Evolution in Catholic schools. They are not fundamentalists. Fundamentalists HATE Catholics. Catholic priests are actually taught to interpret the Bible in context and with an open mind. They generally have a very schollarly understanding of the Bible and their religion. I dunno, seems to me that Catholicism has been pretty much defanged. It isn't the oppressive religion it once was. Actually, the best satire comes from people who are very intimate with what they are satirizing. So it isn’t really so strange or awkward. Notice in the Wikipedia article that Mr. Colbert was raised with an emphasis on intellectualism and the idea that is OK to question the Chruch. Overall, you’ll find that Catholics have some of the more liberal views in Christendom (except for a few specific things like birth control). They even teach Evolution in Catholic schools. They are not fundamentalists. Fundamentalists HATE Catholics. Catholic priests are actually taught to interpret the Bible in context and with an open mind. They generally have a very schollarly understanding of the Bible and their religion.

I dunno, seems to me that Catholicism has been pretty much defanged. It isn’t the oppressive religion it once was.

]]> By: Your Father http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7841 Your Father Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:44:36 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7841 It's satire... if you ever saw his show, you would have little doubt. It’s satire… if you ever saw his show, you would have little doubt.

]]> By: Agnostic http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7840 Agnostic Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:43:42 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7840 There's satire and then there's a devout catholic telling a crowd of people that they're all godless sodomites - it hits a little close to the mark. I dunno, maybe its just because I have very little idea who this Steven dude is apart from what Wikipedia tells me! There’s satire and then there’s a devout catholic telling a crowd of people that they’re all godless sodomites - it hits a little close to the mark. I dunno, maybe its just because I have very little idea who this Steven dude is apart from what Wikipedia tells me!

]]> By: HumanisticJones http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7818 HumanisticJones Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:12:47 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7818 What's even funnier is hearing people on the social-conservative end feeling like Steven Colbert just stood up for their side. Has satire been completely lost on some people? What’s even funnier is hearing people on the social-conservative end feeling like Steven Colbert just stood up for their side. Has satire been completely lost on some people?

]]> By: Aaron http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7812 Aaron Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:50:37 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7812 Not to defend airhead hollywood types, but it seemed to me that the segment was hilarious and the audience got it. Both making fun of anti-liberal sentiments and making fun of reality TV were receieved as the humor they were. Should they have not laughed? Not to defend airhead hollywood types, but it seemed to me that the segment was hilarious and the audience got it. Both making fun of anti-liberal sentiments and making fun of reality TV were receieved as the humor they were. Should they have not laughed?

]]> By: JewishAtheist http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7811 JewishAtheist Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:34:20 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7811 I love those guys. Thanks for the clip -- I didn't watch it live. I love those guys. Thanks for the clip — I didn’t watch it live.

]]> By: Agnostic http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7810 Agnostic Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:31:44 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7810 Oh... there were some "audience laughs" comments between the capital sentences there, but the posting seems to have ignored the Oh… there were some “audience laughs” comments between the capital sentences there, but the posting seems to have ignored the

]]> By: Agnostic http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7808 Agnostic Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:30:02 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7808 Heh amusing... while I find overt displays of that sort of evangelicanism very uncomfortable (I don't know whether to laugh or what!) they made me chuckle a bit. Meanwhile, I hate audiences. Where better to see group mentality than in a room full of airhead hollywood types. "INSERT RAGING INSULT!" "YOU'RE ALL GOING TO HELL!" "A GUY WALKS INTO A BAR!" Honestly... *throws hands up* Heh amusing… while I find overt displays of that sort of evangelicanism very uncomfortable (I don’t know whether to laugh or what!) they made me chuckle a bit.

Meanwhile, I hate audiences. Where better to see group mentality than in a room full of airhead hollywood types.

“INSERT RAGING INSULT!”

“YOU’RE ALL GOING TO HELL!”

“A GUY WALKS INTO A BAR!”

Honestly… *throws hands up*

]]> By: itanshi http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7807 itanshi Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:43:21 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/08/29/good-evening-godless-sodomites/#comment-7807 ha i skipped that show, glad to see one good thing that happened ^^ good material ha i skipped that show, glad to see one good thing that happened ^^ good material

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