Religion Makes Me Sick

The more I see of religion, the more I'm convinced it's a form of mental illness. I mean this quite literally. People who are religious pretty much by definition believe that that they can speak to the invisible man that controls the universe. They should be locked up for their own protection, and ours.

This particular diatribe was prompted by an item on MSNBC. A handful of supposedly prominent religious nutjobs were for some unaccountable reason allowed to comment on the theological implications of the recent tsunami disaster.

One Anne Graham Lotz, apparently the author of something called "Visions of His Glory" makes the point that "What is interesting about this is that this tsunami did not increase death. All of those people who died were going to die anyway." I suppose if someone drowns Ms Lotz's own children some day, she'll laugh it off, since, hey, they had to die some time.

Jennifer Giroux, director of "Women Influencing the Nation" claims that the disaster is divine punishment, and actually uses the suffering to make political points on unrelated domestic issues like gay marriage. Do the entire U.S. population a big favor, Ms Giroux, and go influence some other nation. And while you're at it, eat shit.

Tim Lahaye, co-author of the best-selling "Left Behind" series (who knew trailer trash could read?) attempts to drum up business by implying that the end may be near. "Things are happening so rapidly today. Even unsaved secular scientists say they see no hope for this world beyond 25 or 50 years." Tim, I'm sure you must have heard this many times, but you're a fucking idiot.

The only one who isn't clearly demented is Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. He accuses Gireax of "colossal blastphemy and even more colossal arrogance."