Okay, okay. I don’t want him out. Akin can stay.

“Todd Akin is the victim of forceable assault.”

Hey Bryan Fischer! The whistling from the wind between your ears is particularly loud today.

My dad sent me this article in Jewish World Review on the topic. You can check it out. One of my favorite lines (Mecklenburg is the target of criticism for the misinformation):

Finally, Mecklenburg said it was likely that the rapists — because of “frequent masturbation” — were unlikely to be fertile themselves.

The video is from Christian Nightmares. 

Seriously? This @BryanJFischer guy is on your team?

There’s been so much coverage of the Colorado shooting at a midnight screening of Batman Rising, that I knew about it in my sleep.

But the nightmare turns outright pathetic when a Christian leader tweets the above bullshit.

Bryan Fischer tweeted (already!?!):

“14 killed, 50 wounded in Batman shooting. We have rejected God, we’re turning into a 3rd world country.”

Firstly, what an asshole.

Secondly, that asshole apparently hasn’t read or understood the very doctrines of violence in his own “faith.”

Thirdly, who among you will “love” Fischer enough to tell him that his ideas are hurting America more than secularism.

It’s not about judging. It’s about marginalizing the stupid in this country.

And the stupid, it burns.

17. Bryan Fischer gets his panties balled up over the New Yorker article #SSAweek

If you haven’t heard about this article, listen to today’s Fresh Air Interview. You might not be able to read the article if you don’t have a subscription to the magazine.

Bryan Fischer is able to strongly influence the leadership in the right-wing with his radio show.

Bryan Fischer is hilarious in his response, and his dumbass listeners will believe him without looking into it personally.

If I wanted to discredit someone, I would explain exactly what that was I was discrediting. But all he can do is explain that it’s bad journalism.

What a crock.

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Fischer: ‘It’s Perfectly Appropriate to Discriminate Against’ Homosexuality

Citing Martin Luther King, Jr., Bryan Fischer says that it is perfect appropriate to discriminate against gays because they engage in immoral conduct.

Within Christianity, there is a common sentiment conveyed that non-believers should judge Christianity, not by the character and behavior or Christians, but by the character of God/Christ/The Holy Spirit.

There is an oft-admitted perspective that Christians are fallen, sinful, and disobedient – despite the common claim that they are transformed in the blood (whatever that means).

The morality of Christianity, then, could be said to be unattainable, could it not?

Sure, sure. Christian morality is absolute. But that doesn’t mean that its adherents absolutely follow those guidelines.

So why — why oh why oh why — do kids like Bryan Fischer from American Family Association have any right to claim superiority or dominance over a group of people they — and they only — have determined sinful.

Hey Bryan Fischer, see you next Tuesday!

The message: belief + infertility = hysteria

@paperdream #paperdream

The American Family Association, Dr. Dobson’s Christian-family organization, is producing a movie called, “Paper Dream” under its production name, “American Family Studios.”

“Paper Dream” is about a woman named Christy who doesn’t understand why she is infertile. She’s got faith. She reads her bible. Having babies has been her dream since she was a little girl.

I mean, all you need is faith the size (and flavor) of a mustard seed, right? Ask and you shall receive!

But damnit, no is an answer, too. And all that hope that the bible gives you is just a callous, deceitful bitch.

“Paper Dream” is modern day Job story. And Christy’s no Job, let me tell you.

Christy is pissed and just shy of wielding the loudest, smokiest chainsaw you’ve ever imagined.

Seeing this trailer couldn’t be more timely. Many of you remember Tina and I tried fertility treatments. And, in the back of our hopeful minds, we thought a vacation — with loads of sex — would produce a better possibility for a little nugget implanting in T’s uterine wall.

But Aunt Flow came to visit last night earlier than expected. You might have heard the deflating honk from where you were sitting.

You think stuff like that gets easier. It doesn’t. When you’re hopeful, disappointment feels heavier.

Here lies another reason why I finally left faith. As kids, we were taught about god as the master over the unthinkable. We were taught that “nothing is impossible” and that strong faith works “miracles.” Once I was able to face the harsh reality that the stuff in the bible is empty promises, and that prayer is no better or worse than just being hopeful, it’s a matter of retiring faith for function.

It’s much more easing to my mind to think of the world as a natural place where miracles aren’t miracles. They are common functions, accentuated by science and, oddly enough, coincidence.

Having faith somewhat drove me to levels of hysteria, like ol’ Christy in that trailer above. It’s not healthy for people to think like that.

Once you get past the idea that god is as in control of your life as he’s in control of beggars in Bali or the billionaires in America, it’s a no brainer.

By the way, if the trailer is the best of the film that’s supposed to entice viewers, the production team and actors should hang their collective heads in shame. Seriously? “I would give anything in the world to have morning sickness. To wake up in the middle of the night to feel little feet kick inside of me.” Did Dr. D. write this himself?

Barf.

A Christian take on James Bond: Jimmy Valiant … the clever name machine must be broken.

@jimmyvaliant

Once in a while, a movie so bad must be made. The last one was Fireproof with Kirk Cameron. 

And then there was Jimmy Valiant: Scions of Danger, a movie made by kids for kids. Spreading the so-called good word shouldn’t always be considered a good thing.

The American Family Association, those bastions of destroying families despite having family in the title, are distributing this turd of a film for a $14.99 donation. Why a donation?

Who knows? To avoid paying sales tax?

Whatever. If the acting and action in the entire movie are anything close to what’s featured in the trailer, the movie is destined to carry on in the footsteps of Fireproof validating that Christian filmmaking is destined to follow in Christian music’s footsteps … mediocre at best.

The least the filmmakers could have done was get a kid who’s voice has changed to be the main actor.

More about the film here.

American Family Association cries indiscernibly about something or another

The American Family Association is whining about Easter and Obama. Who knows what these babies are saying through their teary eyes and temper tantrum hiccups.

Help me out.

Regardless, Obama obviously isn’t doing enough to cater to your group, so bitch about it a little more, and make sure we all change your diaper so that we can’t move forward about things that fucking matter. Like this birth certificate nonsense that has been clogging the airwaves all goddamn morning.