* * * * * No need for satire anymore > Turns out one Thorkild Grosboel, pastor of Taarbaek, a town of 51,000 just > north of Copenhagen, said in a recent interview that “there is no heavenly > God, there is no eternal life, there is no resurrection.” According to the > Times, this “mystified” church leaders, and Grosboels bishop responded by > suspending him. > > For a week. > > Thats right. A Lutheran pastor announced a personal theology that denied > the existence of God, resurrection, and eternal life and the response of > the church was a one-week suspension. > > Wow. Talk about turning the other cheek. Thats some serious tolerance of > dissent. If Pope Leo X had been that forgiving toward Martin Luther, we > wouldnt have Lutherans. > Via 0xDECAFBAD [1], “A Criminal Waste of Space [2]” Nietzche saying God was dead is one thing. But for a Lutheran minister? And not be kicked out or otherwise excommunicated? The Onion [3] should give up satire and just report the news. Next think you know, there'll be Christian porn [4] and … oh … um … darn! > But the “Christian” whoremongers have taken it to a step beyond, way beyond > the empty promises of the fallen-angel wannabes whom they parade across our > TV (Television) screens on the “Christian” channels. And by that I mean the > God-fearin' faction that has moved into the lucrative business of making > pornographic films and carved out a whole new genre: Christian porn. > Via metaphorge [5] ,“Christian Porn Sucks! [6]” What next? A mainstream snuff film? [7] Um … erm … um … yea. I think I'll stop here … [1] http://www.decafbad.com/blog/links/boodjocjoc.html [2] http://www.acriminalwasteofspace.net/journal_beds.asp?blogid=24 [3] http://www.theonion.com/ [4] http://www.tmcm.com/pages/mag_content/tm13/cp_sucks.html [5] http://www.livejournal.com/users/metaphorge/550246.html [6] http://www.tmcm.com/pages/mag_content/tm13/cp_sucks.html [7] http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF- Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org .