lohphat: If atheism is a religion, then not collecting stamps is a hobby.

This amuses me greatly.

as a non-christian non-right winger all I will add is...Bill Maher is a useless douchebag.

I_C_Weener: Has anyone asked if Harry Reid, a currently higher office holder than Mitt, if he engaged in any of this behavior? Or if he's paid his tithes? Or where he did his service? Or if he wears magic underwear? Or what other unbelievable crazy things Mormons do? I mean, as long as we are throwing out the Constitution and applying religion tests.

Is it possible that some people could not care less about what religion our elected officials practice?

lohphat: If atheism is a religion, then not collecting stamps is a hobby.

How clever. You should get a job swiping other people's slightly amusing flawed analogies and printing them on bumper stickers.

You can't accuse Romney of injecting religion into the campaign--he wishes it would all just go away. It is totally unfair to go after Mitt Romney for his religion. On the other hand, in this election the republicans themselves have established that any accusation or lie is fair game so long as it so long as it benefits the liar politically and he can reasonably deny his participation. Bill Maher isn't running for office. He's a comedian and a satirist, I find his "unholier than thou" attitude as grating as republican smug, but he's within his rights--his Constitutional rights--to make fun of anyone he wants anyway he cares to. Personally I've always found the Mormon posthumous baptism thing creepy and disturbing, but then I usually find Mormons to be creepy and disturbing when they're in full missionary mode, even creepier and more disturbing than other Christian missionaries. They cheerfully consign you to hell, only the Mormons threaten to brainwash you after you're dead.

My real concern here is that the republican nomination process has become so cutthroat and vindictive it permanently scars even the winner. 2000 McCain would have made a great president. 2008 McCain was a nasty old man looking for political vengeance. If Romney or Gingrich get elected, their first goal will be to crush their enemies, of either party, see them driven before them, and hear the lamentations of their women. Their second item of business will be to reward the small number of multi-millionaires and billionaires who single-handedly funded their campaigns. Somewhere way down the list is doing what's necessary for the economy to recover and create jobs. Way, way, way down the list.

I_C_Weener: Has anyone asked if Harry Reid, a currently higher office holder than Mitt, if he engaged in any of this behavior? Or if he's paid his tithes? Or where he did his service? Or if he wears magic underwear? Or what other unbelievable crazy things Mormons do? I mean, as long as we are throwing out the Constitution and applying religion tests.

The Constitution prevents the government from applying a religious test, such as "Only Christians can run for office". The voters are still free to decide based upon whatever criteria they want.

And like he does after every show, Bill goes backstage and prays that he'll get a contract for another season.

clambam: My real concern here is that the republican nomination process has become so cutthroat and vindictive it permanently scars even the winner. 2000 McCain would have made a great president.

No, he really wouldn't have. The GOP - including The Maverick(tm)- have been off the rails since at least the impeachment of Clinton. Until they take a hard turn back towards the rational center no republican should sit in the White House, especially one beloved by the Washington establishment like McCain.

PC LOAD LETTER: brantgoose: un-baptize Jesus

HOLY CRAP! That would be the ultimate troll of all times. I would love to see all the Religion of Love people call for assassination and such for whoever did that on national television.

To do that, you would need to un-Hajji Mohammed.

Oh, wait. that's the religion of peace.

Peace, Love, whatever. I keep getting these violent cults mixed up.

/I'll respect Maher again when he starts taking on islam the same as he does xtianity

The way I understand it, the posthumous baptizing just gives people the option to join their church, but is still up to the person whether or not to accept it.
/have a Mormon in-law and friends
//fine with me if they baptize me later
///just in case

Forgot_my_password_again: as a non-christian non-right winger all I will add is...Bill Maher is a useless douchebag.

We should be so lucky

Pants full of macaroni!!: Bill Pig Maher un-baptizes Mitt Romney's atheist father-in-law

I will not rest until EVERY reference to Bill Maher on the Internet has been changed to Pig Maher, just like they do at Fox (pops).

Oh Jeez, you're serious. How old are the people at Fox Nation? 12?

Eddie Adams from Torrance: I_C_Weener: ? I mean, as long as we are throwing out the Constitution and applying religion tests.

My copy of the Constitution must be defective. It's missing the part that prohibits citizens from mocking and not voting for people who are members of religious cults with wacky beliefs....provided of course they are Republicans. Democrats are free to hold whatever wacky or even racist religious belief they want, provided they vote reliably liberal

Corrected for you.

Black Liberation Theology is just as screwed up as Mormonism, and Mormonism at least abandoned being a racist religion in the 70s... Supposedly.

downtownkid: lohphat: If atheism is a religion, then not collecting stamps is a hobby.

How clever. You should get a job swiping other people's slightly amusing flawed analogies and printing them on bumper stickers.

Oh look. The life of the party is here.

Yay.

that was farking brilliant

tomWright: PC LOAD LETTER: brantgoose: un-baptize Jesus

HOLY CRAP! That would be the ultimate troll of all times. I would love to see all the Religion of Love people call for assassination and such for whoever did that on national television.

To do that, you would need to un-Hajji Mohammed.

Oh, wait. that's the religion of peace.

Peace, Love, whatever. I keep getting these violent cults mixed up.

/I'll respect Maher again when he starts taking on islam the same as he does xtianity

...or scientology.

I_C_Weener: I mean, as long as we are throwing out the Constitution and applying religion tests.

PC LOAD LETTER: tomWright: To do that, you would need to un-Hajji Mohammed.

Oh, wait. that's the religion of peace.

Peace, Love, whatever. I keep getting these violent cults mixed up.

When I wrote my post, I had to think about it first for the same reason.

I was thinking we should start a Religion of War. It would be the least violent of them all.

Hmm, Mars? Ares? So I go to look up names of gods of war and what do I find?

Maher, Ethiopian god of war (new window)

Snert.

other war dieites (new window)

The unbaptism was mildly funny but the commentary up to it was spot on.

tomWright: /I'll respect Maher again when he starts taking on islam the same as he does xtianity

Guess you need to start taking him seriously then (new window), or admit you were lying.

First hit for "maher on islam" btw.

BigDamn: The way I understand it, the posthumous baptizing just gives people the option to join their church, but is still up to the person whether or not to accept it.

You know they're dead, right? About the only thing they do is rot and they don't have much choice in the matter.

lohphat: If atheism is a religion, then not collecting stamps is a hobby.

Only if the person that doesn't collect stamps can't stop talking about it.

The only problem with joining an organization posthumously is how the heck are you going to collect dues?
I wanted Abe Lincoln to join my car club posthumously, but he won't answer my e-mails.

Zombie Hitler: Only if the person that doesn't collect stamps can't stop talking about it.

"Do you collect stamps?"
"No"
Do you collect British stamps?"
"No"
"Do you collect Canadian stamps?"
"No"
"Well your hobby must be 'not collecting stamps' because you never stop talking about it."

PC LOAD LETTER: brantgoose: un-baptize Jesus

HOLY CRAP! That would be the ultimate troll of all times. I would love to see all the Religion of Love people call for assassination and such for whoever did that on national television.

It would probably only work if someone they had respect for -- or whom they greatly feared -- did it. Otherwise, it doesn't count. No one would pay attention or think anything of it. Koreshiates or Gates of Heavenites could retroactively baptize or unbaptize whomever they what, who would give a fark?

But a group like the Scientologists or (yes) Mormons have a shiatload of real, tangible income and political power. People would start to give a fark, then.

Get Jews to publically (instead of whisper) denounce Jesus or Mohammad............ or Christians to unbaptize Mohammad or denounce Elijah.... or Christians to go full Book of Revelation regarding Jerusalem and Mecca .... that's world war quality.

Bill Maher unbaptizing Mitt Romney's father-in-law is nothing, because it's a joke with no power committed by a person who doesn't believe in the power of his own act. If Bill Maher did shiat like all the time, and got others to also do it, and really believed in it.............. that would be different.