The Funny Side of Religion

stereoroid · 04-06-2008 8:45am

From Bizarro: Electric Chair Religion:
Pope+Electric+Chair+WB.jpg

... How many of you reading this would have a tiny metal electric chair hanging around your neck or dangling from your ears right now? After a natural disaster you'd be getting blankets and drinking water from the American Red Chair...

Zillah · 08-06-2008 1:25pm

Can a Monkey-God be made chairman of a college of technology and management? Yes, of course he can!

Promethean · 09-06-2008 1:06pm

if you want religious humour just watch southpark...brialliant

iUseVi · 10-06-2008 7:08pm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/10/religion

Pompey Magnus · 23-06-2008 8:36am

This has probably been posted before but as George Carlin died today I think it deserves a repost:

Religion is Bullsh1t

iUseVi · 23-06-2008 11:41am

Galvasean · 23-06-2008 7:43pm

Depeche_Mode wrote: »

This has probably been posted before but as George Carlin died today I think it deserves a repost:

Religion is Bullsh1t

That guy was a legend. No matter what he was on about he always had so much energy.

limerick_woody · 23-06-2008 9:25pm

RIP George, wickedly funny and he could spot bull**** from a mile a way - he will be missed

Zillah · 04-07-2008 12:31pm

Do you dare take up your copyright breaking light sabre thingy and do battle with WACKY PROTESTOR and his secular goons: http://www.covenant-studios.com/media/finalbmantrailer60secweb.mov

PDN · 04-07-2008 12:43pm

limerick_woody wrote: »

RIP George, wickedly funny and he could spot bull**** from a mile a way - he will be missed

Oh the irony.

Pompey Magnus · 04-07-2008 12:49pm

PDN wrote: »

Oh the irony.

The secular version could be "Rot In Peace".

pH · 04-07-2008 2:08pm

PDN wrote: »

Oh the irony.

Irony? Have you any idea what irony is?

Now you being a Christian and all that, posting that in a thread called "Religious Humour", trying to score cheap points on an atheist, failing and making me laugh ... now that's ironic.

PDN · 04-07-2008 2:46pm

pH wrote: »

Irony? Have you any idea what irony is?

Yes, but apparently you don't.

'Irony' comes from eiron, the Greek word for a dissembler. It refers to a message or event with two levels - the face value and the real meaning.

Irony can be intentional (as when Jonathan Swift suggested the eating of babies as a solution to overpopulation in Ireland) or unintentional (as when Jack Nicholson said "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son of a bitch").

An atheist saying "RIP" about another atheist is certainly an example of unintentional irony. Of course, as with all jokes, it doesn't sound as funny when you have to explain it to the humourless.

Now you being a Christian and all that, posting that in a thread called "Religious Humour"

Yes, it is ironical (apparently unintentional) that you should find it incongruous for someone who is actually religious to post in a thread entitled "Religious Humour".

trying to score cheap points on an atheist, failing and making me laugh ... now that's ironic

There were no cheap points, just a bit of friendly banter among people of different viewpoints who post on the same message boards. If you don't get the humour then it's probably better to just keep quiet rather than make a twat of yourself.

However, if other posters out there were offended I would appreciate it if they would speak up and let me know. I have no wish to intrude with my occasionally idiosyncratic sense of humor if the majority of atheist posters, or the board's moderator, find it unwelcome.

Dades · 04-07-2008 3:01pm

PDN wrote: »

I have no wish to intrude with my occasionally idiosyncratic sense of humor if the majority of atheist posters, or the board's moderator, find it unwelcome.

The doors to our temple are always open.

On the subject of RIP, perhaps it's somewhat ironic that it is a religious phrase. A majority of non-believers would not believe in life after death, and would envisage death as an eternal dreamless sleep - or 'rest' if you will. On the other hand the general religious consensus is that death is just the beginning, to be followed by, for example, an eternity in heaven or hell. Neither of which are really consistent with the term 'rest'.

robindch · 04-07-2008 3:27pm

PDN wrote: »

An atheist saying "RIP" about another atheist is certainly an example of unintentional irony.

Not really. As Dades almost pointed out, the average atheist's belief is that a corpse stuffed in a box in a hole in the ground is statistically quite likely to experience an undisturbed repose. So the call to rest in peace is superfluous, but certainly not ironic, as it would be for a christian facing an eternity of unpeace in our regularly-mentioned tubful of sulfer.

Galvasean · 04-07-2008 4:36pm

Galvasean · 05-07-2008 1:38am

I found this fugging hilarious:

Scofflaw · 05-07-2008 2:41pm

robindch wrote: »

Not really. As Dades almost pointed out, the average atheist's belief is that a corpse stuffed in a box in a hole in the ground is statistically quite likely to experience an undisturbed repose. So the call to rest in peace is superfluous, but certainly not ironic, as it would be for a christian facing an eternity of unpeace in our regularly-mentioned tubful of sulfer.

True. The post-life period according to atheists is a good deal quieter than proposed by the majority of religions. Quiet decomposition and a certain amount of recycling is about as thrilling as it gets.

One could point out some kind of irony in the idea that the person will in any way be involved, but that rather assumes that atheists accept that there was something more to a person than their physical existence. As far as we're concerned, that is George Carlin in the box, not his 'mortal remains'.

One might equally point out that RIP as said by a Christian is technically incompatible with (most) Christian doctrine - the body is merely a shell, and the soul is already in another phase of existence, which for the vast majority will be anything but peaceful.

I suspect that, in either case, RIP is an expression of respect for the life that has ended, rather than a wish for their future.

cordially,
Scofflaw

Balfa · 10-07-2008 4:22am

Some frustrating arguments with creationists recently led me to do some thinking and this picture is the fruits of my thinking. It's based on the whole concept of creationists frantically digging to come up with the latest evidence to debunk evolution, all the while ignoring the fact the only shred of "evidence" in favour of creation is some dodgy old book that doesn't even cite its sources.

I didn't have any artistic talent to put into it, obviously. Just some quick copy-pastes. But if you like it, pass it on.

Dades · 10-07-2008 9:38am

Good job, Balfa! Gave me a laugh on a Thursday morning.

(Moved to Religious Humour, btw)

mukki · 11-07-2008 8:20am

i was just thinking the other day

if your were raised as a R.C.
and your "god parents" are a couple who have a child together

should you pray to him/her instead

Standman · 23-07-2008 4:38pm

Funny sh*t!

Galvasean · 23-07-2008 9:20pm

Kind of puts things into perspective.

MrPudding · 07-08-2008 1:55pm

Funny joke.....

After getting all of Pope Benedict's luggage loaded into the limo,
(and he doesn't travel light), the driver notices that the Pope is still
standing on the curb.

'Excuse me, Your Holiness,' says the driver, 'Would you please take
your seat so we can leave?'

'Well, to tell you the truth,' says the Pope, 'they never let me drive at
the Vatican when I was a cardinal, and I'd really like to drive today.

'I'm sorry, Your Holiness, but I cannot let you do that. I'd lose my
job! And what if something should happen?' protests the driver, wishing
he'd never gone to work that morning.

'Who's going to tell? Besides, there might be something extra in it
for you,' says the Pope with a smile.

Reluctantly, the driver gets in the back as the Pope climbs in behind
the wheel. The driver quickly regrets his decision when, after exiting
the airport, the Pontiff floors it, accelerating the limo to 105 mph.

(Remember, he's German.)

'Please slow down, Your Holiness!' pleads the worried driver, but the
Pope keeps the pedal to the metal until they hear sirens. 'Oh, Dear God,
I'm gonna lose my license -- and my job!' moans the driver.

The Pope pulls over and rolls down the window as the cop approaches,
but the cop takes one look at him, goes back to his motorcycle, and gets on
the radio. 'I need to talk to the Chief,' he says to the dispatcher.

The Chief gets on the radio and the cop tells him that he's stopped a
limo going a hundred and five.

'So bust him,' says the Chief.

'I don't think we want to do that, he's really big,' said the cop.

The Chief exclaimed, 'All the more reason!'

'No, I mean really important,' said the cop with a bit of persistence.

The Chief then asked, 'Who ya got there, the Mayor?'

Cop: 'Bigger.'

Chief: 'The Governor?'

Cop: 'Bigger.'

Chief: 'The President?'

Cop: 'Bigger.'

'Well,' said the Chief, 'Who is it?'

Cop: 'I think it's God!'

The Chief is stumped, 'You been drinking, John?'

Cop: 'No Sir.'

Chief : 'Then what makes you think it's God?'

Cop: 'He's got the Pope as a chauffeur.'

Eglinton · 17-08-2008 10:00pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqJpZOljjG8

Pompey Magnus · 17-08-2008 10:47pm

Courtesy of Christopher Hitchens:

Q. Why was the Amish girl expelled from her community?

A. Too Mennonite.

Eglinton · 17-08-2008 10:48pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQUR2tvuQhI

It really works.

5uspect · 17-08-2008 11:25pm

pffft, there's so much wrong with that experiment...

Dades · 18-08-2008 10:43am

Click for large...

Galvasean · 25-08-2008 12:34am

Zillah · 25-08-2008 1:35am

Standman wrote: »

Funny sh*t!

That was pretty awesome. "Uhm, can I talk to someone else?"

--amadeus-- · 27-08-2008 1:36pm

Not sure if this is religious humor but there is some stuff on this list we should by PDN at christmas

http://timesonline.typepad.com/faith/2008/07/bad-taste-belie.html

sink · 27-08-2008 5:30pm

pclancy · 01-09-2008 9:50am

Pope angry over crucified frog

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4672765a4560.html

anti-venom · 02-09-2008 10:17am

sink wrote: »

lmao..........brilliant!

Zillah · 11-09-2008 5:07am

This is way too hilarious to go anywhere else. From the google ads bar at the top of this very forum: http://www.anointed-one.net/atheism.html

The title says "Atheism against the law? Scientific proof that atheism requires a belief in miracles."

I'm laughing my ass off.

sink · 15-09-2008 2:07pm

getz · 15-09-2008 2:17pm

when i come over to ireland .i want to learn this new game called dublin chess , in it the bishop jumps everything

Eglinton · 16-09-2008 10:10pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu9UDDr_yq0

Galvasean · 16-09-2008 11:36pm

Check this creationist video out. Particulary 1minutwe and 8 seconds in:

Notice anything...

racist

?

edit: disregard the fact that it's supposed to be sattire

Dades · 17-09-2008 10:11am

Galvasean wrote: »

edit: disregard the fact that it's supposed to be sattire

Hehe - a wise edit there!

Galvasean · 17-09-2008 3:45pm

Dades wrote: »

Hehe - a wise edit there!

Yes... I could have looked quite the fool...

Galvasean · 21-09-2008 2:10am

Scofflaw · 24-09-2008 1:41am

Don't know whether this has been included - took me a moment:

cordially,
Scofflaw

Galvasean · 24-09-2008 2:08am

Galvasean wrote: »

... I assure you. It was very funny.

stevejazzx · 25-09-2008 8:01pm

saw this while browsing!

Zillah · 26-09-2008 5:23am

That made me giggle.

Scofflaw · 27-09-2008 9:48pm

Evolutionists Flock To Darwin-Shaped Wall Stain

cordially,
Scofflaw

Zillah · 27-09-2008 10:47pm

I am so relieved that that is from the onion.

Scofflaw · 27-09-2008 11:41pm

Zillah wrote: »

I am so relieved that that is from the onion.

It's surprisingly close to what a lot of theists think, though.

cordially,
Scofflaw

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