The Funny Side of Religion

sonicthebadger*

robindch wrote: »

I've seen a few lizards down the country -- didn't know St Pat had it in for them too.

Four legs good no legs bad?

Delirium

coffee_cake

is it true that the "snakes" were actually druids or something

kylith

bluewolf wrote: »

is it true that the "snakes" were actually druids or something

I can imagine that being the case. The evil 'snakes' tempting people away from the 'righteous path' of Christianity.

If I were the religious type I'd probably go for something druidic. If you're going to worship something then worshiping Earth makes the most sense; it literally gives us life, and is clearly and demonstratably real.

Sonics2k

bluewolf wrote: »

is it true that the "snakes" were actually druids or something

iirc it's how the Druids were referred to yes. I have vague memories of reading it was based on the carvings made on their staffs.
It was them that St. Patrick got rid of. Bloody Welsh :pac:

Bannasidhe

kylith wrote: »

I can imagine that being the case. The evil 'snakes' tempting people away from the 'righteous path' of Christianity.

If I were the religious type I'd probably go for something druidic. If you're going to worship something then worshiping Earth makes the most sense; it literally gives us life, and is clearly and demonstratably real.

The story I heard was that the Druids were known as The Serpents of Wisdom - and Patrick banished the serpents...

Except that he didn't according to Dáibhí Ó Cróinín ( Professor of History at NUIG and Member of the Royal Irish Academy) who demonstrated in Early Medieval Ireland, 400–1200,( London, 1995.) that a) there were already Christians in Ireland before the arrival of Patrick, b) Palladius was the 'official' bishop sent by Rome, Patrick had no authority here whatsoever and c) the Gaelic Irish didn't really take to Christianity in the way we have been told they did - in fact, they weren't impressed with it at all. Which may account for why Gaelic Ireland was a very secular society right up until the 17th century when the Stuarts finished what the Tudors started and made religion an issue in Ireland.

edit to add: apparently the name 'Patrick' or 'Patricus' was in an Irish context a bit of an insult. Picture it, Romanised Briton teenager from the minor nobility taken as a slave and put to work as a swineherd. 'Posh' teenager says 'how very dare you! Don't you know I am Patrician!'. 'Patrician are you?' says Ruadhrí the Gael ' well, Patricus the Patrician, now you are a swineherd. Get swilling!'.

joseph brand

I only discovered Lewis Black today. Seems he was a friend of George Carlin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGrlWOhtj3g

legspin

joseph brand wrote: »

I only discovered Lewis Black today. Seems he was a friend of George Carlin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGrlWOhtj3g

He has a semi-regular piece on the Daily Show that is well worth catching.

Nervous Wreck

I didn't know where to put this..... Gospel song, with gospel choir, recorded in a studio that was built in a church, about atheism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbUCzUk84fE

"No cowering in the dark before some overbearing priest,
No waiting until we die until we restitute the meek,
No blaming all our failings on imaginary beasts,
Because there never was no god."

Delirium

mikhail

koth wrote: »

Wilfully ignorant, pointlessly confrontational. I'm reminded of a Ghandi quote, "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

kylith

koth wrote: »

For my next trick I'll need a right-wing christian volunteer, and an axe.

Bannasidhe

kylith wrote: »

For my next trick I'll need a right-wing christian volunteer, and an axe.

and an apple.

RichieC

cyberwolf77

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Skrynesaver

koth wrote: »

post it tagged bible

I would have thought this thing would have more green bunting than Queens on Paddy's day

joseph brand

My new desktop pic.

Turtwig

koth wrote: »

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ttq5iyjf1qlh1nvo1_400.jpg

Thought it was closer to like 80%?

/pedant.

joseph brand

joseph brand

robindch

^^^ At lease partially 'shopped -- look at the two H's on the lower sign.

RichieC

bluewolf wrote: »

is it true that the "snakes" were actually druids or something

Yea, you fight them in Wailing Caverns in WoW

Bannasidhe

Delirium

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Coriolanus

From fml

Today, after church, my 5-year-old son asked me about God, so I answered his questions in full. We talked about God for over 2 hours. At the end of it all, he pondered for a moment, before saying to me "That's the stupidest thing I ever heard. You're dumb." FML
http://www.fmylife.com/9721953

robindch

Having resolved all the problems inside and outside the Vatican, Ratzinger take some time off to commission a perfume:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/14/pope-commissions-eau-de-cologne