South Park duo criticise Comedy Central

[tenkani]

I don't think "we" (i.e. our government) should bow down to any religion.

  But since Comedy Central produces Southpark, I feel like they have a right to choose not to put their employees at risk. Matt and Trey...well, like you said their mission in life is to push the envelope. The world needs people like that. On the other hand, people like that cause a lot of pain and sometimes bloodshed. It's just the nature of the beast.

  And again, this argument doesn't apply to Comedy Central's cowardly behavior with regards to the Scientology episode.

[Sportsdude]

Oh god the Scientology episode. If Matt and Trey didn't work for Comedy Central I bet that episode would have ended up in court.  They would have sued.

[tenkani]

Several people have been sued by the CoS in the past for revealing the Xenu story, which Scientology claimed was a trade secret at the same time they were publically claiming it was entirely false.

  The problem, of course, is the massive amount of hidden teachings or "secret tech" that exists within Scientology. Most Scientologists literally have no idea about the whole flying saucer cult thing, because you don't learn about it until you've sunk 100,000 plus into the church and reach OT III. So when they (the average Scientologist) says the whole Xenu story is fake, they honestly believe it!

[Sportsdude]

I'm shocked that people in CoS don't realise that the cult was made up by a science fiction writer. Thats like the lutheran church of missouri synod denying the truth about there orginal founder was a drunk and a sexual predator.

Instead they will tell you this man created the church:

[img height=250 alt="" src="vny!://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/Walther_cfw_old.jpg" width=250 border=0] Lovely aint it.

He was there second prez. But many people think he was the first.

[tenkani]

Actually, I think most CoS members know that Hubbard wrote sci-fi. At least the ones I've spoken with. Somehow, it doesn't make any difference to them. It doesn't pop up any red flags in their minds.

  There's one born every minute, hey?

[Sportsdude]

whats that story about a lemming.....

[tenkani]

Is this a Richard Gere joke?    

[Sportsdude]

I don't know if its a lemming or lemon. But that story about little furry animals jumping off cliffs to there deaths because another animal told them to do it. Read it in elementary school.

[tenkani]

A herd of lemons jumping off a cliff...

I haven't seen anything like that since I stopped dropping acid in the 90's.

[Sportsdude]

 [H2]Population fluctuations[/H2] Lemming populations go through rapid growths and subsequent crashes that have achieved an almost legendary status, largely because of the [A title="Walt Disney Pictures" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Pictures"]Walt Disney Pictures[/A] film, [A title="White Wilderness" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Wilderness"]White Wilderness[/A], which was produced in [A title=1958 href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958"]1958[/A] and reappeared on television at regular intervals for many years afterwards. White Wilderness popularized, using staged footage, the myth that during population booms [A title="Norway lemming" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_lemming"]Norway Lemmings[/A] become suicidal and leap en masse off cliffs into the sea. For this reason, the term "lemming" is often used in [A title=Slang href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slang"]slang[/A] to denote those who mindlessly follow the crowd, even if destruction is the result.

 [img height=171 alt="" src="vny!://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Lemming.jpg" width=214 border=0]

[tenkani]

There's a guy who lives across the street from me who hunts groundhogs with a crossbow.

  Ok, maybe "hunts" isn't exactly the right word. He sits on his porch and waits for them to stick their heads up then KCHONG!!

  Um...what were we talking about??

[Sportsdude]

Look what popped up on imdb, how fitting:

   [A name=2][/A][A name=celeb2][B class=sbheadline][FONT face=Arial size=5]Cruise Denies 'South Park' Rumors[/FONT][/B][/A]
 [DIV class=studiopara][FONT face=Arial size=5][img height=89 alt="" src="vny!://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/51/45/38s.jpg" width=64 align=left][/FONT] [A href="vny!://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407304/"]War Of The Worlds[/A] star [A href="vny!://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000129/"]Tom Cruise[/A] has slammed media reports he was responsible for stopping the rebroadcast of a controversial [A href="vny!://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121955/"]South Park[/A] episode poking fun at him. During an interview on ABC's [A href="vny!://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096680/"]Primetime[/A] the actor was adamant he had nothing to do with a repeat of the animated show being pulled off the air at the last minute, insisting he was too involved filming [A href="vny!://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317919/"]Mission: Impossible III[/A] to worry about such trivial matters. He explains, "First of all, could you ever imagine sitting down with anyone? I would never sit down with someone and question them on their beliefs. Here's the thing. I'm really not even going to dignify this. I honestly didn't really even know about it. I'm working, making my movie, I've got my family. I'm busy. I don't spend my days going, 'What are people saying about me?'" [/DIV]

[Sportsdude]

oh and I found this:

   [A name=5][/A][A name=celeb4][B class=sbheadline][FONT face=Arial size=5]Lohan Looks for Kabbalah Guidance[/FONT][/B][/A]
 [DIV class=studiopara][FONT face=Arial size=5][img height=87 alt="" src="vny!://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/85/94/10/10s.jpg" width=64 align=left][/FONT] [A href="vny!://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517820/"]Lindsay Lohan[/A] is turning to the Jewish mysticism of the Kabbalah in an effort to break away from her reputation as a wild child. The actress/singer admits she's sick of the perception that she's little more than a party girl and wants to be taken more seriously (look at the picture). She says, "I want people to know me for the work I'm doing, not for this party girl image." And she's hoping that the religion championed by [A href="vny!://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000187/"]Madonna[/A], and dabbled with by pal [A href="vny!://www.imdb.com/name/nm0385296/"]Paris Hilton[/A] and [A href="vny!://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005453/"]Britney Spears[/A], will help. She adds, "I am looking into Kabbalah." Lohan is also planning an awareness trip to Kenya later this year for the One Foundation charity, and she's planning to breakaway from teen movies by starring alongside [A href="vny!://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000658/"]Meryl Streep[/A], [A href="vny!://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005031/"]Felicity Huffman[/A] and [A href="vny!://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000404/"]Jane Fonda[/A]. [/DIV]

[tenkani]

There's nothing wrong with looking for something in the spiritual realm to fill our hearts.

Some people just can't find a balanced, rational way to do it.

And their understanding of what they supposedly believe is so shallow (especially where "fad religions" are concerned) that it leads to insecurity and anger directed at anyone who challenges their beliefs.

  The worst thing is this P.C. belief that it's not Ok to challenge someone's faith. That shit has GOT to go.

[Trollio]

 tenkani wrote:
The worst thing is this P.C. belief that it's not Ok to challenge someone's faith. That shit has GOT to go.
 
 Big points for Mr. Tenkani.
 
 
 Islam is in particular need of being severely questioned in every possible way. If  Mohammed lived today, he would honestly be nothing more than a David Koresh type in need of medication and/or incarceration. No need for slurs or other outside polemics to make my case. Simply study the history and writings of Islam. It is proof positive that any system of ideas can prevail if it is backed and sustained by continuous brute force.
 
 And yes, you can say the same thing about the "inevitability" of capitalism that we are all supposed to believe in.