that people of faith, religious and otherwise, try to overcome, with varying degrees success. Those on this site, who claim to be working for a better world, but express hate, or denigrate those they disagree with, are an example of hypocracy. How can one make this world a better place by hating those you disagree with?

Tell that to the guest blogger. He spells it just as I do.

Let's see: you didn't see the film but you comment on it anyway, and like many people who wish to change the subject, you criticize what's NOT in the film as if Maher or any one else has an obligation to make the kind of film you'd make. Make your own film then and stop whining.

The point of Religulous is NOT about nationalism, it's about the silly sets of assumptions and unsupportable beliefs behind ALL religions. In a word, "faith". Not logic, not analysis, not evidence - faith. What is most admirable about MLK, Ghandi, Einstein is their commitment to social justice and human brotherhood. (Anti-fervent-nationalism is at best a subset of that). For 2 of them, part of that impetus may have been religion, but that hardly elevates my opinion of them. I'd like them both better if they hadn't had that motivation. If they needed that crutch then fine - but that's no reason to praise the need for crutches.

Besides, it's a stretch to imply that Ghandi's remark was an endorsement of all religions. It was a remark about our common humanity REGARDLESS of individual religions, or for that matter, our different cultures. And Einstein's references to God were about as generic as many of the Deist assumptions of Founding Fathers that there was a God - detached from any specific branch of Christianity.

Sure, Jesse Jackson believes in a Christian God as did Adolph Hitler. That fact makes Christianity not one bit more credible or incredible - Christianity is still a childish set of myths and superstitions no matter WHO supports it and in which way they interpret it. Likewise the other religions and cults.

I'm ambivalent about Maher himself but his mind is no more "mediocre" than your argument that National security is the true issue here. We're talking about organized religion here and if calling con-men con-men is a "sin" then I'll take my chances at punishment from a non-existent Deity. Besides, isn't one of the 10 commandments about bearing false witness? What else can you call a human that claims absolute knowledge without evidence, facts, analysis, etc. Oh yeah - not a liar - someone with "faith".

There are other ethical foundations.

One says evil really is petty, mean, and depraved because it is the portion of a truly finite existence that is absolutely wasted.

"Only those who accept completely their limited human existence can be truly mystical." - Ludwig Wittgenstein

Liked that didn't you, gutter trash. The real Hussein. And you thought you really knew your savior, huh.

I just found out why bebe's such a pissed-off little white trash boy!

Many Pastors Dismiss Mental Illness In Their Flocks

Aww, pooor little Aunt Bee. I bet Brother Jim-bob-ray done told him that thar dee-pressification he feels, is just because he's Out Of God's Will by letting his "wife" and daughters whore around for his beer money.

Pray for deliverance from your Spirit of Cowardice, bebe! Meantime, as your candy-ass candidate sinks slowly in the West, I'll play you a tune...

I hope you go REALLY postal on Election Night and actually mouth off to a live person. I'd love to be the one to kick your Redbone ass personally, but I guess someone else will have to enjoy that.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury