RELIGION & ITS ALTERNATIVES

PARIS HILTON VS. JESUS

JESSE WALKER, HIT AND RUN - This Thursday, HBO will premiere the latest
documentary by Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of Nancy and director of
Journeys with George. Titled Friends of God, it's about the evangelical
subculture; according to The New York Times, it "includes a
drive-through church, a Christian wrestling federation, a stand-up
Christian comic, an evangelical Elvis and a biblical miniature golf
course complete with the empty tomb of Jesus." Oh, and the chief voice
of the Christians is the Rev. Ted Haggard, who after shooting wrapped
went on to star in a meth-and-sodomy scandal.

Sounds like an hour of blue-state mockery? Don't worry. If the Times
piece is any guide, it'll be an hour of blue-state condescension
instead: "I believe in the culture war," [Pelosi] said. "And you know
what? If I have to take a side in the culture war I'll take their side,"
meaning the Christian conservatives. "Because if you give me the choice
of Paris Hilton or Jesus, I'll take Jesus."

Well gee, when you put it that way, I guess I'll have to agree. On the
other hand, if you give me the choice of Benjamin Franklin or Fred
Phelps, I'd have to take Franklin. If you give me a choice of
Solzhenitsyn or Stalin, I'm gonna go with Solzhenitsyn; but if it's
Einstein or Pat Robertson, I'll pick Einstein. Boy, I could play this
game all day! Best of all: If it's Mahalia Jackson or the Velvet
Underground, I'll take both and let you keep Alexandra Pelosi.

http://www.reason.com/blog

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