The 'Funny (ha, ha)' side of religion

AstraMonti

robindch

robindch wrote: »

Ulster says "F*ck off".

Earlier this evening, god was reported to be less annoyed by this play than previously:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25918764

BBC wrote:

A council in County Antrim has reversed a decision to cancel a play that some councillors had said was blasphemous.

Newtownabbey Borough Council's artistic board last week cancelled the Reduced Shakespeare Company's The Bible: The Complete Word of God (Abridged).

The comic play was due to run at the council's Theatre at the Mill from Wednesday, 29 January, for two nights.

But on Monday the artistic board decided to put the play back on and the full council ratified that decision.

The play will now go ahead as scheduled on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Reduced Shakespeare Company is already in Northern Ireland - it has been rehearsing the play at the Theatre at the Mill.

A number of unionist councillors had originally objected to the production, saying it mocked Christianity.

Mayor of Newtownabbey Fraser Agnew, who is an Ulster Unionist councillor, said there was a "need to defend Christian values".

"If it was a play to do with anti-gay material can you imagine the outcry there would be over that, if it was anti-Semitic, if it was anti-Koran... all of those things would create an uproar," Mr Agnew said.

But critics of the decision said it was censorship, and leading Northern Ireland comedian Jake O'Kane said the councillors were "zealots" who "weren't elected to be moral guardians".

Bannasidhe

robindch wrote: »

Earlier this evening, god was reported to be less annoyed by this play than previously:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25918764

Would that be this play?

Worztron

sbsquarepants

Must be some religion left in me, it took me a long time to see those dinosaurs!:D

CramCycle

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Must be some religion left in me, it took me a long time to see those dinosaurs!:D

By the time I seen them I had figured out they were the creatures from Tremors and not T-rexes.

gaynorvader

robindch wrote: »

Earlier this evening, god was reported to be less annoyed by this play than previously:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25918764

BBC wrote:

Originally Posted by BBC
A council in County Antrim has reversed a decision to cancel a play that some councillors had said was blasphemous.

Newtownabbey Borough Council's artistic board last week cancelled the Reduced Shakespeare Company's The Bible: The Complete Word of God (Abridged).

The comic play was due to run at the council's Theatre at the Mill from Wednesday, 29 January, for two nights.

But on Monday the artistic board decided to put the play back on and the full council ratified that decision.

The play will now go ahead as scheduled on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Reduced Shakespeare Company is already in Northern Ireland - it has been rehearsing the play at the Theatre at the Mill.

A number of unionist councillors had originally objected to the production, saying it mocked Christianity.

Mayor of Newtownabbey Fraser Agnew, who is an Ulster Unionist councillor, said there was a "need to defend Christian values".

"If it was a play to do with anti-gay material can you imagine the outcry there would be over that, if it was anti-Semitic, if it was anti-Koran... all of those things would create an uproar," Mr Agnew said.

But critics of the decision said it was censorship, and leading Northern Ireland comedian Jake O'Kane said the councillors were "zealots" who "weren't elected to be moral guardians".

If by "anti-gay material" they mean material mocking homosexuals then I think they should take a look at every panto ever.

AstraMonti

Hotblack Desiato

Jesus saves and backs up to the cloud.

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Delirium

robindch

joseph brand

Study: Jesus Christ Only White Man Ever Born In The Middle East

“Every story, every painting and every description depicts Jesus Christ as a white guy, even though he was born in an area where people are black or Arabic looking”, says head researcher Daryl Gibbons of the Catholic Science Institute of Pennsville.

“So we can safely conclude: he was the only white kid among black guys. Kind of like Eminem.”

This also raises questions of a biological nature: “How is this possible? Was Jesus an albino? We cannot tell with certainty.”

Are there any other reasons for such a beautiful white complexion? It would be a real kick in the teeth for some racist folks (inc. the KKK and The Tea Party) if he were depicted as having brown skin. The horror.

GLaDOS

From Waterford Whispers

John Waters To Build ‘Gay-Proof Safe-Room’ At Home With RTE Damages Claim


IRISH JOURNALIST John Waters will build an eight foot by eight foot ‘gay-proof safe-room’ at his home with the proceeds of his RTE damages claim, a source close to the writer has revealed today.

Mr. Waters received an ‘unknown sum of money’ from the state broadcaster this week as a result of comments made by a guest on the Saturday Night Show, claiming the 58-year-old, and an IONA member, were ‘homophobic’.

“John always intended on building a safe room in case of what he called a ‘homo attack on his home’.” the source told Waterford Whispers News. “He was delighted about the damages claim and has already begun work on the property.”

The source also claimed that columnist recently asked his local Post Office to change his postman as he was ‘a bit to chirpy for his liking and whistled way too much for a straight man’.

“I remember this one time we went to lunch and there was a gay waiter serving us,” recalled a long-time friend of Waters. “John immediately picked up on his sexuality and froze mid-conversation. The waiter asked him what he would like to eat and John Replied ‘not cock anyway!’.

“Needless to say, we both decided to leave the restaurant.”

John Waters’ gay-proof safe-room is expected to be finished in time for the Dublin Pride Festival in June.

Worztron

joseph brand wrote: »

Study: Jesus Christ Only White Man Ever Born In The Middle East ...

Delirium

Delirium

robindch

^^^ Hell, that joke was doing the rounds at least as early as the late 70's!

Worztron

robindch

robindch wrote: »

Ulster says "F*ck off":

Off again, on again, in again, out again. Playing to full houses last night and this evening and getting a five-star review from the Belfast Telegraph.

God was unavailable for comment.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/theatre-arts/bible-ban-row-play-a-joyous-night-of-goofy-gags-29963783.html

Knex*

robindch wrote: »

^^^ Hell, that joke was doing the rounds at least as early as the late 70's!

My Granddad, born in 1919, used to tell me those jokes only in relation to Lazarus.

Half the time he didn't even bother varying it, though.

robindch

The Newtownabbey Time's review on the sell-out show:

http://www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk/news/local-news/video-bible-comedy-is-a-sell-out-success-1-5844830

Tickets for the show, which had been selling slowly before claims of “political censorship” caused public outrage, sold out in a matter of hours after the board’s u-turn was approved by full council on Monday night, leaving some questioning whether or not the whole controversy was just one big publicity stunt.

The packed house of 400 theatregoers, which included politicians and members of the clergy, roared with laughter as talented RSC performers Gary Fannin, David Ellis and Richard Ede raced through a series of Biblical stories, from Adam and Eve to Armageddon.

Their infectious enthusiasm and skilled delivery delighted the audience, many of whom were doubled over with laughter at the slow motion spoof of David slaying Goliath and the much-anticipated Noah’s Ark sequence, when ‘willing’ members of the audience took to the stage to help the cast provide realistic animal noises.

Hotblack Desiato

robindch wrote: »

The Newtownabbey Time's review on the sell-out show:

and the much-anticipated Noah’s Ark sequence, when ‘willing’ members of the audience took to the stage to help the cast provide realistic animal noises.

what did the fox say?







sorry

gaynorvader

e_e

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Cabaal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahdR6aHQvMQ

I'll let this youtube comment sell the video for me

“This is one of the most offensive commercials I’ve ever seen! How dare you use our Savior Jesus Christ in your idiotic commercial. Shame on you! You owe Christians and Jesus himself an apology,” posted a user, only 30 minutes after the video was posted on Youtube.

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DazMarz

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