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Sacrilege

(Latin sacrilegium, robbing a temple, from sacer, sacred, and legere, to purloin.)

Sacrilege is in general the violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object. In a less proper sense any transgression against the virtue of religion would be a sacrilege.

Theologians are substantially agreed in regarding as sacred that and that only which by a public rite and by Divine or ecclesiastical institution has been dedicated to the worship of God. The point is that the public authority must intervene; private initiative, no matter how ardent in devotion or praiseworthy in motive, does not suffice. Attributing a sacred character to a thing is a juridical act, and as such is a function of the governing power of the Church.

It is customary to enumerate three kinds of sacrilege: personal, local, and real. St. Thomas teaches (Summa, II-II, Q., xcix) that a different sort of holiness attaches to persons, places, and things. Hence the irreverence offered to any one of them is specifically distinct from that which is exhibited to the others. Suarez (De Religione, tr. iii, 1-3) does not seem to think the division very logical, but accepts it as being in accord with the canons.  

-The Catholic Encyclopedia

 Ok, so Sundays are generally going to be known around here as ‘Sacrilege Sunday,’ and it’s where I’ll get to hop up on my soapbox and proclaim heresy.  You may find, on occasion,  a kernel of seriousness deep, deep at the nougaty center.

In the beginning, there was DOS.  And it was difficult to use.  Idiot-proof, one might almost say, because it was, well, proof against idiots  But the damn companies, in their quest for bigger profits, have made computers easier to use and so now we have idiots worldwide, against whom the computer is no longer proof, spewing stupidity all over teh intarwehbs.  All too many of these idiots are the ultra-religious.

Today, I’d like to introduce all y’all to Fundies Say The Darnedest Things.   FSTDT’ers roam the web looking for the finest in religious idiocy, which they post on their web site for all the world to make fun of.  There’s also sections there for making fun of racists and conspiracy theorists, but it’s the Fundamentalists that get hit most often.

Here’s some samples of what passes for intellect on all too many ultra-Christian web sites.  These were all located through a quick browse of FSTDT, but the links point to the original post, just so nobody can claim that they’re being quoted out of context. 

From ‘Faith Forum,’ Keith writes:

 “How can we tell when epilepsy, or the symptoms of epilepsy are as a result of a real medical reason or from a demonic influence as stated in the Bible?”  

How do you answer a question like this?  I mean, the level of stupid required for someone to even ask it is just phenomenal.

Ersatz, at ‘Rapture Ready,’ is a real winner as well:

“I usually feel demonic presence around electrical sources. No, I’m not electromagnetically sensitive. But it seems that every time I reach for my remote control I feel a terrible presence gripping my heart right before I turn the TV on. So then I turn to my Bible instead. I really don’t find anything on TV worth watching except a few Christian programmes, but I’m afraid that just having the thing on will lead me to temptation! I think that’s the presence I feel, some demon waiting to just entice me with all the bittersweet things TV has to offer.”

Of course, it’s not only the overtly religious forums they sift for stupidity:  even the obviously secular sites get infected and can occasionally be found dripping with the pus from Jesus’ diseased but holy wounds.  Here’s a great example:

 From IMDB, concerning the movie ‘300:’  

“You would think an event like the battle was mentioned in The True Holy Bible. It wasn’t so most likely it’s a FALSE STORY created by those Pagan Satanists (known to have lied about their obviously fake devil gods) who inhabited that land back then. “

And here’s a gem from Starwars.com: 

 ” why i believe the Bible is the truth:
1.) everything in the Bible has been proven 1 way or another up 2 “Revelations” (which is things 2 come). whether it b countless written documents or caligraphy on the occurences found in this book or simply just the excivational proof.
2.) if u go 2 the red sea and scubba 2 the bottom not only will u find the remains of the Egyptian army, but u will also detect large quantities of metal from their armor from when God parted the sea 4 the Isrealites 2 escape.
3.) Noah’s ark was reported 2 have been discovered several years ago BY SCIENTISTS+, people all over the world (china, europe, ect.) have told tales of their ancestors surviving in a large boat 4 40 days and nites after a great WORLDWIDE flood.
4.) the remains of Jesus still have not been discovered, even after centuries of searching
5.) and lastly…take a look outside 4 a quick minute. how could all of that have been formed by a bang? it makes no sense whatsoever!! humans coming from rocks? that’s rediculous!! there has 2 b another way, 1 that actually makes sense and that won’t fall apert like evolution!! 

Star-mother-fucking-wars-dot-com.  That’s right.

Anyway.  Go check out FSTDT.   You’ll laugh at the idiocy.  You’ll weep for the future of mankind.