Aphorism: On the Ridicule of Religious Belief

By Madison S. Hughes (10.03.2011)

One has no choice but to ridicule religious belief.

The character House in the television medical drama of the same name once said, “If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people.” That is profoundly insightful. Any attempt to address religious belief with reason and logic to a believer will leave one with the same frustrations Sisyphus must feel.

In sum, address the rational with reason, and the irrational with ridicule.

Why Are Religious Conservatives So Scared of Gay Sex?

What gives with all the hatred for gay people coming from conservatives, even as the rest of country is beginning to get over long-held prejudices? Part of it is just straight-up protectiveness of heterosexual privilege . . . 

 It’s common for conservatives to suggest that accepting homosexuality means accepting pedophilia, because they see both as outrageous perversions instead of making the distinction between non-consensual and consensual behavior . . .

The hostility toward sex for pleasure hasn’t prevented men in red states from becoming the biggest consumers of porn.
Read more . . . 

The Occupy Wall Street Library

This is a picture of the Liberal revolutionary movement
Occupy Wall Street Library.

Has anyone ever seen a picture of a Conservative reactionary movement
Tea Party Protest Library?

I didn’t think so. Why is that?