tags: religion, violence, mental illness, fundamentalism, Mitchell and Webb, streaming video
This video is a Godless Comedy created by That Mitchell and Webb Look about the myth of Abraham and Isaac .. if an American did this today, he'd be placed in a mental institution for hearing voices that command him to murder his own son. Charming.
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I was more than a little surprised when Jim Webb defeated incumbent George Allen in the recent Virginia Senate election. I voted for him happily, but didn't rate his chances very high. My confidence in him has only soared in light of recent events.
Here's Bill O'Reilly pretending to be outraged by Jim Webb's lack of respect for the presidency (see yesterday's post for the details):
It's official now. Republican candidate for the Virginia Senatorial seat, George Allen, has conceded the election, making Democrat Jim Webb the official winner.
The story of God "testing" Abraham's faith always makes me think that Abraham missed a perfect opportunity to tell God to go screw himself. [Link]
Brilliant! What gets me about this sketch is how sympathetic god is. He seems unsure of himself and a little puzzled as to why Abraham would so readily agree to his outlandish schemes. I wonder if all dictators start out this way?