Wow. I make what may be my first-ever online comment about Bill Maher, and I end up in The Washington Times! These World Wide Webs… they’re just full of surprises. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Bill Maher Looking Closer in the News The Washington Times Related Over the Rhine's 20th Anniversary BrouhahaImage Artist of the Month: Wim Wenders
Pretty neat. It’s too bad they didn’t link to you, though. What’s up with that?
It was a good comment, articulate and well-reasoned.
I wonder if they followed your trail of crumbs to the Joe Esterhazy (sp?) article while they were at it.
Yeah, I was going to point out that Joe E connection, too…seems a bit too coincidental to be coincidental….
Ummm, congrats? At least they spelled your name right. 🙂
Call it my liberal bias if you like, but I don’t think an association with the Times is something to celebrate, unless one’s contribution directly challenges the foundations of a paper owned by a guy who calls himself the Messiah. A guy, for that matter, not entirely unlike the “straw men” you criticize Maher for going after, and whom you compare to Star Wars fanatics.
But those Star Wars fanatics don’t publish politically biased major papers, help narrowly elect presidents who believe themselves divinely chosen, and then enthusiastically support wars. Agree with their positions or not, however, “straw men and idiots and people ill-equipped to talk about their faith” (your words) do, by the millions.
I’m sure Maher would be far less combative towards theology if it didn’t bear such dangerous fruit.
But in the spirit of free discussion, I thank you in advance for considering approving this post.
I love that I’ve found a blog where I can get as excited about what the detractors say as I am about the original post. I enjoyed your comments, Jeffrey, and I agree, but I also appreciate the points Gaith raises.
And while I think claiming “Jedi” as a religious orientation is ridiculous, given that “Star Wars fanatics don‚Äôt publish politically biased major papers, help narrowly elect presidents who believe themselves divinely chosen, and then enthusiastically support wars,” I might be inclined support them as a political party.
Well, beginning the title of this post with the word “Mercy!”, I wasn’t exactly inclined to celebrate my unexpected appearance in The Washington Times. A quick glance at the front page of that publication convinced me that it isn’t a paper I’d ever want to work for…
Hmmm. I knew nothing about this.
Well, theology, like science, can be redemptive or destructive. It all depends on what you do with it. Come to think of it, he may as well have gone after scientists. Or chefs. Or bloggers.
I’m sure if I did candid interviews with Bill Maher’s audience members, I could get plenty of amusing moments that I could then patch together into a documentary designed to condemn Bill Maher himself. It wouldn’t be a fair or reasonable critique of Maher, but it might be very entertaining.