"They've taken God away from us."

[BOSSHOG]

glen beck referring to liberals this morning. And conservatives wonder why sane rational Patriotic Americans view right wing radio as a cancer on our body politic. Bring on the debate about the fairness doctrine (which has absofuckinglutely nothing to do with the first amendment.)

[nomorenomore08]

1. Newsflash, Glenn - God never liked you guys in the first place!

:P

[Dappleganger]

5. Republicans like think they're the favored ones...

they've always had a hard time believing that people who are pro-choice, anti-war could somehow be on God's side too.

Somewhere, she is laughing. :D

[Oregone]

2. Maybe someone took his bourbon away?

[Rick Myers]

3. Dear Glen Beck

Jesus loves you. But the rest of us think you're an asshole.

[get the red out]

4. I assumed Glenn Beck thought he WAS God

So someone took his king of the universe crown away?????

[stopbush]

6. If your god is so weak that it can be taken away from you so easily,

perhaps you should consider whether it's really an omnipotent god after all, eh, Glenn?

[LynzM]

11. Yep.

That was my first thought, too.

Like the people whose faith is shaken or threatened by the fact that *I'm* an atheist? Um... you might wanna do some self-examination, there, peeps.

[Arugula Latte]

52. The insecurity about atheists is so widespread.

I think many religious people (not all) deep down sort of recognize that their beliefs are very far-fetched. They truly want to embrace and BELIEVE their "faith" without harboring those pesky doubts. They are comforted by the fact that so many thousands and millions believe the way they do -- well, millions of others think that Jesus was the only magical human in world history, or millions of others think an omnipotent invisible creature hovers over Earth and rules the movement of each insect and makes life or death decisions for every living thing, or millions of others think that there is a place in the clouds where the holy are rewarded ... whatever the belief -- so that helps them quash that voice of reason within. When there is a dissenting voice, it causes those doubts to rise to the surface and disrupts their comfort zone. It's expressed as anger towards non-believers.

[LynzM]

70. Agreed.

I *was* one of those people, from the age of about 12 to 22, give or take. When my husband started doing some very in-depth exploration of other crucifiction/savior stories and the parallels, and then research into how the bible was compiled, etc., etc... the deep-seated unease finally came out and I slowly transitioned from considering myself a Christian to an atheist. Even when I had been Christian, my science knowledge and background were always nagging me from deep within, but it took that nudge to get me to really evaluate things. It took me a long time for the insecurity to go from "hiding the doubts" to "fear of not having a god" to "contentment in science and reason as the basis for my beliefs."

:hi:

[Sal Minella]

19. This is the same God Ronald Reagan was talking about -- "They've kicked God out of the schools."

The Republican God seems to be pretty much a 98-lb. weakling.

(Remember the old Charles Atlas body-building ads in the back pages of comic books, above the x-ray glasses and the sea-monkeys).

[Arkansas Granny]

20. Yes, like the guy that was always getting sand kicked at him on the beach.

[stopbush]

24. Let's not forget that ol' Yahweh couldn't defeat the Canaanites

because they had chariots of iron.

One wonders what he'd do against an M-1 Abrams tank...

[CTyankee]

34. Imentioned to a fundie who said that about god being taken out of the public schools

and said, "I thought God was omnipresent. Isn't God everywhere?" He mumbled something about "denying God inthe school" and I responded that kids pray to God in school all the time, esp. before math tests...

[Obamanaut]

38. Ooh! That's good! nt

[Dulcinea]

54. That's what I thought too.

God is everywhere, except maybe near Glenn Beck.

[Sal Minella]

56. Right after the Supreme Court decision, some wag came up with that line --

"As long as there are math tests, there will be prayer in the schools."

But apparently the Fundy God can only hear prayer when a GROUP of people are all saying the same thing out loud at the same time?

Didn't somebody talk to us once about making a show of praying in public?

[niyad]

65. I remember bob hope's remark along those lines, "gee, now the kids will actually have to study"

[EOTE]

28. Seriously!

The Christian God has such delicate sensibilities. It appears if he isn't constantly being protected by his followers, he'd just whither up and die. Pathetic, if you ask me.

[MineralMan]

7. Yup...we're lined up outside his church, taking photos and names.

Pretty soon, we'll be loading those church-goers on buses and sending them somewhere. You betcha.

I don't know about where you all live, but where I live, there's a church on every other corner. I drive by some of them on Sundays, and I don't see anyone out there blocking the doors to worshippers.

Here's a question: What church does Beck attend? Does he attend? I'll bet not.

[BOSSHOG]

14. You can't swing a dead cat in South Mississippi

without splattering it against a Baptist Church and one of the biggest around here is building a gigantic "educational" facility for their children.

beck should quit the radio gig and return to drinking heavily every day. He'd be much less of an embarrassment to his family. The never served in the military sack of shit can't even cry sincerely.

[walldude]

8. We took him to Chuck E Cheese

it was his birthday. How were we supposed to know he'd get lost in the ball bin?

[Mariana]

9. He must be a pretty pathetic god if mere liberals can run him off.

I had no idea we were that powerful.

[butterfly77]

10. Insane..

if they have God how can anyone take him away from them. This is one of their main problems trying to tell everyone they must be like them.

[lunatica]

12. Nah. God came over to us on her own

[Echo In Light]

16. ...

;)

[OneGrassRoot]

23. ...

;)

[Tangerine LaBamba]

13. We did?

Oh, shit. What did I do with Him?

I'm sure I brought God in from the car, but then I had to put the groceries away, and the dog needed to be walked, and there were messages waiting, plus I had a late lunch date, and now I don't know what the hell I did with God.

I'm sure He's around here somewhere.

Where are my keys?

[MineralMan]

18. He's hiding under the sofa. He's made a nest out of

the dustbunnies He found under there.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

58. Those are NOT dustbunnies, sir!!!

They're my personal debris collection. I ran out of room in the garage, so I keep them under the bed.

Anyway, I looked, and He's not there.

Did I leave Him in the truck, do you think?

I'll look later......................

[Creena]

15. God is still here.

On Twitter. Raising money for the Richard Dawkins Foundation. Help him out Beck! http://twitter.com/god

[lucretia54]

17. He sounds like a kid hanging on to his stuffed animal.

[ProgressiveFool]

69. I was just going to say something like that.

Pathetic. What's wrong with these people that they love to portray themselves as perpetual victims?

[OHDEM]

71. Exactamundo!

I honestly think it's part of their PR campaign to convince mostly white, Christian males that they are being put upon. They are paying all the taxes, they can't pray in school, they can't put up a big old nativity at city hall, they can't have a missile launcher, they can't discriminate against women, gays and minorities, they can't kick out all the "illegals" and they don't get fair treatment in the press. WTF?!?

[Raksha]

21. Whaaaat??? I didn't know that was possible.

How can anyone take God away from anyone else? I had NO idea we liberals were that powerful!

Thanks for telling me, asswipe.

[liberal N proud]

22. Lake anyone has that power

What a stupid fucker!

Was he crying again?

[niyad]

25. geez, harold (oops, I mean, glenn) I didn't realize that your deity was a possession that

somebody could steal.

my deity, on the other hand, is reading over my shoulder and laughing at you. She thinks you are pathetic, ignorant, and pitiable, and you should just quit crying and grow a set.

[BOSSHOG]

30. Its almost a joke on us

becklimbaughhannity etal know that as long as very stupid fake patriotic lemmings turn to them for guidance the checks will continue to roll in. Conservatives are incredibly heavy and expensive burden for our country.

[polmaven]

48. Y'know...I think I missed that

reference the KO keeps making. Who IS Harold, anyway?

[Politicalboi]

51. You'll have to google it

But from I see he's a con man in The Music Man.

[Ready4Change]

62. Prof Harold Hill?

I think that's the name main character in 'The Music Man'.

Dont know the KO reference at all though.

[niyad]

67. harold hill, the con man in "the music man" )remember the "trouble right in here river city"

ploy??

however, harold appears to reform at the end, so I do sort of wish KO could find some other moniker for that clueless, lying cretin.

what is the name of that creepy rich guy on the simpsons?

[old mark]

26. I think he is talking about George Bush.....nt

[zbdent]

27. damn ... I didn't know we were more powerful than God ...

I thought "God never leaves you ..."

Beck looks back at the sand and thinks he's carrying God ...

[Turbineguy]

29. No Glenn,

God abandoned you. God doesn't like assholes. Read your Bible.

[Marrah_G]

31. Dear Glenn- Please seek professional mental health treatment

[yardwork]

61. Glenn Beck: Proof that the U.S. needs universal healthcare.

[Fuzz]

32. Sigh.

[Stevenmarc]

33. Yes I took God away from you and if you learn to behave and play nice I'll give him back

[gratuitous]

35. Nobody "took" God from you, Glenn

But this is another textbook example of why you can't have nice things.

[Echo In Light]

36. Funny how some who are so big on god seem to miss the important stuff so completely

[Forkboy]

37. We're in ur relijun, stealin ur deities.

[indigo32]

45. LOLOLOL

I love it

[Contrary1]

39. Nah Glennie...He's still hanging around, in spite of your lunacy.

PS. Here's a free clue. Check out the back plate on the Florida Fundies' car. Shouldn't be too difficult for even you to find. Those would be the vehicles doing 20 mph, with that perpetual turn signal thing going on.

[Kitty Herder]

40. If they truly believe that God exists and is omnipotent, then how the hell is anyone going to take

God away from them? God is always with them, right? And He's more powerful than all the libruls, and all the atheists in the world, right? So what the fuck is this asshat going on about?

[LeftinOH]

41. Well hey, that was *too* easy

[spanone]

42. yes we have glen and if you don't shut the fuck up we'll take your mama too

dumbfuck

[Dr.Phool]

43. And if you keep fucking around Glenn,

We're taking Harvey, the Invisible Rabbit with us too!

[underseasurveyor]

44. Oh yes. I've taken him, put him in a small metal box

and tossed it in the ocean where it will sink to the deepest darkest depths never to be heard from or seen ever again. Good-bye god. :evilgrin:

[indigo32]

46. oh man

these people are such whiney f$cks. I am sooooooooo soooooooo sick of their persecution complex. These SAME people would not waste a moment to bitch about the Muslim riots over cartoons. TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE Glen, cuz from where I'm sitting it doesn't exist.

[ejpoeta]

47. how can anyone take god away from you??? unless you are some charleton

who isn't really a christian and is only using the religion as a wedge issue. I mean, people have SUFFERED to have their faiths. they have been tortured, burned at the stake... had to hide, but they never lost their god. no one could ever take it away from them. I don't see how asking you to keep your god to yourself and quit trying to force it on the rest of us is trying to take it away from you. it's saying, keep it. please. and quit trying to give it to US.

[me b zola]

53. As a person of faith, I agree with you

You don't have to support my beliefs in order for me to hold them dear. I respect those who believe differently and don't feel the need to validate my beliefs by pushing them on others.

[AspenRose]

72. +1

absolutely

[Duer 157099]

49. What a pathetic tiny god they must have, if it can be so easily taken away

you'd think they'd notice the incongruity there.

nevermind, as usual I give them too much credit

[NeedleCast]

50. Next? Operation Make Beck Pee Sitting Down

Once this operation is complete, we'll move on to the final phase of the battle, making conservatives all gay marry.

[Orsino]

55. Worship a more powerful God, then...

...than the paranoid, spiteful, puerile, cowardly shadow-deity revered by the hard right.

[librechik]

57. can you imagine the weakness of a god that would let that happen

if he were real?

These semi believers have semi brains.

[yardwork]

59. If it was that easy to do, they never had Him in the first place.

Sheesh. Compare these people to the early Christian martyrs.

[Stellabella]

60. God is so small and helpless according to these people.

Well, their God certainly is. We can keep him out of schools with a piece of paper, we can take him away from assholes who spew hate and fear.

Their God is a little, little man.

[Blue For You]

63. I don't want him...her...it...whatever.

[readmoreoften]

64. I had no idea their God was portable. /nt

[myrna minx]

73. Nah--it was more like a game of Red Rover.

Red Rover! Red Rover! send *insert deity* right over! It was all a huge George Soros plot. Mwahahaha.

[Midlodemocrat]

66. Nah, that's not it. God just hates you fuckers.

[niyad]

68. k & r for some of the best lines I have read today.

thank all of you for brightening my day.

[baldguy]

74. If the words & actions of "heathens" make you question your faith

You were faithless to begin with.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

75. The pawn shop gave us $20 for him.

[Puzzler]

76. I guess Beck believes in a pretty weak god...

... if he's that easy to take away from him.