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By Stone Martindale Sep 10, 2007, 3:42 GMT
Kathy Griffin wins Emmy, no thanks to Jesus
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NOBODY!!!
I am praying she finds what she really needs..... Jesus!
Don't worry about all the criticism, Kathy. Better people than you have acknowledged Jesus. Your lack of perception is just one of the reasons you aren't here with us.
Ms. Griffin needs people to pray for her so that maybe she'll have a change of heart before she has to stand before her Maker!!!!!!!
I think she was foolish to have uttered such statements publicly. In an age of tolerance, she outrightly insulted billions of people but Christains wont take offence, becuase that's what the religion preaches - love.
However, when next she intends to be so foolish; she should try using the prophet Muhammed or Allah in place of Jesus. I bet she knows she wont walk her streets again.
I don't know Pat. Seems like a lot of christians are having trouble letting this slide. I just read that 'E!' will be censoring her comment when the show is finally aired.
I think we are far from achieving the freedoms this country promises if we can't even insult Jesus. Publicly insulting Muhammed is a long way off. If we are not careful this 'christian' nation will become as oppressive as the nation of islam.
'Age of tolerance'?
Pat, what planet are you living on?
Again, why would she say anything about Allah or Islam? She was not raised as a Muslim, she was raised Catholic so that's what she jokes about. Of course, you're only hoping it happens because you think she'll be attacked for doing so. Wishing violence on someone...what was that about Christianity preaching love?
The Catholic League needs to spend less time watching the Emmys and worrying about comics and more time worrying about their priests touching little kids. Seriously! Mind your own business!
Jesus and God probably had a laugh over that joke over a cold beer. It's a joke!
wow an americian with gonads and a brain, even if she is a woman... Well done Kathy..
Good for her! Its about time someone commented on how stupid everyone looks up there thanking a 2,000 year old corpse.Jesus,Allah,Yahweh all fake characters in some of the most horrible books mankind has ever seen.Jesus did absolutely nothing for her to win that award.So why should she thank him for.Hilarious!
Way to go, Kathy! I'm thrilled for you win. You so deserve it.
Wake up you bunch of babies! It was a joke! Do you know what a joke is? Stop watching tv and read your fictional bibles!
thank you kathy, for (very obviously) doing the brave thing and standing up to the christians. Obviously again, and one more time, it's their way or the highway to hell.
Who cares! Jesus didn't have anything to do with her getting an award. Hes not sitting in heaven and thinking...You know what I didn't give Cathy an award last year so I'll give her one this year. People who thank Jesus are idiots
She should have said all christians should suck it. I can't believe how high and mighty people of faith act. It was a joke, and when I read about it I almost fell off my chair. The woman is so right on about human behavior and the hypocrisy we see everyday. And screaming Allah could suck it, just isn't funny. We don't live in the middle east but we do have the American Taliban...or I mean the Bush Regime.
This is hilarious.
She's a Catholic making a dig at the real losers who thank Jesus or God for screwing over other people so that they can win.
I'm all for people thanking for the support of the divine, but some speeches border on the ridiculous for implying that Jesus hated everyone else that didn't win.
I even saw a blip on CNN trying to compare this to Imus comments...
To me, this is a bunch of thin skinned whiners who can't look objectively at their own religion.
Folks! She's a comedian! Lighten up! She wasn't so much aiming her comments at Jesus as she was at the idiots on these award shows who thank Jesus for winning whatever it is they've won. Like Jesus CHOSE that person to win. That so many news outlets are refusing to quote her 'suck it, Jesus,' comment and the Emmy's will not air that comment sadly says a lot about how our culture has become so over-sensitive about anything that comes remotely close to insulting anyone or anything. When I read what she said, I thought it was funny. She had the guts to say in front of a camera what most people say in their living room every time they see an award winner or an athlete proclaim their thanks to whatever god they believe in. How ridiculous our culture has become. Does EVERYBODY have to feel insulted about something all the time?
I think Andrew Sullivan hit the nail on the head when discussing that blowhard from the Catholic League. Basically, the reactions of nut-case jihadists has become our baseline now for blasphemy. If you substitute Mohammed for Jesus and they'll kill you for the joke, you've crossed the line.
I concur with the other comments that stated 'why are religions somehow exempt from jokes?'
Sam Harris makes an excellent case for this in his book 'Letter to a Christian Nation'. Why aren't people upset when we make jokes about Zeus or Hercules?
Lastly, Kathy Griffin was making fun of every spoiled athlete/entertainer who, through some fluke of genetics has the ability to sing or catch a ball and then thanks Jesus. Don't you think Jesus is more concerned with us killing each other, poverty, global warming, injustice, etc. that he'd be a little too busy to bestow said gift upon the entertainer?
Lighten up. For the time being, this is a free country.
I think the most humorous thing about all of this is watching the Christians freak out over it. What's the matter? Can't deal with the fact that you're not 'dominant' over all of us anymore? Can't persecute us and kill us anymore for not believing in YOUR god? Give it a rest and grow up! First, she was joking. Second, in this country we have something called 'freedom of speech' and 'freedom of religion'. How dare anyone try to censor her, or even think of censoring her, for using both of those constitutional rights. Everybody getting up in arms about this is literally being a religious zealot. Whiney little dark ages babies. Open your eyes and realize what century we live in.
I believe I have a new catch phrase. Bless you Kathy, can I share your new God please:o)
Dave
If I could have been there that night I would have walked up there and told you to suck your award. you are not a Christain, you hurt my God you should be sripped from that award and ship off to Iran. You are an ugly woman nothing cute about you. God did help you win sugar, first he gave you life and he cold could take it just as fast as he gave it to you.
for now on you leave my God out of your stupid remarks, I will never watch you again. I can not even stand to hear you talk you are one ugly monster not even a lady.
My friends who are catholic said you are not a catholic and I hope and pray they take that reward from you.
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