One of those Say WHAT?! Moments

[daisygrrl]

Wow--this is pretty odd.

Reminds me of this portion of Bill Cosby's comedic routine:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwYVqMj5i6k"]YouTube- Bill Cosby Thought He Was Jesus Christ[/ame]

[Linus]

I remember that Bill Cosby piece (from the Himself DVD). Totally awesome.

Part of me can also understand the why it would be allowed. I mean, it's a name; a variation of a label. We choose to associate meaning and importance to this specific label because religion. As the Bard said:

What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;

It would be no different than denying a person to choose their own name and the reasons why they choose it.

[daisygrrl]

I have to agree, Linus, I find the situation (and Cosby skit) very amusing.

I could also see how some would get aggravated at her choice of name. As an agnostic who formerly lived in Alabama, I'm quite curious ('cause I'm nosey like that) at this woman's reasoning and logic--but I'm not offended in the least.

"Jesus" is not an uncommon name; and, "Christ" only gradually gained signficance. This might be of interest (brief eytmology of 'jesus christ')-->LINK

[Apocalipstic]

I find it interesting that Jesus in Spanish is a pretty usual name, but I have not heard of anyone naming themself Jesus in English. I wonder why?

Jesus Christ is definitely taking it to the next level! Ha.

Thanks for posting!

[Linus]

Oh.. I get to add another "Say what?!"

On his daily radio and television shows last week, Fox News personality Glenn Beck set out to convince his audience that "social justice," the term many Christian churches use to describe their efforts to address poverty and human rights, is a "code word" for communism and Nazism.

Uh... whut?? I swear, American politics is weird. I mean, he's a comedian right? No one here in the US really takes him seriously, right?

[Apocalipstic]

I am afraid some people do, the same ones who want Sara Palin for President.

I think Beck keeps getting more and more out there. He seems to need medication of some sort.

[Greyson]

I was not sure where to post this story. When I found it on one of the many blogs I read, I had to take a double take. Unfortunatley, I can't offer any humor in this story, just another moment of "Is this really America?"

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Road rage, accident centers on Obama bumper sticker

Posted: Mar 25, 2010 9:38 PM PDT

Harry Weisiger is charged with felony reckless endangerment.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Nashville man says he and his 10-year-old daughter were victims of road rage Thursday afternoon, all because of a political bumper sticker on his car.

Mark Duren told News 2 the incident happened around 4:30p.m., while he was driving on Blair Boulevard, not far from Belmont University.

He said Harry Weisiger gave him the bird and rammed into his vehicle, after noticing an Obama-Biden sticker on his car bumper.

Duren had just picked up his 10-year-old daughter from school and had her in the car with him.

"He pointed at the back of my car," Duren said, "the bumper, flipped me off, one finger salute."

But it didn't end there.

Duren told News 2 that Weisiger honked his horn at him for awhile, as Duren stopped at a stop sign.

Once he started driving again, down Blair Boulevard, towards his home, he said, "I looked in the rear view mirror again, and this same SUV was speeding, flying up behind me, bumped me."

Duren said he applied his brake and the SUV smashed into the back of his car.

He then put his car in park to take care of the accident, but Weisiger started pushing the car using his SUV.

Duren said, "He pushed my car up towards the sidewalk, almost onto the sidewalk."

Police say Harry Weisiger is charged with felony reckless endangerment in the incident.

http://www.wkrn.com/global/story.asp?s=12208009