More video fun
19 June 2006 by RonMany GifS readers will be familiar with the bible verses used here (especially those of you who remember the GifS Sunday Bible Passages series), but the presentation as commercial is fun: From YouTube, Come to Church — Now!
19 June 2006, on 12:15 pm
It calls to mind an episode of the West Wing, where Pres. Bartlet confronts a Dr. Laura clone at a White House event:
“Bartlet: Good. I like your show. I like how you call homosexuality an abomination.
Jenna Jacobs: I don’t say homosexuality is an abomination, Mr. President. The Bible does.
Bartlet: Yes, it does. Leviticus.
Jenna Jacobs: 18:22
Bartlet: Chapter and verse. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I had you here. I’m interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. She’s a Georgetown sophomore, speaks fluent Italian, and always cleared the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be? While you’re thinking about that, can I ask another? My Chief of Staff, Leo McGarry, insists on working on the Sabbath, Exodus 35:2, clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself or is it okay to call the police? Here’s one that’s really important, ’cause we’ve got a lot of sports fans in this town. Touching the skin of a dead pig makes us unclean, Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre Dame? Can West Point? Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother, John, for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads?
Bartlet: Think about those questions, would you? One last thing, while you may be mistaking this for your monthly meeting of the Ignorant Tightass Club, in this building, when the President stands, nobody sits.
When he said that I cheered like my beloved Bengals had won the Superbowl. Now you add to those he listed, the adultery penalty in the video and we could pretty much rid ourselves of Congress- but I’m granting Bill Clinton clemency.
19 June 2006, on 12:28 pm
Haha, nice. I like the new format of the site also, good job!
19 June 2006, on 12:46 pm
That was great! “Church of the Churchly Churchiness” LOL!
19 June 2006, on 1:13 pm
The West Wing is a progressive’s wet dream. In an alternate reality where reason reins surpreme, Bartlet is president. But not here, man. And not anytime soon.
Funny video, Ron. Got me thinking maybe we could do our own amusing video thinkie with some of your GifS Sunday Bible Passages.
19 June 2006, on 1:21 pm
Ohmigoodness, is this GifS? Or have I stepped into an alternate dimension on my return from a long weekend without the Internet?
What a great new look; thanks, Ron (and Sean, too, right?)!
Oh, and the post is funny, also…
19 June 2006, on 1:40 pm
Thats great Ron
Over at Pharangula. Fear of the godless. P.Z. posted some videos of Dawkins. Really good, check them out.
19 June 2006, on 2:11 pm
What if your testicles are just badly bruised?
19 June 2006, on 2:16 pm
John Bobbitt is no longer welcome at church.
19 June 2006, on 5:21 pm
Eve Says:
What a great new look; thanks, Ron (and Sean, too, right?)!
“Sean, too??”
19 June 2006, on 8:18 pm
Alas, Sean, my bad; I read and posted here before reading and posting here!
19 June 2006, on 10:22 pm
Technically I’m not allowed into the kingdom of heavon because of my vasectomy, but I’ve just granted myself a special dispensation, it’s good to be the pope
20 June 2006, on 6:57 am
I looked at the Sunday Bible Passages and lo and behold my favorite one to attach the xians was right there, Mat 6:5-6. Show no mercy when you hammer them with that one. (its the pray behind closed doors and not in public command)
20 June 2006, on 2:07 pm
Video GifS Sunday Bible lessons. Could be fun.
And all the work on the new stuff was Sean. I just distracted him with stories about when we had 300-baud modems and the net was made of tin cans and string and after typing a message you had to turn the crank really hard for a minute to send it.