You can’t ever accuse Christopher Hitchens or Penn Jillette of not telling you EXACTLY what they think. I hope the same could be said of myself, but I will leave that for someone else to judge. I don’t agree with Hitchens or Penn on much politically — Hitch continues to espouse a flavor of neo-con that gets more and more twisted as time goes by, and Penn is too libertarian for me — but every time I come across one of them talking or writing about having to deal with religious people, I find myself in firm agreement. Here are a couple of examples:
Tag hypocrisy
And Now A Few Words From The Pontiff

1. Denying that the Holocaust ever happened is perfectly okay, as long as you say it in Latin.
2. Being a drug smuggler, on the other hand, will get you kicked out on your ass. But, don’t worry, because our secret tribunal really isn’t a torture chamber…any more…
3. Only His Holiness will determine which pieces of toast REALLY have pictures of Jesus on them, and which ones are fake. Plus, we want a 5% finder’s fee on anything you sell on eBay that even remotely looks like anyone.
4. Facebook is bad…really, really bad. But YouTube is where the action is, kids, so come watch my videos and vote them up-up-UP!
In Nomine Patri et Fili et Spiritu Sanctu, Amen.

