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Bill Maher vs. the "talking snake"

The HBO host and comedian talks about "Religulous," his onslaught against the religious idiocy that threatens to deliver America to Sarah Palin and her fellow "space god" worshipers.

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  • Thursday, October 2, 2008 01:23 PM

    Good Thomas Jefferson . . . .

    owned slaves, would one be so willing to emulate him in that too?

    Thomas Jefferson was by no means an atheist, rather, he was obsessed with the Bible and devoted to what he took to be (mistakenly in my opinion) his version of Jesus.

    And Bill Maher, why is it that everyone who questions the reliability of the gospels forgets the letters of St. Paul, which were written in the 60s? I mean the original 60s as in six zero A.D. We can question it, as we should everything, but let's not ignore what evidence there is of the resurrection merely by pointing to the failings of some of the kooks who believe in it. There are many places to start, but one is here

    http://www.jamesgregory.org/tom_wright.php

    (please cut and paste and listen to this lecture. You may not agree, but it is worth your time)

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