Wasting Time Watching Videos

Monday, 06 December 2010

Okay, so today I watched this video:

This happened back in April, but it was just posted last week, presumably because the criminal case is concluded.

It’s weird.
On the one hand, Kahle, and the woman whose name I do not know, are making a great point: this is a state-sponsored endorsement of religion and, as such, is unconstitutional. However, they did disrupt the congressional proceedings (there’s seems to be some debate on this in the comments section – they did NOT disrupt them in that the proceedings were able to continue without a glitch, but they DID disrupt in that they spoke when it was not their turn), and thus I think it was appropriate that they were removed from the room.

However! Yikes, that was quite an aggressive manner in which to remove someone! Also, once he was out of the building, why did they keep on harassing him? I like how fearful they are of the camera. It’s as if they’re saying, “No, what we’re doing is not right, so please do not record it!”

Several people are using YouTube’s comment section under the video to point out how Christians are willing to beat up people who disagree with them. And while that’s certainly true in some cases, is there any evidence that this is why Kahle was beat up? Perhaps the sergeant-at-arms and deputies do this to anybody who causes any sort of disturbance, regardless of the validity of their point.

Anyway, Kahle was exonerated.

Reminder to self: Don’t visit the Hawaii State Senate. I might get beat up.

Tuesday, 07 December 2010

And today I watched this series of videos:

PART ONE-

PART TWO-

PART THREE-

They’re evidently “episode 19” in a continuing saga. I have not watched the 18 prequels, but it’s not necessary in order to ‘enjoy’ this triptych of filmlets.

The film-makers kind of get off topic here (particularly in part 2), but it’s still entertaining. It’s stuff like this that makes me nod my head and think, “Yep, religion sucks.” It’s hard to think of any truly good reason why religion should exist in our modern world.

Best line from the set of films is in Part Three (and it appears the film-makers know they hit on something here):

“Extremism is pure, uncut religion that has not been diluted with the progressive views of secular logic and reason.”

Brilliant!