Re: [asa] Nailing sacred things to the wall... and idols

Hi PvM,

Your complaint is only valid in a technical sense. Myers knows he has a big
following. So what kind of role model is he? Go to YouTube and type in
“eucharist desecration.” You will see that the #1 Science Blog has inspired
copycats. I’ll bet he’s proud.

 It’s fascinating to watch what New Atheists do In the Name of Reason and
Science.

-Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "PvM" <pvm.pandas@gmail.com>
To: "Dehler, Bernie" <bernie.dehler@intel.com>
Cc: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: [asa] Nailing sacred things to the wall... and idols

>I did not know that PZ had released a video? All I have found so far is
>
> http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/07/the_great_desecration.php
>
> Shoddy reporting perhaps?
>
> How would you feel if I told you that Meyers ripped out a page Genesis?
>
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Dehler, Bernie
> <bernie.dehler@intel.com> wrote:
>> From: http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=33156
>>
>> "The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights and the Christian
>> Anti-Defamation Commission are calling for disciplinary action against
>> biologist Paul Z. Myers. On July 24, he placed a video on his blog in
>> which
>> the Eucharist – the communion wafer that Catholics believe is the body
>> and
>> blood of Christ after it has been consecrated by a priest during Mass –
>> was
>> pierced with a rusty nail."
>>
>>
>>
>> This made me think. Would people on this ASA list be upset if Myers took
>> a
>> Bible and nailed it to the wall? How about a "Bible on CD?" What about a
>> "Bible on cassette?" Just wondering as to some opinions. I suspect that
>> nailing a Bible would upset many, but nailing a cassette would mean
>> nothing
>> … why is that? Both the book and cassette are only vehicles for
>> transmitting the message. Can this reveal if the Bible (in book form)
>> has
>> become an idol in the minds of some?
>>
>>
>>
>>
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