I've got a new blog! And I get paid to write for it! How about that. I suspect, however, that the majority of people who used to frequent this site won't be all that interested in what I'm writing now since its content is focused on my school, James Madison University. But hey, I thought I'd let you know. If you happen to be familiar with my really old days when I only posted humorous pieces of satire, you should know that I've reverted back to it. 'Cause, you know. I can't be writing about how God is a human construct all the time if I have to incorporate JMU somehow. I know, it sucks. But I'll live. Like I said, I get paid to do this now. w00t!
I wonder why I haven't heard about this until now. Apparently the man called Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda is claiming to be the second coming of Christ, and a lot of people believe him. They believe him so much, in fact, that they are willing to give him vast sums of money to spread his word. Sound cultish to you? Yeah, me too.
Former NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway recently made a series of homophobic comments on a radio talk show, which included sentiments like "I hate gay people," "I'm homophobic," and "[homosexuality] shouldn't be in the world." For his full comments, go here. In response to this, gay activist George Takei (Mr. Sulu from Star Trek) made the following statement:
The following is clearly satirical, but it is awesome nonetheless. Check it out:
EDIT: If you don't see anything, just click on the blank space below. It should play.
This guy, Donnie Davies, concealed his satire quite well, didn't he? Check out his website, lovegodsway.org to see more of the same craftiness. But evidently he wasn't crafty enough, as the above video was censored by both YouTube and GoogleVideo (well, they're both Google now I suppose). Below is Donnie's response. Funny stuff:
