Just a Couple of Short Comments About one of My Favorite Subjects.... Yes, Religion!

Well, finally someone, well... a country got it right. Yes, Australia will no longer allow religious exemptions for vaccinations.

Here's the article from the Guardian. In the States, I believe most if not all of the exemptions come from the individual states and there are some whoppers that just about sanction parents killing their children because of their religious views. Gotta love the religious stuff.

Just when you think religion can't get more bizarre, crazy,

stupid, or what-have-you... of course it does. OK, remember back when Mitt Romney was running for president? You may have forgotten that Billy Graham called the Morman religion a cult. Yep, a cult.

Then Mitt paid Billy a visit and according to Graham Mormonism was no longer a cult. Yep, just like that. It started out as a Your religion is weirder than mine argument, as I like to say.

Where was I?

Joseph Smith, I'm sure a serial philander, was walking through the woods in the 1800s and an angel struck up a conversation with him. (Yes, an old talking to an angel story.) The angel told him where the magic gold tablets were and thus we have the start of the Mormon religion. 

Going forward to today.

Listen carefully, this is a little much even for religion. The Mormons baptize people after they have died.

Well, let's start with what baptism is supposed to do. After a search and a little reading take a look here for what the Mormons say, Yes, amazing. Mercy.

OK, so we have people getting pissed off because the Mormons baptize those who weren't Mormon. Of course, I could have read it wrong but I think that in some cases the Mormons un-baptize them. Think about this for a minute. OK, I readily admit my writing is worse than usual...but, dang this is just so weird that I'm not all that enthused.

Must mention the magic underwear. Yep, the Mormon's magic underwear.

You folks remember Bob Larson the guy who goes around the country getting the devil out of people. You know, he's a so-called exorcist. I think I mentioned in a previous posting that if you have little education, no job skills, morally and

ethically compromised, and don't mind being a sleazeball and taking advantage of people-well, here's all you need. Just pick up a Holy Bible and a crucifix and practice shouting, In the name of Jesus, come out foul Devil.

Also, I think you could be ahead of the competition and start a good hustle by going around the country and ridding peoples' loved ones of unwanted baptisms. Seems a wide- open field at the present.

Yes, I'm as crazy as the rest of them.