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Title: Bill Maher: Christians Have Neurological Disorder
Source: WorldNetDaily.com
URL Source: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42906
Published: Feb 18, 2005
Author: WorldNetDaily.com
Post Date: 2005-02-18 10:31:24 by Brian S
Keywords: Neurological, Christians, Disorder
Views: 2855
Comments: 76

Says parents 'drill' religion into kids' heads using biblical 'fairy tales'


Posted: February 18, 2005

Television personality Bill Maher, host of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher," says Christians and others who are religious suffer from a neurological disorder that "stops people from thinking."

Appearing as a guest on MSNBC's "Scarborough County" this week, Maher told host Joe Scarborough:

"We are a nation that is unenlightened because of religion. I do believe that. I think that religion stops people from thinking. I think it justifies crazies. I think flying planes into a building was a faith-based initiative. I think religion is a neurological disorder. If you look at it logically, it's something that was drilled into your head when you were a small child. It certainly was drilled into mine at that age. And you really can't be responsible when you are a kid for what adults put into your head."

The former host of "Politically Incorrect" said the lack of enlightenment of so many Americans means the nation actually has more in common with its enemies than one might think.

Said Maher: "When you look at beliefs in such things as, do you go to heaven, is there a devil, we have more in common with Turkey and Iran and Syria than we do with European nations and Canada and nations that, yes, I would consider more enlightened than us."

Maher explained that he was not singling out evangelicals, but was targeting all "religious" people.

"I think the vote in Missouri [rejecting same-sex marriage] and a lot of other states is because people are religious," Maher said. "They don't have to be evangelical, but they're religious. They believe in religion, which as – I think it was Jesse Ventura who had that quote about religion is a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers."

The television host told Scarborough he was convinced evangelicals' influence will wane.

Said Maher: "When people say to me, 'You hate America,' I don't hate America. I love America. I am just embarrassed that it has been taken over by people like evangelicals, by people who do not believe in science and rationality. It is the 21st century. And I will tell you, my friend. The future does not belong to the evangelicals. The future does not belong to religion."

Later in the interview, Maher returned to the childhood-religion theme, comparing fairy tales to Bible stories:

"When you were a kid and they were telling you whatever you believe in religion, do you think if they had switched the fairy tales that they read to you in bed with the Bible, you would know the difference?

"Do you think if it was the fairy tale about a man who lived inside of a whale and it was religion that Jack built a beanstalk today, you would know the difference? Why do you believe in one fairy tale and not the other? Just because adults told you it was true and they scared you into believing it, at pain of death, at pain of burning in hell."

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#20. To: Brian S (#0)

Fucking idiot is satan spawned! Anyone who would look to this moron for enlightment on anything is a bigger idiot than he.

rowdee  posted on  2005-02-18   19:02:11 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#23. To: rowdee (#20)

howdee, Rowdee. Good too see you again!

Samuel Gray  posted on  2005-02-18   19:04:33 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#27. To: Samuel Gray (#23)

Thank you, sir.... This is the pits.............sit back trying to control my mouth.....and some fuckin idiot form hollywierd has to open his! Grrrrr........

rowdee  posted on  2005-02-18   19:12:01 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#28. To: rowdee (#27)

Aw, hell, Dee, let 'er go. CAPPS is tryin to save my eternally damned soul, and I ain't buyin.

Jump right on in. ;)

I was raised in a Southern Baptist home, and I can sorta see a lot of what he means.

Samuel Gray  posted on  2005-02-18   19:16:25 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#29. To: Samuel Gray (#28)

CAPPS is tryin to save my eternally damned soul

You ARE loved Les, whether you LIKE it or NOT. He loves you despite your loathing of Him.

Kinda sucks, don't it???

=0)

CAPPSMADNESS  posted on  2005-02-18   19:21:50 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#30. To: CAPPSMADNESS (#29)

He loves you despite your loathing of Him.

Good, then He can show it when I pop in unnanounced at the Gates and just comp me.

Samuel Gray  posted on  2005-02-18   19:23:04 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#31. To: Samuel Gray (#30)

Good, then He can show it when I pop in unnanounced at the Gates and just comp me.

LOL!

You are so blinded by your anger at Him, that you simply will not see the blessings that He has already given you.

But He knows this - You will come to peace with Him before your time comes.

And maybe, when you do show up - He will "comp" you, then hug you and tell you Himself how much He loves you. I don't know - Only He knows for sure.

(and let you place your hand in His nail scarred one)

CAPPSMADNESS  posted on  2005-02-18   19:27:01 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#32. To: CAPPSMADNESS (#31)

This is getting like that Meat Loaf song...

baby, we could talk all night, but that ain't gettin us nowhere...

;)

Samuel Gray  posted on  2005-02-18   19:29:48 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#33. To: Samuel Gray (#32)

some times it takes a loooooooong time.....

but I don't give up easily.

;0)

CAPPSMADNESS  posted on  2005-02-18   19:31:03 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#38. To: CAPPSMADNESS, rowdee, christine (#33)

Well said. Thanks for the witness.

Listen up, SG.

Lod  posted on  2005-02-18   20:00:04 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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