You Go Girl!

I just heard that Kathy Griffin, in accepting her Emmy Award for the show “My Life on the D-List” sort of dissed ol’ JC. What she said was:

“Now, look, a lot of people come up here and they thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus. He didn't help me a bit. If it was up to him, Cesar Millan would be up here with that damn dog. So all I can say is suck it Jesus, this award is my God now.”

I love it. It’s important that those of us that aren’t religion bound are willing to make it known when it’s appropriate to do so. Was it appropriate here? Well, like Kathy points out, those who claim to be Christians don’t have a problem with thanking God, Jesus, the Virgin Mary, the Archangels and assorted saints and apostles under similar circumstances so why not?

Apparently Tennessee’s Miracle Theater disagrees. They’re so upset with Griffin that they’re got a campaign to collect one million signatures on a petition which states:

"The name of Jesus Christ should not be mocked, nor should those who love Him be slandered for their beliefs. It is time for people of faith around the country to stand firm against religious slander, bias, and bigotry of all types including Christianity."

Sounds a lot like the Muslim extremists that wanted the guy that did the cartoons of Muhammad chastised doesn’t it?

Here we go with the whole respect thing again. Look folks, we think your ideas are silly. We’ll agree not to go out of our way to mock, ridicule or criticize them as long you agree to stop throwing them into our faces every chance you get. I don’t see you protesting the absurdity of a hip-hop singer thanking Jesus for his Grammy Award so why are you criticizing Griffin for pointing out that JC had nothing to do with her award?

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. If you can publicly praise and thank Jesus then others can publicly disavow him. Griffin wasn’t mocking Jesus or Christianity as much as she was mocking Christians for thanking Jesus for everything from touchdowns to finding lost car keys.

I might also point out to you folks that “slander” means untrue. Labeling everything you don’t like as “slander” begs the question of whether it’s accurate or not.

I do have two questions though. Who the hell is Cesar Millan and what’s all this about a dog?