Patton Oswalt deconstructs song "Christmas Shoes" - hehehe

[Anymouse]

Patton Oswalt takes apart the 2002 Christmas song by the Christian rock group NewSong, called "Christmas Shoes."

This song reached number one on the Adult Contemporary Billboard chart, but the words are horribly evil when you think about them. Mr. Oswalt did, and the video link below to YouTube (with animation graphics, some may find this offensive, but probably no one on this group).

James, on the Left side of Nebraska. I sent all my holiday cards out with Eid stamps today. Our poor Postmaster in this tiny village couldn't sell Eid stamps if his life depended on it, so I bought them for my cards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...q10bz3PxyY

[Erinome]

Holy fuck, I'm dying over here! Great find! Christians are so fucked up that sometimes all you can do is point out the absurdities, and laugh at them till your sides ache.

[tackattack]

While the clip is hilarious, it's not horribly evil that we can be reminded of brotherly love and caring for each other the best way we can through even the roughest tribulations in life. The song doesn't state, nor imply, nor is it a Christian dogma that God causes cancer in people just to have people worship him more. Pat yourselves on the back all you want atheists, what's absurd is the length some will go to to villainize Christianity.

[Erinome]

Atheists really don't have to go to any lengths to make christians look villainous. The other day, on fb, this woman with whom I vaguely remember having some acquaintance posted that god knew what he was doing making her sleep through her alarm, because there was a fatal car wreck on the interstate she uses to get to work. It could have been her, but thanks to god, it was just someone else...

It's that kind of shit that just strengthens the atheist's case that christians are among the most arrogant, selfish little pricks in the world. If I hated all christians based on that alone, I would hate... pretty much everyone I know. I hate that they rationalize thing so disgustingly and poorly, but I view them as victims, and tolerate their outbursts of mindless, self-centered, god drivel. It's not so much an effort to villainize christians, for me, as it is just making an observation.

[tackattack]

That friend you cited is sick and uncompassionate. That's an observation, bluntly and honestly.
Christians are so fucked ... and laugh at them till your sides ache. is not an observation or tolerant, just mockery whcich serves only to villainize christians and make you feel good about your position. But, to each their own.

[Erinome]

I suppose you could call it mockery, and that would be fair. I'm going to hell anyway, right? So I might as well have fun mocking the Christians before I die, and fry with the rest of the good people in the world.

[tackattack]

No I dind't say that and you entitled to mock what you like. You probably feel justified through your religious experiences in doing it. I personally just don't feel countering hate and ignorance with the same is the right path for the betterment of society.

[frankiej]

Ah ok, I have heard this before.

[Cinjin]

You know me Tacky ... I'm openly unapologetic about mocking the sheep. Unlike most on this site ... I'll admit it ... I DO hate christianity.


Also, and this is just my opinion, but when you tell me that I'm villainizing christianity, to me it's like saying that I'm criminalizing a crime. Ridiculous.

2000 years of oppression, bigotry, murder, rape, and outright lies is the calling card of Christianity and great majority of the sheep are guilty as charged - even if that does not apply to you.



"Hey look, that duck over there is a duck!"

[thesummerqueen]

I can't wait to get home and watch that, mouse. I fucking hate that song with a passion - and it's not often I waste emotion space on hating something so viciously and totally.