Life Across The Pond

Voted Off the Island

Having spent much of the last month in Malaysia and the Philippines where an overwhelming majority of the populations are Muslim or Catholic, respectively, I was once again in awe of the way in which religious doctrine seemed to dictate the way that thousand of people acted towards one another. It was very much the "Do unto others" attitude that you wish you would see more of here in New York.

Of course, then there's the flip side of that. Yesterday, on "The 700 Club," Pat Robertson commented on the elections in Dover, Pennsylvania earlier this week in which several school board members who pushed for the teaching of "intelligent design" lost their seats.

"I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: if there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God, you just rejected Him from your city."..."And don't wonder why He hasn't helped you when problems begin, if they begin. I'm not saying they will, but if they do, just remember, you just voted God out of your city. And if that's the case, don't ask for His help because he might not be there."

When did God become a reality show contestant and will he be doing the obligatory talk show circuit after being voted off?

posted by Peter @ 1:37 PM