| Message Number: | 680 |
| From: | Daniel Reeves <dreeves Æ umich.edu> |
| Date: | Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:15:10 -0400 (EDT) |
| Subject: | Re: cat-burning and godhatesfags |
Oh they have Bibles, their attentions just petered out partway through Leviticus. I guess they got sidetracked by all the homosexuality they're now so fixated on. ps, more on free speech: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39182 --- \/ FROM Dave Morris AT 07.04.24 15:58 (Today) \/ --- > Wow. Someone outta buy those folks a copy of the bible someday. > > On Apr 24, 2007, at 2:57 PM, Monica Stephens wrote: > >> Have you checked the youtube link again? "This video is no longer >> available due to a copyright claim by Warner/Chappell Music, Inc." >> >> I doubt this is due to a copyright violation--look how many other >> [better] parodies of the same song are on youtube (e.g. >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2kZKI7pSHs)... Or homemade parodies >> of michael jackson (also on the warner label) have not been removed >> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO_ey4v1ccA). Perhaps Warner/Chappell >> Music just doesn't share the extremest views of the church, so they >> censored it. >> >> Nevertheless, the music video is still available at >> http://www.thesignsofthetimes.net/specialav/special.html, along with >> Westboro Baptist Church's other extremist music videos. >> >> -Monica >> >> On 4/23/07, Daniel Reeves wrote: >>> We see a lot of hand-wringing over cultural and moral decay as evidenced >>> by such supposed trends as increased violence in the world. >>> >>> Westboro Babptist Church, host of godhatesfags.com, has a laughably >>> extreme take on this, to the tune of We Are the World: >>> >>> "God Hates the World": >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My8KxRj_Pwo >>> >>> I'm pretty sure they're quite serious. >>> >>> Here's the oppositive perspective from Steven Pinker, author of The >>> Language Instinct: >>> >>> "We're Getting Nicer Every Day: A History of Violence": >>> http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/articles/media/2007_03_19_New%20Republic... >>> >>> ----- >>> Finally, a word from our sponsor: (new rule: you're allowed to append >>> spam to the bottom of a legit post!) >>> >>> Bethany and I are about to move 75 blocks north, from times square to >>> harlem. Being 8 months pregnant, Bethany is not going to be much help >>> hauling stuff up the 5 floors to our new place. We were going to hire >>> movers but it occurred to us that flying 2 of you all here this weekend >>> would end up being cheaper and maybe something some of you would jump at. >>> >>> Takers? Note this is your last chance to see our old apartment and you >>> can be first to see the new one! >>> >>> -- >>> http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves - - search://"Daniel Reeves" >>> >> >> >> -- >> ---------------------------------------------------- >> Monica Stephens >> Department of Geography and Regional Development >> University of Arizona >> Harvill Building, Room 424 >> Tucson, AZ 85721 >> >> > > Dave Morris > cell: 734-476-8769 > http://www-personal.umich.edu/~thecat/ > -- http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves - - search://"Daniel Reeves" "Unqualified superlatives are the worst of all."

