Faith

Do Faith & Comedy Go Together? These Comedians Think So (Poll)

Do faith and comedy complement one another? It sure seems that way, as the USA Today reports that Christians, Jews and Muslims are apparently part of “a fresh wave of humor” that is sweeping clergy and comics, alike.

As laughter is a uniting force, it seems its increasing presence in, among and between faith communities is a welcome distraction from the contentious social and political debates that often surround faith and religion.

There’s a new breed of faith leaders and comics who seem intent on adding some entertainment into the mix to take off the edge. The jokes that these comedians and religious figures use, though rooted in each faith system, are contemporary in nature.

Take, for instance, Islamic comic Azhar Usman, who tours the United States. The title of his show? “Allah Made Me Funny.” In his routine, he quips about Islamic customs, common misconceptions and the like. Below, see him in action:

Then there’s Jesuit priest and humorist James Martin who believes wholeheartedly that jokes and comedy are much-needed in the church and among Christian believers.

He even has a new book out, which addresses this issue: “Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor and Laughter are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life.”

Religion and Faith Are Meant to Be Funny, These Comedians and Clergy Say“Humor is a sign of God’s creativity. Look at giraffes,” he says. “If Jesus didn’t have a sense of humor, he wouldn’t have been fully human. People who can’t laugh have a wrong-headed notion about Christianity and the Bible.”

In one example of Martin’s humor, he says that St. Lawrence, a martyr in 258 A.D., said the following as he roasted over coals: “This side is done. Turn me over and have a bite.”

Below, watch Martin discuss the importance of jokes and comedy to the whole of Christianity:

But using humor among the religious does have its risk. There’s a certain environment that people expect in church and some comments coming from the pulpit, if they aren’t vetted properly, may not go over so well.

As the Christian Post’s Allison Summer writes, “Humor has always been somewhat of a taboo subject in various religions, not just Christianity, with many displaying reservations about incorporating it into their spiritual lives.”

However, in today’s world many religious people believe that belief in a higher power and laughter go hand-in-hand. The USA Today has more:

Liel Leibovitz, who writes Blessed Week Ever, a weekly Torah column for the Jewish magazine Tablet, doubts anyone could believe in God without laughing.

“There’s shared DNA between faith and humor. Both are attempts to deal with fundamental human anxiety and things you can’t control. That’s why so many rabbis and priests walk into a bar at the beginning of jokes. Laughing gets you past the anxiety,” Leibovitz says. “There are Torah passages that crack me up. Look at the Israelites at Mount Sinai. God is about to reveal himself and everyone is in chaos. The about-to-be-chosen people want to know, ‘Can we transfer this membership card to someone else?’

What do you think? Does comedy belong in the pulpit? Take our poll:


(H/T: Gawker)

Comments (104)

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  • Pastor Melissa
    Posted on October 15, 2011 at 8:30am

    As a minister, when I feel a funny illustration fits a sermon or helps explain a point of view I run to it. When it comes to sharing the message it is about first knowing the truth and then finding the best way to share that truth.
    We only need to look at the Daily Show’s ratings to realize comedy can be used as an important means to share the truth.

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 12:07pm

      Pastor Melissa,

      What is “Truth” ?

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    • Pastor Melissa
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 12:36pm

      Truth is an ever flowing spring of wisdom that flows from God. We are in constant search of God’s truth as it relates to us and others. Therefore there should never be a moment where we are not searching while at the same time sharing what we have discovered.

      When it comes to biblical truth: When I was in elementary school I was very open about sharing my knowledge regarding the Old Testament stories. I was astonished how God was involved way back when.
      When I was in high school I was very open about how God could send a Son to die in my place.
      In college I was astonished and shared how creation and science are so intricately woven together.

      Now, I learn every day as I do sermon prep or read a commentary. Biblical truth does not come without knowledge of how it relates to the real world and how God inspires us to understand it.

      Truth, on it’s own is a difficult word to describe. It only exists in relation to what is around it. For example, it is true that if I jump I will eventually come back down. This is a truth… unless you are in a 0 gravity chamber, in which case it is a falsehood. I believe God is THE truth. What that means to me and who I teach every Sunday depends on one thing: am I willing to completely sacrifice my personal feelings in order to appreciate and understand God’s wisdom. This is impossible to completely do but it is the ultimate goal to strive for in any Christian context.

      You ask a very difficult question. Right up there with “What

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    • BUDDY LITTLE
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 3:58pm

      PASTOR MELISSA ,Truth from the daily show?you do know john Stewart is an atheist/ not sure Gene would agree with that one?

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    • WhiteFang
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 5:25pm

      OldTruckers, – What is “Truth” ?

      Truth is true, it is absolute, trustworthy, backed up by clear evidence.
      Truth is so clear that anyone who wants to argue its truthfulness becomes a fool because of the evidence that supports truth.
      Gravity is a truth, even though we cannot see it.
      Because of the evidence of all created matter, plants, animals and humans, we know this, we know that we have a Creator. The evidence is there in so much abundance that we look foolish denying it.
      For an example what if I asked “how did we get the skin that covers our body”, why is it not like a dog’s skin? Or a bird? If anyone is honest with themselves they have to realize that our “skin” is a fantastic organ, healing itself, moisturizing itself, it is waterproof, leak-proof, even if injured it forms a protective seal, a scab to promote healing. Skin, and everything else was designed by God! That is just one very important truth.
      I have also found, because of the evidence, God’s Word is Truth. – Psalms 119:160

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on October 16, 2011 at 1:53pm

      Truth is what is FACT,and that fact makes it a reality.

      When under the influence of gravity you are a land dwelling creature, and when under the influence of 0 gravity you are still a land dwelling creature that knows what it’s like to be a bird!

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    • Pastor Melissa
      Posted on October 16, 2011 at 3:35pm

      I am not suggesting the truth comes from the Daily show, just that comedy plays a large roll into the audience the Daily Show gets. Humor has pushed the ratings higher than a normal news broadcast. Churches should take that to heart as they think about how they share the Good news with others. Jesus celebrated with the disciples. It wasn’t all serious 100% of the time.

      And the reason it is important to bring up… the atheist is getting more viewers than the 700 club.

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    • WhiteFang
      Posted on October 16, 2011 at 4:10pm

      Pastor Melissa,

      An incident between Jesus and his disciples, if we could have witnessed it, could have been with laughter.
      It is found at John 13:1-11
      The interchange, being of a very serious nature, is charged with humor starting at verse 6

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    • webpreacher
      Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:00am

      Old Trucker, yea I’m not surprised with your question of what is truth , that really says it ALL
      Jesus Tells / teaches us in Holy Scripture what truth is, I guess you are NOT a student of Holy Scripture, otherwise you would know what truth is ?
      Just for you “Old Trucker” ; John 17:17, ( 17 being the “LORD”S Prayer) “Sanctify them through thy truth, THY WORD IS TRUTH”.
      Chapter 17 of John we see Jesus is praying to the Father, (this is “The Lord’s Prayer), for his disciples, and all others who will believe, and in verse 17 of this chapter 17, he asked the Father to sanctify them, (set apart) believers / followers, through God’s Truth, which is The Word of God, Jesus!

      Further with Jesus,
      http://www.Jesus-is-Savior.com

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on October 19, 2011 at 3:28pm

      Webpreacher,

      Still arrogant and condescending I see.

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on October 19, 2011 at 3:37pm

      webpreacher,

      I’m going to give you one more chance. In John chapter 17, who was Jesus praying too?

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    • webpreacher
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:20pm

      MELISSA, I need to ask you, when “Old Trucker” replied to your post and asked you “What is truth”, how is it as a “pastor” you did not give him the scripture verse wherein we learn what Jesus said truth is ? In the gospel of John, chapter 17 (which is the “LORD’S PRAYER”), in verse 17 Jesus declares what truth is:
      “Sanctify them through thy truth: they word is truth” .Old trucker ask you “what is truth”, and you gave him some wordy worldly long drawn out exposition of YOUR thoughts on what truth is, when all you, “as a pastor”, had to do was give him the scripture verse where Jesus (God) declared what truth is ! Why, didn’t you just go to the authority on truth, God’s Word, and give that verse, that is all Old Trucker was in need of. God’s Word, why “pastor”?

      Just wondering ?

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  • missaudrey
    Posted on October 15, 2011 at 7:58am

    There is a place for humor in religion….THIS is NOT humor!!! You want funny? Listen to Mike Warnke or Anthony Campolo! Funny with a message! I don’t find anything about Muslims funny!!

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    • poorrichard09
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 8:57am

      Here‘s one for y’all: a white man, a black man and a muslim walk into a bar. The bartender says “what can I get you Mr. President”?

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    • Wayne
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 9:01am

      I agree I don’t watch TV preachers, they are all about money and having fun. They are very wealthy. and thats not what Gods message is about.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 11:29am

      Please identify… One… Joke in the Bible! Was Job… humorous?

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    • stephenb.net
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 12:52pm

      So much to say:
      1. Humor is subjective. What is funny to one is not funny to another.
      2. There are hundreds of working comedians who are Christian, working in churches combining christianity and laughter for an audience who will not go to comedy clubs because of the secular comedians and their content. It is a very good ministry.
      3. Laughter is mentioned 39 times in the bible, none of the scriptures are about laughter but on the character of the persons laughing and reason for the laughter.
      4. Laughter is good for the mind and the body and is known to have healing properties. God designed and created us to respond positivley to laughter.
      5. Content is about you. If you laugh at material that is not honorable to God then that is your watermark to show you where you are, what you are drawn to, what you find entertaining and it’s a good measure to see if it matches to what God calls us to be and how much of that calling that you are willing to accept. That’s between you and God. You can’t determine where other people are in their walk, you aren’t them.
      Laughter…it is the way of my people.

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    • UlyssesP
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 2:21pm

      poorrichard09, you should be charging money for jokes like that.

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 4:40pm

      I believe God has a sense of humor…he created us didin’t he?

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on October 16, 2011 at 1:35pm

      Yo lukerw:
      Not this part of his life, but I bet there were times he told and listened to a few jokes, and certainly laughed over the years of his life. We laugh because we were created to, and we are created in the image of God.

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    • War_Eagle
      Posted on October 16, 2011 at 10:34pm

      Mike Warnke was not funny. Most of his material was ripped off almost word for word from Bill Cosby and many of the details of his testimony were later found out to have been made up.

      As for Campolo, I actually knew him back in the 80‘s and 90’s, when I worked for the production company behind the Creation Festival, where he was usually the headlining speaker. He’s a very charming guy, when he‘s not spouting his Marxist crap but he’s foul mouthed and not funny.

      I was his driver many times at the Creation festival and I can tell you from first hand experience, he’s a very angry and bitter man.

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  • FASTCOMPANY
    Posted on October 15, 2011 at 7:44am

    Zhar Usman is the bomb….I mean he could literally be a bomb watch out!

    I kid, I kid, I joke with you…

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  • AlexChristie
    Posted on October 15, 2011 at 4:22am

    TV evangelists are, by far, the funniest people on TV. Pure comic gold. I love seeing people wearing gold and diamonds sitting in lavish furniture, try to convince their viewers that they need money to spread God’s word. Freaking hilarious. I know they’re laughing all the way to the bank.

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    • hogorina
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 2:18pm

      SALVATION OF OUR REPUBLIC IS IN THE HANDS OF INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL GANGSTERS. PRE-ARMAGEDDEN IS A FORERUNNER OF INELUCTABLE DETERMINISM’S MENACE.

      In the shadows of contemporary professional journalism and in the every day mental recesses of honorable layman, or hundreds of loose-minded mobs, lurks a well concealed fact, being implanted from the womb to the tomb. This mysterious spirit of iniquity can be traced back over a several thousands of years. Before the great deluge mother nature wreaked havoc upon mankind that fell into a trap of which was set up by the identical political forces having control over our Republican institution. It is impossible to segregate or divide the ever drifting of universal Judaic/Christian into an iron-fisted grasp, of any and all, of whom believe that the Constitution hallows no amalgamation or alliance between religion and state. George Washington and Thomas Paine agreed upon this matter, but Paine realized that a somewhat mysterious influence was amidst the Founding Fathers. Thus, Paine wound up in a French dungeon, for going against the ancient menace of ineluctable determinism’s hold upon any and all minds dwelling in the universal fields of pseudo-man made religions, as allied with political whoredom. Actually, for hundreds of years political reality was not to rock the boat. Of course, a few in number had not the intellectual ability to realize that they were merely tools of an already One World government scheme being concealed

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    • CharlieWalksonWater
      Posted on October 16, 2011 at 11:39am

      and if they were sitting on folding chairs, behind a card table, you would laugh at them because they are poor. Some of you cant look past the surface, to see the message, because your god is $$.

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  • capitalismrocks
    Posted on October 15, 2011 at 1:02am

    I see nothing wrong with an occasional joke now and then, its good to break up the sermon, bring a little smile to everyone’s face… I don’t want to see it turning into more jokes then reflection and teaching though, but certainly there is nothing wrong with it now and then.

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    • MARCH4HIM
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 6:47am

      I agree.
      Some of the pastors,deliver a joke,without cussing and rawnes..
      They know how to deliver and some relate it to the topic,
      to lighten up their church.
      to make a comedic point…it s a very good tool ..In the world we live in today..
      “laughter does a heart good”…

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  • COFemale
    Posted on October 15, 2011 at 12:56am

    People who don’t laugh need to take the stick out of their _____________.

    I worked briefly in an office full of Liberals and they were the most miserable people to work with. They never smiled, always whispered as if someone was going to hear them and drove me nuts. I was so happy when I left.

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  • COFemale
    Posted on October 15, 2011 at 12:46am

    You all need to lighten up. There are many religious comedians who tour churches around the country and they are quite funny. I thought his impression of the Hispanic brother’s were right on. I didn’t find everything humorous, but you need to understand some of humor will only play to Muslims.

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  • Kisha
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 11:44pm

    PS I’m opting out of the poll. Islam isn’t funny to me. Propaganda is all this is.

    There may be good Muslims but so far I’ve only WITNESSED a handful. Last weeks article about the 12 year old girl who got held against her will, married, and raped while they force her to denounce her christianity and worship Allah for 8 months. Until she escaped and the family had to go into hiding! FREAKING MAKES ME SICK! These people are evil. And your religion isn’t funny!!!!

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    • BUDDY LITTLE
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 2:14pm

      THANK YOU for injecting some sober logic into a misleading topic Muslim humor?….Have you heard the one ” A Muslim suicide bomber goes into a school!@#@!$%%^%$#@! horrifyingly dangerous and hateful religion

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    • JackLiberty
      Posted on October 17, 2011 at 1:31am

      Muhammed stole from caravans. Muhammed gave approval to lying (if it furthered his religion) and murder. Muhammed also had sex with a 9 year old girl (Aisha). Muhammed is worshipped by Muslims as “the perfect man.” You don’t see the humor in that?

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  • Kisha
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 11:39pm

    Laughing gets you past the anxiety… of being wrong! It’s like saying… Here have a doobie, you’ll feel better about blowing yourself up, mutilating a woman’s female organs, rape and general mistreatment of women, murdering gays, and judging other’s who think any differently from you so harshly that only murder is the answer.

    Yeah… it helps get past the anxiety! WTF!!!!

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    • hogorina
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 2:26pm

      FOOLS RUSH IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD–MISINFORMATION

      It takes an uneducated man to see through journalistic loops, just as a lion would do the same. Naturally, both are well trained at voice indictiveness. The real problem with hundreds of journalists is individual perception, as to what would tickle the innards of a fool, or actually placate genuine intelligence as to public inquiry.

      No doubt about it, the art of genuine journalism is to inform on state issues, not gossip for morons of whom are tied to minor issues based upon comic meditation.

      True, the reading public, generally harbors to the herd instinct, and must be fed with something palatable and reassured, that their trough will be refilled on each morning.

      Absolutely, our nation depends as a whole, on professional printed input, which rolls truth forward, that will give pertinent facts, as a safety net, in keeping our Republic at odds with alien influence that too, have printing presses on hand!

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 11:20pm

    sorry, their allah humor is not funny to this plain hardworking American family, not at all. we learned what we can expect from muslims on 9/11/01 and 11/5/09.
    to us, no it was not funny about blowing himself up in Dunkin Donuts, and since when has obama-TSA =EVER= pulled any muslim aside at the airport. never. they breeze right on thru, obama’s chosen people, while preschool blonde little white girls are sexually molested by pedophile TSA agents. and not with Dearborn Michigan and Minnesotastan being overwhelmed by BLACKHAWK DOWN somali street soldiers ”immigrants” that obama deliberately legally imported to America, no, the whole ”hahaha America has these muslims among us” is no joke to us.
    wish we could have found something funny in the muslim joking, but no. in this day and age with obama deliberately enabling the muslim brotherhood to sneak in and destroy America, muslims laughing at America just is not funny to us. a home video of a filthy homicide-bomber terrorist accidentally detonating while still at home, not THAt would be refreshing.

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    • BurntHills
      Posted on October 14, 2011 at 11:24pm

      you can still view the videos of ”AMERICAN” muslims cheering the Ft Hood massacre on youtube. it is past sad, it is enlightening.

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  • Islesfordian
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 11:03pm

    Dante called his work depicting a journey through the Inferno, Purgatory and into Heaven the Divine Comedy.

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  • ZengaPA65
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 10:12pm

    Where’s the Jewish comedian laughing hysterically about how much the Christians and Muslims hate him?

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    • TXPilot
      Posted on October 14, 2011 at 10:27pm

      All I can say is that I hope Azhar Usmans comedy is so important to him, he doesn’t mind when some filthy Imam issues a Fatwah on him for disrespecting Islam, or some other such silly nonsense….But, I’m certainly not going to sit awake at night worrying about him.

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    • Jack of Hearts
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 7:39am

      Never heard of Mel Brooks?

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    • hogorina
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 2:30pm

      T TWO-LEGGED COCKROACHE­S WILL SNIBBLE AT ANYTHING

      THE RISE AND FALL OF A PSEUDO REPUBLICAN DEMOCRACY
      The future plans for our Republic has been well lain. Eventually­, we will have three distinct levels of national society. The unknown ruling element will remain intact. Too, the unshakable middle class will stay afloat. As to the thinning, the slow climbers into the middle class will be completely eliminated­. This will leave a national mob under the nation wide police state, as it expands today. All state and federal employees will receive the highest pay, in order to control them. Our Republic will be reconstruc­ted, as to the have and those who have nothing but soup lines. Artificial inflation plus the profession­s striving from Medicare recipients will dwindle, while the undesirabl­es are slowly fed poisoned food and the lack of medical care. A standing military will be well fed and clothed. This new dictator ship will be absolutely merciless. And the circus will proceed on its well planned events in crucifying any press club that fails to buckle down under physical and mental slavery!

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  • JBaer
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 9:45pm

    On GodTube (the inspirational counterpart to YouTube) there are many short little video clips of the Christian comedians Bob Smiley http://www.godtube.com/search/?q=bob+smiley .and Tim Hawkins http://www.godtube.com/search/?q=tim+hawkins that I enjoy and can relate to. :-)

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    • Fitz Gerald
      Posted on October 14, 2011 at 10:09pm

      Time Hawkins is awesome :P

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    • independentvoteril
      Posted on October 14, 2011 at 10:11pm

      Once at our church we had a heavy set priest.. he could make the Sunday sermon interesting .. funny and get the point across… people FLOCKED to church on SUNDAY’S .. he always laughingly said he‘d hurry so the men wouldn’t miss the KICK OFF..

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  • The Divided States of America
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 9:07pm

    How do you make God laugh ? ….Tell him your plans !!! hehehehe

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    • Bearfoot
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 11:07am

      Psalms 2:1 – Why have the nations been in tumult
      And the national groups themselves kept muttering an empty thing?

      2 The kings of earth take their stand
      And high officials themselves have massed together as one
      Against Jehovah and against his anointed one,

      3 [Saying:] “Let us tear their bands apart
      And cast their cords away from us!”

      4 The very One sitting in the heavens will laugh;
      Jehovah himself will hold them in derision.

      Our true God knows how to laugh – at foolishness.

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  • SacredHonor1776
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 9:06pm

    The left apparently doesn’t think so comedy and religion should go together, they are trying to silence Glenn Beck again… This time by attacking the company that hosts GBTV…

    http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/10/liberal-group-pressures-mlb-to-cut-ties-with-conservative-glenn-beck-major-league-baseball-fox-news-americans-united-for-change/1

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    • six6six
      Posted on October 14, 2011 at 10:11pm

      What the heck does Glenn Beck have to do with either comedy or religion?

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    • six6six
      Posted on October 14, 2011 at 10:34pm

      I’m sorry, he is pretty funny when he goes into one of his convoluted conspiracy theories, even if he doesn’t mean to be.

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    • SacredHonor1776
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 12:14am

      He talks about religion all the time, and considers show the fusion of entertainment and enlightenment. He also considers himself a rodeo clown… His show is often filled with intentional comedy moments.

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    • Christian Dystopian
      Posted on October 16, 2011 at 12:08am

      SacredHonor1776 & six6six
      Glen Beck started in comedy and is a political satarist. So he does have something to do with comedy.
      He is as is Mitt Romney & John Huntsman a practicing Mormon. So he does have something to do with religion too. It is obvious his moral position is religiously derived.
      I really, really find him irritating. Considering my Social and Religious views I’m sure this is something he would not be bothered at all about but rather pleased. Mr. Beck is not in the business of persuasion. He is in the business of entertaining those that already agree with him. He seems quite good at it. His audience is just rather small.
      I have never tried to shut him down or up. I don’t listen unless really motivated (this is unusual). I do at those times pay attention to who his sponsors are and deliberately don‘t buy their products but I don’t single him out for this. I treat all those I oppose this way, regardless of creed, color or national origin etc.I must admit I’m harder on Christians because fairly or not I expect better of them.

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  • MrMagoo
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 8:52pm

    At the end of a Republican debate, Wolf Blitzer asked all of the participants, “What would you bring to the White House?” Each candidate responded with different levels of literalness – Newt Gingrich: “A very large chess set.” Ron Paul: “A bushel basket full of common sense.” …….
    And then Herman Cain declared that he would bring “a sense of humor to the White House, because America’s too uptight!”

    “If you are a believer and you know how to pray, and you understand how and when God is trying to talk to you, it is one of the most liberating feelings in the world.”.Herman Cain

    President Cain sounds better every day!:)

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  • MOLLYPITCHER
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 8:50pm

    Yes look at giraffes. Also alpacas which I saw at the fair last week and the only thought that came to mind was that God has a sense of humor.

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    • Raven249
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 3:30am

      Come to think of it, that’s a good point. Weird-looking critters. Of course, platypuses, or platypi..? Which one is it? Whatever it is, looks like some weird mish-mash. Seriously, I think God made that one just to screw with the evolutionists that would come to be.

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  • chips1
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 8:44pm

    Father Guido Sarducci had it. It really depends on the personality of the comedian. Some got it, some don’t.

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  • gracentruth
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 8:33pm

    from KJV Pr 17:22a —”A merry heart doeth good like a medicine:…” and Nehemiah 8:10b — “… for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
    Peace,

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  • momprayn
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 8:31pm

    Yes – of course – if appropriately done…God is all for it. He has a sense of humor Himself (that’s why we have one). You can see His humor in creation and some of the very funny creatures, etc. Also I’m reminded of the story of Abraham and Sarah and when she had Isaac when he was 100 years old “God has made me laugh & all who hear will laugh with me.” She thought how funny it was to be able to bear a child in their really old age. Jesus said things that were “sarcastic” funny sometimes with double meanings, etc.. And I think in Proverbs it says a merry heart is good and like medicine.
    There’s also a great card collection by a Christian which are really funny about various Bible stories called “Inherit the Mirth”. I love ‘em…..

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  • MrMagoo
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 8:29pm

    For some reason,I just don’t see Allah/Mohammed or Islam to be funny.I’m not buying it.I’m biased and freely admit it here.There‘s nothing comical about sherrie’s law.

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    • COFemale
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 12:53am

      What is sherrie’s law? Who is sherrie? Now that is funny. I guess you need to get your glasses fixed MrMagoo.

      I think you meant Sharia Law.

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    • Carol Ingian
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 1:08pm

      I’m with you, Magoo!

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  • South Philly Boy
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 8:00pm

    There is always room for a good laugh.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on October 14, 2011 at 8:18pm

      Indeed, as in any matter, it is in how it is used, when and on what subject. One pastor I know was late one morning, having accidently left the iron on his pants, and burned a hole through them. So he made a quip about himself having a pair of smoking pants — and showed them to the congregation.

      His use of humor, in such a way that was self depreciating, and funny as any of us could be in the same situation, actually eased tension of his being behind scedule that day.

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  • santramir
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 7:49pm

    oh yes let’s make fun on religion as making fun on deads.

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    • CatB
      Posted on October 14, 2011 at 7:54pm

      I don’t know .. I still remember the joke my Reverend told a long long time ago

      How do you make Holy Water?

      Boil the Devil out of it!

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    • chips1
      Posted on October 14, 2011 at 9:14pm

      God made laughter for a reason. Cancer hurts very bad and a good laugh makes the pain go away for awhile. Looking for anything to laugh at seems to be an all day job. It just works.

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  • hazmat_factor
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 7:48pm

    Ahhhh, laughter, the BEST medicine.

    I work in Physical therapy, with a geriatric population, primarily. If I can get a smile, a chuckle, or all out laughter, the complaints of pain are markedly less. Why would our religions be any different. There are principles to learn or be taught that5 will be painful for some and a little humor will help in the learning process.

    Just my opinion!

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    • CatB
      Posted on October 14, 2011 at 7:56pm

      I would rather have a joke told .. than the hate that seems to be perculating in some religious institutions.

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  • TSUNAMI-22
    Posted on October 14, 2011 at 7:48pm

    Sam Kinison did it and I laughed my ass off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSwG9Tojg9I

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    • CatB
      Posted on October 14, 2011 at 7:53pm

      God Bless Sam … he was great!

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  • Fightthegoodfight316
    Posted on October 17, 2011 at 1:17am

    Religion is a joke…. G-d Almighty isn’t!!!! Neither is a relationship with Him or the absence of it or the counterfeit version of it Islam… which isn’t a religion either… it is a political system which states in it’s objective the kill all infidels… non-muslims!!!!

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