Random Bit: Judas was Framed, Dept. of Homeland Molestation, and Not with My Baby's Momma
by Joshua Minton
- A Gospel of Judas was released this week which religious scholars are postulating a "new" type of relationship between Judas and Jesus, one where Judas was given a special assignment of betraying Jesus, bringing about the crucifixion and, ultimately, the redemption of man. The truth is that this theory is nothing new. In fact; my master, Joseph Campbell said this very thing over twenty years ago when he said that Jesus saying, "He who dips his sop after mine will betray me" sounds like an assignment is being given.
And here is my problem with most Christians--they have such a tunnel vision that it shuts off their access to creative logic (and I believe, whole heartedly, that creativity is the presence of God in the mind of the individual). Look, there are two ways of thinking about Jesus--either he was God incarnate or he was a man. If he was God, then he didn't suffer on the cross and everything that brought him there was by divine will (including Judas's betrayal). If, however, he was man--then he suffered and Judas was a betrayer of Jesus, a man who sold his master out for thirty gold pieces. Isn't it interesting that those who deign to declare themselves the most pious among us continue to fix their religious meditations on the notion that their savior was a simple man who suffered and was betrayed?
You can certainly tell a tree from its fruit. (Story Link, Joseph Campbell, All Things Beautiful)
- Pretty soon you ducking frunks out there on the road are going to be subject to an infrared scan the penetrates 5mm into your dermal tissue and uses a nifty interference pattern to determine, with a high-degree of accuracy, exactly what your blood-alcohol content is and all without you moving a muscle out of your driver's seat. If this could save some lives, I'm all for it but only time will tell. (Story Link)
- Medical Marijuana stock has gone on sale in Canada. Buy a share and hold it in. (Story Link)
- A Department of Homeland Security official has been charged with engaging a 14-year old girl for sexual favors. Do I even need to point out the irony of this man having the word "security" in his title? I thought the whole point of this department was to protect our children from outside threats? Let me see if I've got this straight, I can't apply to the FBI, CIA, or NSA because I smoked pot ten years ago, but this child molesting pig gets a corner office in the Homeland Security Department? That sounds just about right when you think of the words Government Incompetence. (Story Link)
- On that same "Government Incompetence" note--a not-so-secret Pentagon database has been collecting personal information on antiwar groups and US Citizens instead of on foreign terrorists like it was sold as. Surely this doesn't surprise anyone. I've said it before--you have to live your life as if the government sees everything you do (because they do). Every citizen in this country is guilty of crossing over the line at some point in their lives (I smoked a lot of pot in my past) but you just have to make sure that the majority of other people are stepping much further over the line than you are. (Story Link)
- Here's an example of a great news article headline: "Three Arrested, Man Shot in 'Baby Shower Gone Bad.'" If this article interested you, you can read about the ridiculosity that transpired here.
- Major Nelson put a link up about the Playstation 3 pricing being released. How about $730 a unit. $400 was steep for me to justify for the XBOX360 and even I would blush at dropping almost $1,000 for a video game system. Besides, as I've said in the past--The 360 is the best video game system out there right now and I don't see PS3 being $730 worth the risk. (Story Link)
- This is just some funny shit. World of WarCraft is an online game that boasts a shitload of users (in the millions). Well, some guy who played it every day foo 25 hours actually died and a bunch of his online friends held a funeral for him. Well, the funeral was held in the game and during it, an opposing faction ambushed the funeral and slaughtered every person there. Heh, heh, heh...that just makes me chuckle in my deep dark secret place. (Story Link with Video)
- You've got to read up on the British dude who took 40,000 ecstasy tablets and still hasn't come back from La-La land. (Story Link)
- Human bladders have officially been grown in the live tissue of seven patients. Imagine one day being able to grow yourself a new heart and replace an ailing one. I foresee a day when there is a process in place whereby the best and brightest human beings can apply for an "immortality pass" where their organs are replaced and updated on a daily basis and they can essentially live forever to guide humanity to the next phases of social and biological evolution. (Story Link)
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