May 31 2012

Holy Shit, They’re Idiots

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You have to see this video of one of the congregants at the church of North Carolina pastor and first class lunatic Charles Worley, who recently said that gays and lesbians should be put in concentration camps. She appears to have the IQ of a turnip:

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unbound

May 31, 2012 at 10:07 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Now, now. That isn’t being nice to the turnip…
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Rev. BigDumbChimp

May 31, 2012 at 10:09 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

painful
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Brett McCoy

May 31, 2012 at 10:16 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Don’t insult turnips like that!
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Childermass

May 31, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Painful indeed.

Maybe there is an n=1 problem and the church just got unlucky that such an idiot got chosen to be interviewed. But I suspect that those of the congregation have developed the intelligence of a slimy invertebrate know it is not a good idea to continue to stick the church’s collective foot into its mouth or to make themselves look like bigots on national television.
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ambulocetacean

May 31, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

The next Sarah Palin? She’s certainly no less coherent.
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teawithbertrand

May 31, 2012 at 10:31 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Like my mama always said, “Stupid is as stupid says.”
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Larry

May 31, 2012 at 10:33 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Fuhgedaboutit, Jake. It’s North Carolina.
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Shawn Smith

May 31, 2012 at 10:34 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Remember, her vote is just as valuable as yours.
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democommie

May 31, 2012 at 10:34 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Oh, Pastor Worley:

There’s a flock of sheeple up in West Virgina looking for a new shepherD:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/serpent-handling-west-virginia-pastor-dies-snake-bite/story?id=16459455

I’m sure your faith is stronger than antivenin.
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Blondin

May 31, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

I don’t think AC’s point about gay children coming from straight parents will have any effect on her. The doctrine of free will dictates that being gay MUST be a matter of choice therefore bigots like her see this kind of ‘final solution’ as a deterrent. This is similar to the chain of reasoning that suggests consuming a pack of Ex-Lax is an effective solution for a chronic, nagging cough.
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johnfromberkeley

May 31, 2012 at 10:39 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

If you’re a Christian, it forces you to ask the question: “Why does the holy spirit discriminate against poor people?”
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carolineborduin

May 31, 2012 at 11:03 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

She never has to talk about how evil homosexuals are outside of her circle of haters. She was smart enough to recognize that not everyone watching the tv agrees with her.
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TGAP Dad

May 31, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

I feel like, in order to be consistent here (without defending turnip lady), I simply have to weigh in. We always criticize Fox Gnus for being a pseudo-Republican organization, and call them out for selective editing, story selection, deliberately choosing unappealing spokespeople for causes they oppose, etc. So out of a purely misguided attempt at fairness, I feel compelled to point out that:
1) The turnip lady may not have been the only person interviewed for the report. I sincerely hope that she didn’t make the cut because she was the best-informed or most articulate.
2) She is mostly being made a proxy for pastor Bigot, since I am assuming he refused interview requests.
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24fps

May 31, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

I felt a little sorry for her – only a little, mind – because she seemed to be trying, at first, to find a way to answer AC’s questions in a way that wouldn’t sound horrible. And then, realizing that it wasn’t possible to not sound like a total bigot or an idiot and still support her religious leader, she just cut her losses and made it short. By the end of the interview she obviously knew she and her congregation looked bad. Unfortunately, I don’t think it will be enough to get her to re-examine her beliefs.
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Who Knows?

May 31, 2012 at 11:51 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

johnfromberkeley @ 11,

I think the poor are there so the wealthy Christians have someone to be charitable towards. They get to know God loves them best and they get to feel magnanimous too.
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laurentweppe

May 31, 2012 at 12:03 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Maybe there is an n=1 problem and the church just got unlucky that such an idiot got chosen to be interviewed

Come on: intelligent people have either left “The” Church, left this church and found another one where the priest is not a nazi wanabe, or are still looking for another one where the priest is not a nazi wanabe and really don’t want to be associated with mister nazi wanabe while they’re about to leave.

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The next Sarah Palin? She’s certainly no less coherent.

Naaaaah: Palin is a perfectly intelligent an capable woman who play dumb in order to hide the fact that she’s fucking lazy.
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David C Brayton

May 31, 2012 at 12:11 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

PZ’ comments are this video were spot on. She’s never had to think before and was always coddled and supported in her bigoted beliefs by like minded folks. Now that logic and skepticism has come to her church, she’s feeling a bit uncomfortable.
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erichoug

May 31, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

I’m curious to see how she was selected for this interview? Is she an actual church spokesperson? Was she selected completely at random? Did they try to find the dumbest member aside from the pastor? Or is she the smartest member?

So many questions, Though I am betting that she is either the church spokesperson or the smartest member they have. Both of which are incredibly good advertisements for Atheism.
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harold

May 31, 2012 at 1:09 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Weird how they always back peddle, dissemble, and deny. I knew in advance it would be dissembling.

(Incidentally, this person gives every appearance of being within normal cognitive parameters. She has a strong regional accent, is probably working class, is unlikely to have much formal education, and makes herself look like a fool by hypocritically making excuses for bigotry. Picking on the first three of these is classism pure and simple, and fourth is well-deserving of criticism, but common among people with standard accents, upper class status, and extensive formal education, for example, Mitt Romney.)
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uncephalized

May 31, 2012 at 1:26 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Blah, I had to stop the video halfway through. The stupid was burning too much.

It was kind of funny watching her because she clearly couldn’t even follow the logical structure of his questions, much less form a coherent response. But mostly it was just sad.
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cottonnero

May 31, 2012 at 3:58 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Maybe she was the only one willing to get on camera. And there’s more than a little selection bias in that.
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Ichthyic

May 31, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

“No, no! the good Pastor never said that! it was all taken out of context! that’s not what he meant! he really didn’t mean he wanted them to be rounded up”

interviewer:

“but, that’s what he said”

Stacy:

“Oh, well, yeah, he did say that; it’s what he meant.”

*HEADDESK*

fuck me, it never ceases to amaze me that people this stupid can actually function in society.
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Ichthyic

May 31, 2012 at 6:37 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

anyone else reminded of the Python “Dinsdale” sketch?
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Ichthyic

May 31, 2012 at 6:39 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

for those that never saw it:

the Pirhana Brothers…
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democommie

June 1, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

“This is similar to the chain of reasoning that suggests consuming a pack of Ex-Lax is an effective solution for a chronic, nagging cough.”.

Normal people, after consuming a pack of Ex-Lax, would shit their brains out. For the interviewee, that would be impossible.