A a couple of weeks ago there was a row over a cracker. PZ Myers put out a request that consecrated crackers be sent to him for desecration. In the intervening days, his inbox and blog comments have been flooded with kooky Catholic rantings, death threats, and an insistance that he leave the body of Jesus untouched and desecrate a Q’uran instead. A wonderful outpouring of Catholic sympathy and tolerance, eh?
Now, the deed is done. And with style. Since the cracker is supposed to be the body of Christ, PZ put a rusty nail through it. It was nailed to pages torn from the Q’uran as well as The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, topped off with a banana peel and coffee grounds. Some may be wondering at the inclusion of the Dawkins bestseller, but the point is that nothing is sacred. A very effective demonstration.
I recommend you read the post in its entirety. PZ starts off with a history lesson and some opinions on the hubub that’s surrounded this event. He also shows some excerpts of Catholic rantings, from emails and blog posts. I sure hope the people he quotes are not representative of a large percentage of the population. They are utter loons.
Good job, PZ. If I can ever get my hands on a ‘consecrated host’ I’ll certainly follow your lead.
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