An Easter message from Ricky Gervais
In case you missed his Christmas message, Ricky Gervais is back with another hilarious and intelligent essay for the Wall Street Journal.
Jesus was a man. (And if you forget all that rubbish about being half God, and believe the non-supernatural acts accredited to him, he was a man whose wise words many other men would still follow.) His message was usually one of forgiveness and kindness.
These are wonderful virtues but I have seen them discarded by many so-called God-fearers when it suits them. They cherry pick from their “rulebook” basically. I have seen such cruelty and prejudice performed in the name of Christianity (and many other religions for that matter) that it makes me wonder if there has been a bit too much selective reading and reinterpretation of the doctrines.
Link — An Easter Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I’m an Excellent Christian