Let's Just Call Him Fred And Be Done With It.

You have got to be kidding me! Not that this should be a surprise to you, but the Catholic Church has its official dogma written on an Etch-A-Sketch and just turned it over, again!

Limbo, OK, we were wrong about that; not eating meat on Fridays, yeah we were a little over zealous there too; and the whole 'ass-raping little boys thing', yeah perhaps we turned a blind eye; but seriously, those crazy Muslims scare the shit out of us, so from now on, let's all refer to the big guy as 'Allah'.

This is the suggestion of a Catholic bishop in the Netherlands. The bishop, Tiny Muskens, told a Dutch TV show that in order to "ease tensions between religions", all the Catholic churches in the Netherlands should now refer to god as Allah.

"God doesn't mind what he is called...the allmighty is above such discussion and bickering"

Read the whole story here.

2 quick points:

Does this deranged, professional knee bender actually believe that the problem that Muslims have with Christians (and everyone else for that matter) is what people call god? Certainly he can't believe that the invisible man he and his buddies pray to is the same invisible man that Muslims pent-a-worship daily! Obviously this priest hasn't ever been in the same room as the Koran let alone peruse this tome of understanding and tolerance. It is rife with reference after reference of how the disbelievers will be shunned by Allah, burn in hell, and other wise have a bad day. And news flash Tiny, thou art a non believer!

Secondly, what a bunch of politically correct, flip-flopping frightened pussies! At least have the courage of the ridiculous convictions you presumably have devoted your life to. Surely the fear of a few radicals blowing you up is nothing compared to the everlasting, eternal ire you will face from old, 'I am who am' for worshiping false gods; isn't that a commandment or something?

I picture Jesus having a Lloyd Benson -vs- Dan Quale moment with Allah:

"Allah, I served with God, I knew God; God was a friend of mine. Allah, you are no God!"

Was there a rash of : My god can kick your god's ass bumper stickers floating around in the Netherlands that prompted this? Or is this an evil Vatican plot to create a uber-religion and reconcile the bad blood from that whole ugly "Crusades" incident. Hmm?

I say we just call all the invisible, imaginary friends "Fred" and have a cup of tea together.