Religious humor?

I have to vent about something.

Much to my horror, a college friend sent me an e-mail forward today that had some Christian "humor" in it. It never ceases to amaze me how self-righteous and egocentric, culture-centric, religion-centric (and many other "centric" words) those Christian fundamentalists are.

Get a clue! Not everyone believes the same as you do! Why, when speaking of religion, do they assume that "religion" only means Christianity? And radical Christianity at that??

They piss me off. Bad.

From the email (I'm not editing it - apparently they should spend more time paying attention in English class and less time at camp revivals denouncing everyone):

TOO DEEP TO NOT PASS ON...
*Funny how simple it is for people to trash God . and then wonder why the world is in the condition it istoday....
*Funny how we believe what the newspapers say... but question what the Bible says...
*Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven... provided they do not have to believe, think, say, or do anything the Bible says…. or is it scary?
*Funny how someone can say "I believe in God"... but still follow Satan (who, by the way, also "believes"in God).
*Funny how you can send a thousand 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire... but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, you think twice about sharing.
*Funny how the lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene pass freelythrough cyberspace... but the public discussion of Jesus is suppressed in the school and work place.
*Funny, isn't it? Funny how someone can be so fired up forChrist on Sunday... but be an invisible Christian the rest of the week. Are you laughing?
*Funny how when you go to forward this message... you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe... or what they will think of you for sending it to them.
*Funny how I can be more worried about what other people thinkof me... ... than what God thinks of me. Are you thinking?
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RESPONSE FROM KIDDO (Too deep not to pass on):
* The newspaper was written today. Your Christian bible is a creation myth. An ancient effort of a bunch of guys to justify their existence on this earth. "There has to be some reason why we're here!" Why should everyone believe what *your* bible says? Maybe you should read my bible, the menu at any local bar, and follow that to a T? Sound good?? What if I force you to??

* So now I have to do what *your* bible says in order to get to "heaven?" Lady -- didn't you listen to Warrant when they sang, "heaven isn't too far away --- Closer to it every day -- no matter what your friends say!!" Duhhh....who needs your sermons when you can just follow the preaching of Jani Lane?!

* We don't discuss Jesus at school or work because they're public places. Ever hear of the seperation between church and state? Put down the King James version and pick up a f*ing history book, bitch. Or better yet, the U.S. Constitution and/or Bill of Rights. Besides, not everyone worships Jesus. GAWD-ah!!

* You know people who are "fired up about Christ. Only on Sunday."?? Yeah, well I'm an excellent driver. Only on Sundays. 4 minutes till Whoppner.

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I feel better, thanks. Carry on.