Steven Colbert says BANG BANG to the Pople

Steven Colbert, a Christian comedian, recently poked fun at the pope.  Although a christian, he does not agree with all the actions of the pope.  Part of his words can be considered for show, but most people do not realize this, and they take him literally.  He puts a bad image on the pope.

Here are some quotes from Colbert:

-"saying that if the pontiff were in charge of the white-tie charity event, it would have been held at an IHOP, not New York's glitzy Waldorf-Astoria hotel."

-"'But it's not just his humble lifestyle,' Colbert continued. 'He's off message. He says Catholics need to stop obsessing about homosexuality, contraception and abortion. For Pete's sake, we need something to obsess about now that `Breaking Bad' is over.'"

Burke, Daniel. "Stephen Colbert roasts the Pope." CNN Belief Blog RSS. N.p., 18 Oct. 2013. Web. 25 Oct. 2013.

Oprah and Aethiests

Oprah recently interviewed an aethiest swimmer by the name of Diana Nyad. This is an exerpt from their conversation.

"Nyad, 64, who swam from Cuba to Key West last month, said “I can stand at the beach’s edge with the most devout Christian, Jew, Buddhist, go on down the line, and weep with the beauty of this universe and be moved by all of humanity — all the billions of people who have lived before us, who have loved and hurt.”

Winfrey responded, “Well I don’t call you an atheist then.”

Winfrey went on, “I think if you believe in the awe and the wonder and the mystery then that is what God is… It’s not a bearded guy in the sky.”"

While Oprah may have wanted good, the Aethiest audience did not like it.  The audience perceived it as if Oprah was saying that aethiest don't experience awe and wonder.  

Stedman, Chris . "What Oprah gets wrong about atheism – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs." CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs. CNN, 16 Oct. 2013. Web. 19 Oct. 2013.