Making God Sound Stupid

Saw this bit on the Colbert Report recently. He takes a satirical look at the two of the candidates for Chair of the Energy and Resources Committee in the US Congress.


If I wasn't laughing (because of Stephen Colbert's comedic talent) I'd possibly be crying (over the way some politicians paint God).

I think this blog best described the effect, describing Mr Shimkus's use of scripture as "foolish, ignorant, selfish, and unreasonable", and that it "illustrates how people use religion to impose their own biased and uninformed beliefs onto the rest of society."

But apart from using religion to impact politics, he is (possibly unwittingly) using politics to impact religion (negatively). When the words of God are portrayed in such a painfully ridiculous manner, it makes both Christians and God sound stupid - neither of which is helpful for anyone considering following Jesus.