Pat Condell: Free speech is sacred

Famed atheist vlogger Pat Condell, whom I count among my friends, is just so, so important. He doesn't have any position--he's not a president or prime minister. But Pat may be more important than all world leaders combined.

Astonishingly, just as I am working on a new book that emphasizes our freedoms as holy tenets, here comes Pat spelling it all out in a most brilliant manner. Pat has just made himself the high priest of the most important religious movement ever to hit planet Earth: Freedom.

I have taken the liberty of transcribing the juicy bits most appropriate for my current project. Regarding the obscene and blasphemous attempt by Islamists to criminalize criticism of their cult by their "defamation of religion" U.N. resolution, Pat remarks:

Now, to defame something, first of all you have to say something untrue about it. So, for example, if I say that religion is the art of sugar-coating a turd and selling it as a donut, well, that's not defamation because of course it is absolutely true.

In this video “Free speech is sacred,” Pat also says:

The only actual defamation I can detect here is defamation of humanity by religion, because religion is bearing false witness against us to our detriment - and that is defamation. Religion is telling us a poison story about ourselves, because it doesn't want us to like ourselves one little bit. So it denigrates us from the moment we're born, as unworthy, unclean and stained with sin, persuading us that there's something that we need to be saved from. And indeed there is: The curse of religion, which for its very survival depends on keeping us enthralled to a view of reality that's so childish, so stunted, so utterly and transparently false, it amounts to nothing less than a malicious assault on our very identity as human beings, which I believe makes religion a crime against humanity.

Pat also calls himself a “freedom-worshipper.” He further says:

I claim free speech as my religion. Yes, I'll have a slice of that pie too, thank you, along with all the attendant rights and privileges, of course. Because I can assure you that I venerate free speech as highly as anybody on this planet venerates their god or their scripture or their prophet, and any attempt to suppress free speech is deeply insulting and grossly offensive to me on a personal level. I feel violated to the very core of my being, which seriously hurts my feelings. Whenever I hear free speech being comprimised or restricted - or even heavily criticized - I take that as a grave personal affront and as a grotesquely insensitive attack on my most cherished values: Freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of identity - this is my holy trinity. Each one an intrinsic aspect of my god. Freedom, the holiest of holies. Yes, it bloody well is. It is absolutely sacred and inviolable beyond any negotiation or compromise now and forever. Amen.

Amen indeed. Be sure also to see my blog post from 2006 concerning the U.S. Constitution and the freedoms it represents: A Truly Sacred Scripture.

Pat Condell Endorses Acharya!

In case you don't know him, British comedian Pat Condell is one of the most famous "vloggers" of all time, with millions of hits on his video logs mainly critiquing religious fanaticism. The "devout atheist" Pat's videos show up in the most unlikely places, including "Right-Winger" Christian sites, because of his scathing insights into Islam, for example. Condell has been quoted as a "political commentator" by mainstream media and has the support of famed religious critics Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris.

A few weeks ago, Pat told me that he had read my book The Christ Conspiracy, which he pronounced, "Excellent" and put in his "Favorite Books" section on his MySpace page. Pat also put me in his "Top Friends" section on MySpace.

Now, Pat has watched my video response to the anti-Zeitgeisters, "ZEITGEIST, Part 1" - Debunked/Refuted? Acharya Responds. He has deemed our ZG video an "Excellent response" and has posted it in the "Favorites" section of his YouTube page, where he has over 39,000 subscribers, making him one of the "most subscribed" on YT.

Thanks for the thumbs up, Pat - and keep up the great work!

"Stop Appeasing Muslims Now!"

The following is another great video rant by the fabulously brilliant British comedian Pat Condell, this time regarding the nonsense by the Archdhimmi of Canterbury concerning England adopting elements of Islamic or sharia law.

Pat's advice regarding Islam is simple: Don't let Muslims get away with anything that is against the law in the countries in which they live. Stop appeasing Muslims and handing them concessions as they attempt to muscle their way into every aspect of non-Muslim society - in order to destroy much of it. And so on - this video is, as usual, a must-see. If we don't wake up and use the strong medicine provided by Pat and so many others, we will fulfill the prophecy of a Muslim woman in Great Britain during the '70s, who remarked: "Some day you will all be our slaves." Yup, that's just about right.

"Islam...has faults that I can't live with, and I won't live with under any circumstances. And a lot of people in this country feel exactly the same way. The reason we don't want any aspect of sharia law in our society is because it is a manifestation of clerical fascism, and because it favors men over women, which makes it a violation of civilized democratic values....

"...People say you can't judge Islam by its followers, but that's like saying you can't judge a football team by its results. Islam is its followers....

"...The solution is not more appeasement, dialogue and debate. The solution is to enforce the law, equally and impartially for everyone, regardless of whether it's inconvenient for some Muslims. The solution is to prosecute those who incite terror, to close down the mosques and deport the imams. Any sane society would be doing this automatically. We need to stop treating Islam like a special needs case....

"There should be no more pandering to Muslim sensibilities in the public arena. No footbaths in public washrooms, no separate days for swimming when nobody else is allowed, no special job conditions that don't apply to others, and nobody should be allowed to teach children or appear in court while wearing a ridiculous mask. There should be no restrictions on non-Muslims... And there should be no cultural sensitivity of any kind involving Christmas or pigs or dogs...."