I like Penn Jillette, but I do often find myself disagreeing with him. Particularly when he's espousing especially libertarian views or defending Glenn Beck[1] When I saw the title of this article, "Atheist Penn Jillette Defends the Pope and Catholic Orthodoxy"[2], I was expecting to disagree with him once again.
Disagreement with Jillette is far from what I found, because defense for the Pope isn't really what he was doing. He took one of my favorite stances in regards to the bad behavior of Christians. By pointing out that such reprehensible behavior is actually in line with the Bible, it puts Christians in the awkward position of choosing between defending the despicable and admitting that the Bible is flawed.
Either way, the opposition to Christianity wins. That's the funny thing about defending an incorrect position. It's quite difficult to do without looking like a fool and hurting the very thing you were attempting to protect.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Disagreement with Jillette is far from what I found, because defense for the Pope isn't really what he was doing. He took one of my favorite stances in regards to the bad behavior of Christians. By pointing out that such reprehensible behavior is actually in line with the Bible, it puts Christians in the awkward position of choosing between defending the despicable and admitting that the Bible is flawed.
Either way, the opposition to Christianity wins. That's the funny thing about defending an incorrect position. It's quite difficult to do without looking like a fool and hurting the very thing you were attempting to protect.
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2. http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2013/03/07/atheist-penn-jillette-defends-the-pope-and-catholic-orthodoxy/
