According to Mediaite, Christian singer and actor Pat Boone is absolutely furious over the Saturday Night Live sketch which aired last week.
The sketch made fun of the idea that Christians are being "persecuted" in America and "religious liberty" laws via a parody of the now playing movie God's Not Dead 2:
Boone talked to The Hollywood Reporter about it, and he was not amused by the supposedly anti-Christian satire.
“Something can be devilishly funny, but this skit is diabolical. God has only one real enemy — Satan. Satan ridicules faith, and they’re taking Satan’s side.Boone went on to say that God has a sense of humor and that he used to enjoy SNL in the past, but the show’s new parody and recent “filthy” programming have crossed the line for him. He also called anti-semitism on the show for having a Jewish lawyer represent the gay couple as they try to stuff the gay agenda down the baker’s throat.“This skit was outright sacrilege. They know if they did this to Muslims they’d have to be put into the witness protection program,” Boone said. “There’s nothing sacred at SNL, except maybe the words ‘Mohammad’ or ‘Allah.’ They’d never take those names in vain, but when they called God a ‘boob man,’ they took his name in vain.”
Of course in his eagerness to play the "they wouldn't dare do that to Muslims" card, Boone failed to note that, unlike Muslims in this country, evangelicals like himself are bringing mockery on themselves by their ridiculous persecution complexes fueled by what seems to an inaccurate idea of entitlement, i.e. this country is their birthright and the rest of us who don't believe as they do are only here because of their will and pleasure.
Boone and company are the ones making asses of themselves. SNL is merely pointing out that fact.
Seems no surprise Pat Boone is upset. In the 50s he began recording, somewhat sanitized, versions of popular songs. Including trying to 'correct' some titles.
ReplyDeleteRambling on:
One claim-to-fame of SNL is their willingness to parody anyone. Another is their habit of pushing against social and political boundaries. The more controversial the person or group the better the ratings. Simple formula, that.
The premise, You are free to do what you want... as long as you do it my way, is a method for raising children. Did these people not learn that the people they are complaining to are also adults?
One final thought: To be able to laugh at yourself, you must first like yourself.