Religious cartoons: They're not all funny

I like linking to cartoons and other religious humor – but God yuks aren't always funny. Especially when they're attempts at humor by the terminally fundamentalist, a brand not known for its jocular outlook.

Case in point: some soulless inksplots called "Monkey's Cuz". Ready to split a gut?

Get it? Scales and scales! Hoo-haw! Okay, recovered yet from your aching sides? Not so fast; this keen-witted Michaelangelo isn't letting you off so easily!

Ha! The scientist guy could have provided the simple, factual response that "races" was the Darwin-era term used for species – which, obviously, is what "Origins" is about. (It's obvious to anyone who reads the book, anyway.) Instead, the non-believer clumsily tries to bury that explanation – because he, Darwin, and Hitler are "rascist" and want to kill people!

See? Tell a little lie, feed a little fallacy, and even the Holocaust becomes comic fodder in Monkey Cuz's world! Bra-vo, I say!

If your laughter-wracked ribs can handle more, head over to said strip's Cartoon of the Weak. (No, I don't misspell. Why do you ask?)

Anyway, I found those gems via a link from comedic gold in a similar vein: The 2009 Home School "Science" Fair by the Twin Cities Creation "Science" Association. (Quote marks mine. All those following along at home, please make air quotes as you read.) At first glance, it looks like a standard kiddie-level science fair overview. But suddenly, among the judges' hints for would-be prizewinners, we have:

General hint: please include your Bible verse on the poster, not just in your report.

Huh? Bible verse? Who said anything about Bible verses in a science project, and why?... Ah, I didn't read carefully enough. There it is near the top: 

...a wonderful opportunity to place a Christian viewpoint of science before the public

As opposed to a factual viewpoint of science. Got it! So, what kind of learnin' goes on in this brave new world of Alternative and Complementary Reality?

You could have learned how stable the Ark was in strong winds, how to, and how not to make yogurt, how weight effects [sic] the speed of a sled, and how to get energy from chicken droppings.

Energy from chicken droppings? That's actually useful! And I'll bet there's energy to be found in other kinds of dung, too... Ah, I was right. Elsewhere on the page:

...it shows the power of God's Word...

Spiffy! Finally, a testimonial:

We heard about one lady who saw the Science Fair displays at the Mall. She began to read some of the verses on the displays and was convicted to start attending church and get right with God. 

Yes, she was convinced to start... Whoops, read that wrong. It says she was convicted to church attendance. Here's hoping the poor lady's out on parole soon!