5 Alternatives to Christianity to Consider
Science will never kill religion. Check any history book and you'll see that most religions were founded far after man had the technology to know that an invisible man living in space was fundamentally ridiculous. Some theorize that religion was invented to help humans cope with their inevitable death. Others claim that religion came about
because it's real-- God said so. And rain? Why, that's just the angels crying. So even if you did invent a machine that disproved God, how would it explain the image of Jesus in my grilled cheese sandwich? Or how a sick orphan's dreams can make her soul as free as a butterfly? Checkmate, science. We're stuck with religion, so we may as well have fun with it.
Jokes about religion have become such a part of everyday life that priests and rabbis can no longer share the same rowboat. If you've ever done a single impression, you've done a TV evangelist. What you may not know, though, is that every time someone does that, God sets off a volcano and Jesus takes one of your socks. The point is, we need to start finding some fresh targets for our religious jokes. Not only to keep things interesting, but to cover all your bets so in case one of these religions is right, you'll have blasphemed the one true God. For each theology, we'll list some silly facts to get you started and even give you a sample joke featuring members of that religion in a rowboat. These should only be considered placeholders until the mysterious cabal of Priest & A Rabbi joke writers return to us. Now let's get out there and find some new religions to laugh about!
Islam jokes have always been a little touchy. Not only because Muslims seem to have no sense of humor, but because if your joke has the word "Muslim" in it, a good section of your audience will dive for cover. Plus, you run the risk of your joke being interrupted by NSA agents who picked up on your suspicious chatter. But don't give up on Islam as a source of comedy because of a few tragedies-after all, Christians burn down abortion clinics and blame hurricanes on gay people, and we still find it in our hearts to bust their balls.
There are actually laws against Islam jokes in certain places. Many airports have signs telling us to avoid humorous remarks, even when a Muslim joke would kill. For instance, never tell a ticket agent, "As a matter of fact, I DID accept items from persons unknown to me! A nice man in a chadar gave me this awesome luggage freshener with a clock attached." Federal regulations require them to have no idea you're joking as they riddle your body with bullets.
When good Muslims die, they're sent to a Heaven to be pleasured by 72 virgins. Well, at least at first. After the 72 hour mark they'd just be regular dead chicks. It is paradise, though, so maybe they have some kind of virgin trade-in policy. Either way, it must be tough getting virgins to join up during Muslim recruitment drives. Imagine it from their point of view: you're all excited to make it into Heaven, you're gazing upon Allah's realm in wonderment... then Heaven's orientation director hands you a name tag that says "Hello! My name is Virgin #53. Ask me about my genitals!" If I was a Muslim woman who'd just died, and on the way to Heaven I look around and count 71 other girls? I'm jumping off the bus.
In America, the black Muslim community has done the impossible: made the bowtie look scary. Louis Farrakhan could have given his speeches in front of Predator aliens and little girl ghosts whispering your name and it would have been less frightening than those Nation of Islam guys. However, as scary as it is to have a wall of black men in bowties glaring at you, it may one day lead to the promised land of hilarity. There's a chance, a tiny chance, that one day a Nation of Islam enforcer will be in line and suddenly, without affecting the snarl on his face in any way, his bowtie will start spinning and whistling. And that will be the funniest thing you've ever seen.
Q: How many Muslims does it take to row a boat across a lake?
A: Wait, I get my toenail clippers taken away from me, and those guys somehow got a whole rowboat past security?

One thing of note about the Mormon people is their women are disproportionally hot. Mormon women all look like they came from a photo shoot as opposed to Mormon men who look like they came from a Dungeons and Dragons guild meeting. Check amongst your Mormon aquaintances. Most other religions treat women as an afterthought--they're either a chunk of rib made into a helpmate or completely covered in robes.
Mormon God has his priorities straight. Unfortunately, He's just as cruel as everyone else's gods because for every hot, hot Mormon girl, there's a strict rule against premarital sex. Which is probably why they get married at 16 and breed in incredible numbers.
Mormons believe women should be eternally pregnant. If an enemy air force ever attacked a Mormon compound, their women could point their pelvises towards the sky and shoot the planes down with unlimited baby ammunition. Along the same lines, Mormons wear secret God-powered underwear that makes them impervious to harm. After the nuclear holocaust, the only thing left standing will be radioactive mutants and half-dressed Mormons.
There are three things that help a religion spread: recruiting, fund-raising, and breeding. Mormons are very, very good at all of these things. So get your Mormon jokes ready now because before we die, we'll be living in a world where unkillable underwear stores outnumber Starbuck's.
Q: How do you keep a Mormon out of your rowboat?
A: Tie his necktie to his bike chain.









Muslim jokes are always not funny, so we have to just give it up
ReplySilly Christians, ...don't they know that if they continue their blasphemous ways, they are headed straight to Nifleheim (Norse hell).
ReplyIt's not too late! Repent to Odin! Accept Thor into your heart, and pray they give you the courage for glorious death in battle!!
It's your only way into Valhalla! What are you going to do when Ragnarok comes???
Don't be a fool! If you follow what Christians say, you are DOOMED!!!!
.....Unless maybe it's Zeus we should follow? ...meh, what ever, close enough.
The Norse Hell is Hel (imagine that) which is IN Niflheim, yes, but isn't the entirety of Niflheim.
Krishna is not going to be impressed either.
Kinda funny, though I was expecting there to be some Thor action there.
ReplyI'd only seen male Mormon missionaries here in Australia. I just typed 'Mormon Women' into my search engine and...HOT DAMN! I wonder if the Mormons pick 'em just to screw with the heathens
Replyis it bad that I skipped over all of these just to read the jokes?
ReplyNot at all XD
Lol, militant atheists.
ReplyThat reminds me of a joke
Militant theists kill people. Militant atheists write books.
Seriously, people still say "Seperation of church and state isn't in the constitution!"? I mean, you honestly think there's no legal recourse if the president decides to change the national anthem to being all about god? Of course we do. the constitution implicitly states that government's only role in religion is neutrality, including, irreligion. I mean, this is common sense by now.
Funny article, sharp writing.
ReplyWe are all here because we enjoy a laugh. This site is made to poke fun at people. The Mormon section is funny and of course exaggerated, but also inaccurate. And since there seems to be some debate in the comment boxes about Mormonism - I'll throw in what I know about the subject.
Mormons (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) are indeed Christians. I find it amusing that people still try and claim they have no place in Christianity. Mormons believe in the bible, both Old and New Testaments. They believe in Jesus Christ as the son of God, the chosen Messiah and Savior. They believe in his passion, his ministry and his resurrection. They believe in confessing his name and in baptism. The have another book of scripture called The Book of Mormon (where their nickname comes from) and it one may read "we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins." (2 Nephi 25:26) I can think of nothing that would make them ineligible to be consider a Christian denomination.
As for the "Holy Underwear" or "God-powered underwear," Mormons have clothing that is symbolic of Christ, his passion and other things they find sacred (symbolic clothing can be found in almost every religion, especially Christianity). Many Mormons do wear clothing meant to help them remember promises they have made (think Baptism) to remember Jesus Christ and to follow His teachings. They believe that by following Him they will receive blessing which may include physical protection. They do not believe that their underwear is indestructible and most of the "protection" they believe will come from wearing it is the "protection" from sin one has when they remember Christ.
Also Mormons believe in the scripture written in the New Testament "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." (Romans 8: 16-18) They take this to mean that there is an afterlife and that those who follow Christ will get to be with God in that afterlife. They also believe in eternal progression and the ability to have families in heaven.
Again the point of this article is more humor than education, but these are some of the facts for any interested commentators.
I thought the mormon section was funny, and i'm reading this from a research lab at BYU.
ReplySeanbaby may not really have invented being funny on the internet, but he did perfect it. As with pretty much anything he writes, this article is hilarious.
ReplyHaving said that, not that it will matter approximately 4.5 years later, but Mormons are Christians. Mormons believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God. They end every prayer with "In Jesus's Name". The official name of the Mormon Church is "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints".
But yeah, there are lots of hot Mormon women and nerdy Mormon guys lol.
Yeah, no. Mormons are Christians like Christians are Jews. Every single actual Christian pastor I've ever met agree that, while Mormons may be nice people, they are definitely not Christians.
"congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
Replythis is why a room full of lawyers laughed hysterically at christine o'donell when she said there is no seperation of chuch and state. because she sure read it, but sure as hell didnt understand it
This is awesome. My only question for Wiccans is why they go by the term "witches". The religion was founded in the 1950s. The term "witch" precedes the Wiccan religion, meaning the founder knowingly decided to have the adherents go by a name that would antagonize them.
ReplyThe word 'wiccan' derives from the same word-root as 'witch', originally, a word meaning wise-woman or healer.
Why is Seanbaby such an asshole?
ReplyBecause you are such an intelegent and polite person with many deeper insights.
I have started my own religion.
ReplyIt's called The Church of Jimi Hendrix. It's not difficult to follow.
1# One day a week you only play music by Jimi Hendrix.
2# On the other days of the week you play anything you like, as long as it is awesome.
3# You will have sex with man and/or women as often as you all want/need to.
4# You will be nice to each other, no killing, blowing up or screwing each other over.
5# Enjoy live.
6# To join, just say out loud three times: I believe in Jimi Hendrix and awesome music.
Congratulations you are now a member.
Now go out in to the world my children and don't bug other people with your believes.
man, i was a member and I didn't even know it. awesome!
Me too! I had no idea I was religious
there are laws seperating church and state though. expecialy in schools. anti estableshment laws.
ReplyAww, no pissed-off atheists screaming at Seanbaby? Shame. Seriously, though, this article was awesome!
Reply Hide All See All 12 RepliesI'd like to point out, though, that technically Mormonism is a sect of Christianity. You could've replaced that with Judaism!
Mormons are not Christians. Not based on my own thoughts but the theological (and rational) definition. Christians are people who believe that Jesus was the Messiah AND Lord, Mormons do not. Christians are people who believe Jesus is God, thus being called Christians because Christ is the highest authority to them. Mormons are called Mormons because of the Book of Mormon which is their highest authority, the "true gospel". Islam and Jehova's Witnesses also believe in Jesus as a prominent figure, but not as God, and they are never called Christians. The difference with Mormons is that non-members never know what they actually believe until you are a full-fledged member (baptized,over 15, etc.) This is why many non-members do not realize they are not Christians. Also, for fun, they are not far from Scientoloigists in their real beliefs- God is one of many Gods, if you're good enough you will create your own universe and be its God and create everyone by having sex with your dead wife, like our God did, etc. And, Seanbaby is awesome and handled this subject very well. Best Cracked writer ever
lol
Custerkiller, are you a Mormon? Cuz how else would you know what they actually believe, if what you say is true?
Anyway, I'm afraid you're mistaken on at least a couple of points. Not all Christians believe Christ is God, it depends on the sect and sometimes the individual. The name simply comes from the fact that their religion is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. (Ostensibly, at least.) The other Abrahamic religions believe in him and may even respect him, they just don't hold him up as their Messiah. Also note that some people say Catholics aren't Christians, but that's really more of a political statement than a theological one.
And yeah, Seanbaby is pretty awesome, at least in his less misogynistic and ho'mophobic moments.
One more thing, C-killer: by any chance are you a fan of "The God Makers"? Because there's nothing "theological (and rational)" about that crap!
I have very close family that are members, attended LDS church for three years, and have met countless (and are related to) Mormon missionaries. I also lived in Utah as a kid and was surrounded firsthand. it is possible to learn about something without being it. I don't know how else to argue what I said with you earlier (nor do I want to, I just thought you should know); its either accepted as a fact or not, but anyone educated in the Social Sciences knows that. Also, WTF are the "God Makers"? If you want to know the truth about the LDS church, read their Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price by Joseph Smith, the other holy books by their Prophet, it tells all of that, including rewriting the Book of Abraham and Moses. If you can get a hold of one, non-members are forbidden to read it ( I snuck it from a family member). And very nice on being a Seanbaby fan! Also, the other side of my family is Catholic, and f**k people who say they are not Christians.
Okay, fine (eye roll), but you still haven't addressed my argument that Mormons are technically Christians (according to Wikipedia, Mormonism started out as form of Christian primitivism; you might want to look up "The God Makers" there too), or that not all Christians believe that Christ is God, which were my main issues with your original post.
Technically they really aren't Christians, but it gets dicey because they present themselves as such, and who's to say they aren't if THEY say they are? Depends on how broad your definition of "Christian" is. If it includes any religion with "Christ" in the name, then yes. They are.
Mormons believe that God is not superior to them, just farther along. When they die (assuming they're good Mormons), they graduate to godhood themselves and get their own planet. Basically they look at God as a literal father, and they are going to grow up to be gods just like him. So they do, in fact, believe in millions of gods, but since they only really deal with one (their father), they insist that they are monotheist.
Their efforts to mimic traditional Christianity, in spite of the huge differences in theology, is motivated more by marketing than anything. Pretty much all Mormon converts are from a Christian background and wouldn't react too well if the first thing they heard from a missionary on a bike was, "we want to help you become God and have your own planet, and your wife can be eternally pregnant with millions of your spirit children."
Hi! I'm Val, and I love my faith. Yes, Mormons are Christians. It's sad to see the cruel comments of some people, but oh well :) Nice to meet all of you.
Early Christianity says that is not the definition. Lots of Christians believed in more than one deity, that Jesus and the Christos were separate entities, but that the Christos inhabited the man Jesus. There were some who thought Jesus was "the son of God" in much the same way that Aristotle was said to be the "son of Apollo" in an adoptionist form of theology (which was way common in the ancient world". There are even arguments that earlier Gospels (Mark, especially) made no mention of him being the son of or same as God. Then you have Arianism, etc. Christian is a much looser term than most Christians want to admit, because the less validated the other guys are, the more validated they feel. If you follow Jesus's teachings in any form, then you can be said to be Christian. Similar arguments are made all the time about Catholics, Unitarians, Protestants, Amish, etc. not being Christians. It's kind of all semantics.
Also, the Book of Abraham, was actually the Egyptian Book of the Dead. At the time Smith acquired it, too few people could translate hieroglyphics to counter his "translation".
Pfff.... that's not offensive. I'm not gonna scream at Seanbaby. It's just being silly.
Custer Killer-
Definition of CHRISTIANITY
1
: the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies
Nothing in there about messiah or lord. If you are gonna start telling people what words mean, it might pay to pick up a dictionary first. BTW, the definition is essentially the same in The OED, Websters, Encyclopedia Britannica, and pretty much every other reference on the market. And don't give me any of that "the bible doesn't define Christianity, Christians define Christianity" bullshit either. Christianity is a word in spoken and written English. We English speakers all agreed to the language when we learned it. This is why you don't get to write "Bleen" as an answer on math tests. Seven means 7 because we all agreed to it.Words mean things, you don't get to twist them around to suit your poorly phrased, grammatically incorrect and generally feeble viewpoint.
I was curious about the "Christians blow up abortion clinics" comment, and the best I can figure from searching online is that there have been 3 actual bombings of abortion clinics in the United States, ever. (One of them was actually a Molotov c**ktail, but I'm being generous). Worldwide, I can't find more than about 7 or 8 bombings. Total number of casualties from anti-abortion violence: 8. Kind of surprisingly low. There are serial killers who ax that many people on a routine Monday.
Reply Hide All See All 3 RepliesDon't you know Christians are just hate-mongering a*****es who don't ever do anything charitable or non-judgmental and have killed millions of innocent people everyday for thousands of years? Its because there isn't a whole lot to be said them, if you are going for honesty.
I know, right? The beltway sniper killed more than 8 people, and I don't think it would be fair to call all Muslims beltway snipers.
Consequently, remember that Cracked article about Norman Borlaug, who more or less prevented a widespread famine that might have killed a billion people? He was being honored in India, and I got curious about him and read newspaper articles about him...he was a committed Christian, grandson of church planters...and was motivated by Christ/the Bible to dedicate himself to fighting hunger with science. Dude quoted the Bible several times in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech even.
Custerkiller, don't be an asshole. I'm an atheist, and you don't need to say that an entire group is evil. Christianity has done a lot of good for the world, and a lot of evil too. Regardlessly of that, which is a subject more complex than can be argued with in the space of a tiny comment, you simply cannot make generalizations if you want to be taken seriously.
I'm definitely gonna use that line about Atheism. The whole point of it should be that you DONT have to talk or think about religion, and yet that's all their fanatics do.
Reply Hide All See All 3 RepliesThe only ones who do make it a point to rant and rave about Atheism are the people who are trying to raise money from it, much like the 500 Club and every other religious organization out there. That was how it was with Madalyn O'Hair, president of the American Atheists. Every time she wanted money for something, she'd raise a fuss about something to do with Atheism. Whenever the 500 Club wants money, we all get a TV special about some evil in the world. The money just keeps rolling in on both sides.
I'm not a fanatic I'm just allergic to stupidity =)
@Jadice you're wrong. Sometimes we rant as sort of a hobby. Other times we talk about it to protect our rights and in America specifically it's an active issue so they can prevent a theocracy. Also if we are wrong we want to know it. Just because we don't blindly believe you, doesn't mean we're not considering wether it's possible.
I loved this article, I just hope SOME people don't take it too seriously!
ReplyFunny article, but some pictures would have made it better.
ReplyIts very old, 2007. Cracked was still kinda fledgling back then.
were is the satire?
ReplyAre you serious?