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By: rainbows4dinosaurs

rainbows4dinosaurs — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Great. We get to watch the gullibility queen Barbara Walters and a posse of religious leaders gang up on that 'evil atheist' Ellen Johnson. Oh, there is one other 'skeptic' listed - Susan Blackmore. But I'm afraid with her purple hair and fuzzy thinking (she has a habit of constantly espousing the brilliance of Dawkins' meme theory along with the wonders of Zen meditation in the same breath) she'll just come off as another New Age goof ball.

Boy I sure hate television.

But anyway, GOOD LUCK ELLEN!

By: Blueflame

Blueflame — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I really hope this goes well, but with as many people as it looks like they have scheduled for this, each "guest" will probably only get about a minute of time to speak and probably only on 1 or 2 set questions.

Its a step in the right direction I think, so long as atheists actually get airtime and in an environment that doesn't set them up to fail.

Well, good luck to ya Ellen!

-Blueflame

By: gently

gently — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m afraid that I agree with the above. I think Ellen is there as a token and will be pretty much ignored. I saw her once on a TV show and thats what happened to her then. I think the network doesn’t want to offend the right wingers and the whole show will be a white wash but they can espouse that they were even handed, like FOX. I never heard of Susan Blackmore but if what r4d says is true then I’m sure she was picked for the show to help them debunk thr whole movement. Sounds like she will be the “Burmuda Triangle” of the whole show.

By: Dangerman

Dangerman — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Blueflame said “Its a step in the right direction I think, so long as atheists actually get airtime and in an environment that doesn’t set them up to fail.”

But it seems to me that we might be walking into another right-wing booby trap. It’s already been pointed out that Ellen will most likely say her piece and then be completely ignored, and Susan Blackmore could have a Pat Robertson effect on us too. Plus with so many believers, the one “skeptic” and the ONE non-believer…the odds dont look very good. At least the buddhists, muslims, baptists, catholics, and xtians can all gang up on us because they at least all believe in a heaven, even if it’s a little different for each of them. It like a fifteen on one-and-a-half debate. The thing that sucks is, we’d be stupid not to take the airtime that people will see all our the country. It will be interesting to see how this affects the “war on atheists”

By: RoostaNH

RoostaNH — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I hope they dont change the subject to putting Cwist back in Cwistmas and making it a national weligious holdiay, since Amewica is a Cwistian countwy!

By: dsilverman

dsilverman — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

LOL Woosta!

RIP, Gilda!

By: ebonyfax

ebonyfax — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This is an atheist coup.

By placing all religious variations on the table, the absurdity of religion will become apparent.

The rational solution, in the minds of viewers, will be atheism. And Ellen will be there to deliver the goods.

By: karen

karen — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

seeker
It would be so great to think you were right.
But I’m afraid that when the other options are presented, the xians will be too busy stuffing tissue paper in their ears and yelling “NA NA NA NA I can’t hear you, EVIL EVIL EVIL!” that they will not be swayed one bit by the other side.
Fence sitters may fall off to our side, if Ellen is really given a fair say.
Be sure to check out the Haggard guy. He was on another nightly news special, and he made my skin crawl, and not in a good way.

By: alexgator1

alexgator1 — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

If you could be a twee what kind of twee would you be? A Cwistmas Twee?
(Barbara can never live down asking this stupid question during an interview...)

Hopefully by presenting all the different and often conflicting views of heaven that are to be presented by the various religious leaders it will show the futility of faith and Ellen's atheist point of view will be self evidently the most logical. Good luck Ellen!
Alex.

By: CassandraCox

CassandraCox — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Looking forward to it. I’ve added it to my list of manual recordings (gotta love Sage TV). Good luck to Ellen. I’ve never seen her speak, and can’t wait to hear what she has to say.