Tilly is the Killer Whale that ... killed... a SeaWorld trainer in Florida. No doubt a tragedy for the family suffering from the loss of a loved one. No doubt a great opportunity for the American Family Association to get a few press clippings: The AFA called for the whale to be stoned - according to Scripture (Exodus 21:28).
Let's just pause for a moment and redigest: So, the conservative, christian puritans want to overthrow the secular constitution and impose a Theocracy, ruled by the ancient civil code of Israel. Then - depending on the method of stoning the AFA chooses, they want to (for example) bury the whale up to its flappers and then throw rocks at it until it dies. OK. I know that capital punishment isn't new to the United States, but... are you guys stoned?
Depending on which judaic prescription is followed, and assuming the Scripture be applied rigorously, it would mean that quite a few other living creatures would have to be stoned, including myself - repeatedly having broken Shabbat, working on Saturdays. I think I'd rather be stoned.
This whole story is of particular nuisance to me, not only because of AFA's pathetic attempt to promote Scripture, but also because it's based on another perversity: You take a dangerous animal (Killer Whale does sound dangerous, no?), you take it out of it's natural habitat, put it in a small water tank for 20 years, go swim with it and tell it to do awkward things all day long. And after a couple of hundred thousand rounds of doing so, there's a tragic incident (i.e. the Killer Whale does what's in its name). Why are you acting surprised? Why don't I marinate myself in steak juice and go snorkeling in a pack of stirred up, greedy sharks? D'oh!
Let's just pause for a moment and redigest: So, the conservative, christian puritans want to overthrow the secular constitution and impose a Theocracy, ruled by the ancient civil code of Israel. Then - depending on the method of stoning the AFA chooses, they want to (for example) bury the whale up to its flappers and then throw rocks at it until it dies. OK. I know that capital punishment isn't new to the United States, but... are you guys stoned?
Depending on which judaic prescription is followed, and assuming the Scripture be applied rigorously, it would mean that quite a few other living creatures would have to be stoned, including myself - repeatedly having broken Shabbat, working on Saturdays. I think I'd rather be stoned.
This whole story is of particular nuisance to me, not only because of AFA's pathetic attempt to promote Scripture, but also because it's based on another perversity: You take a dangerous animal (Killer Whale does sound dangerous, no?), you take it out of it's natural habitat, put it in a small water tank for 20 years, go swim with it and tell it to do awkward things all day long. And after a couple of hundred thousand rounds of doing so, there's a tragic incident (i.e. the Killer Whale does what's in its name). Why are you acting surprised? Why don't I marinate myself in steak juice and go snorkeling in a pack of stirred up, greedy sharks? D'oh!
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