Comic Relief

George Carlin was a funny guy. I like some of his stuff, "why do they lock gas station bathrooms? do they think someone might clean them?" Funny stuff. And it is really no surprise that the article in the newspaper concentrated on his pushing the boundaries of comedy and language. Everyone loves a bad boy, I guess.
"The whole problem with this idea of obscenity and indecency, and all of these things — bad language and whatever — it's all caused by one basic thing, and that is: religious superstition," Carlin told the AP in a 2004 interview. "There's an idea that the human body is somehow evil and bad and there are parts of it that are especially evil and bad, and we should be ashamed. Fear, guilt and shame are built into the attitude toward sex and the body. ... It's reflected in these prohibitions and these taboos that we have."
No, Mr Carlin, you are wrong. There is no idea out there that the human body is somehow evil and bad or that parts are especially bad and we should be ashamed. In fact, we "superstitious" Christians proclaim it "good" even very good, because God called it thus. But also claim limits on it's use and abuse and overuse. The fear, guilt and shame spring naturally from the misuse of God's gift. We instill prohibitions, or would, to restrain our appetites and thus save us from ourselves and for the good which God has for us ordained. I hope you have now relearned this.
May God have mercy on you and on us.