Herb and Jamaal by Stephen Bentley for May 25, 2013

At least he doesn’t pretend those are real, you smug old hypocrite.

Exactly! Fans of Star Wars and Harry Potter KNOW that they’re fiction. The dangerous ones are the people who believe the Bible is literally true.

folks please be nice. If you believe that way fine, you don’t have to bash other people.

Yeaaah, one of those things is not like the others.

Well, fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering, and suffering leads to Herb and Jamaal.

So, why the hate for Rev. Croom? Or is it that religion and religious people aren’t perfect?

Hey Rev. Twaddle, I see you’re back. Since you’re such a bible believer, here are a couple of verses for you to follow:

Deuteronomy 18:18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.

21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

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Luke 14:33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

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If you’re interested, I can supply the verses for slavery and genocide as well.

Exactly the point…both are fiction seasoned with myth.

I have yet to see anyone try to put their beliefs about Harry Potter or Star Wars into our laws. Believers frequently attempt to do just that, which can be seen in the news.

If the bible is such a work of fiction than why do historians use it as a reference for people and locations?

Wow you people. I’ve never been called dangerous before. Thanks.

@StoicLionSure, but it’s a comic strip. We’re supposed to find humor, laugh, and have our spirits lifted. So when people go off on tirades beneath the comic strips, I’m finding humor, laughing, and having my spirits lifted. In my own strange way, I think it’s funny that people pour so much feeling into their responses. Thanks for the perspective.

Well put!