Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for February 08, 2012
February 07, 2012
February 09, 2012
Transcript:
Man: Good morning, this is myFacts, privatizing the truth since 2003. This is Austin, how may I help you? Voice: Yes, I'm trying to teach my kids creationism, so I need some materials to disprove evolution. Can you help? Man: Yes, ma'am, we have a complete package for debunking evolution in the home. It comes with a plastic teaching model for use in the bathtub. Voice: Bathtub? Man: It's a fully-loaded ark - complete with drownable dinosaurs!
I was once a pretty ardent left-winger, but I have been more and more alienated by attacks on sincerely held religious beliefs, like the one in today’s strip.
I put my faith way ahead of my politics. The left used to be the side doing the work of Jesus, i.e., caring for the poor and the like, so it was a good fit. Not any more – I feel religious believers are increasingly the object of ridicule by the left.
It saddens me.