Okay, I read it three times and still don't know what this website has to do with ponizi schemes. Is this guy getting paid for this drivel?

Blumenthal continues his jihad against Christians. Is this his beat, Tina? He can find an angle defaming or ridiculing a faith shared by a billion people in any story he handles (and I wouldn't want to shake that hand, having a pretty good idea where it's been). " . . .eager for jeremiads against sexual immorality," he writes. The gay lifestyle celebrates promiscuity with multiple partners. One sees how Blumenthal would resent any societal pressures aimed at curbing sodomizing and the lethal and economically crushing consequences it has had. But why not ease up on the Christers? Take on the Muslims, next time, Max. They're far tougher on homosexuality, and criticism is not quite as risk free. You might even experience the frisson felt upon entering a bath house and its hazards and perils.

Ah, yes, religion is based on peace and love, but if you're gay (or apparently even a dry humper) you will burn in hell. Does this archaic line of thinking make sense to anyone? It is truly sad this in 2009, we still have people clinging on to such primitive belief systems. I would be more shocked by the popularity of Godtube but then again, Paul Blart Mall Cop was the highest grossing movie in the country a few weeks ago. 'Nuff said,

Obama gives our tax revenue to child molesters and superstitious bigots.

Since he not only continued Bush's faith based fraud but actually expanded it, Pope Obama continues his war on our civil rights.

How nice in these dire economic times Pope Obama chose to give our tax revenue to someone who:

%u2022 In remarks two years ago at the university where he formerly taught in Germany, the pope unequivocally equated violence and Islam, setting off a political storm through the Muslim world.

%u2022 Three days after Christmas 2008, he declared that saving humanity from homosexuality was just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction.

%u2022 In January, he revoked the excommunication of four schismatic bishops who, as members of the Society of St. Pius X, refused to accept the teachings of Vatican II; one of the bishops had made a career of denying the existence of Nazi gas chambers and genocide, and persevered in his claims even after Benedict had brought the four back into the Roman Catholic Church.

%u2022 While Jews around the world expressed their disbelief and took offense, Pope Benedict this week precipitated another international storm by appointing as Archbishop of Linz, Austria, the Rev. Gerhard Maria Wagner, known for his statements that Hurricane Katrina was divine retribution for the sins of New Orleans' citizens; that the Harry Potter novels were "satanic"; and that homosexuality was curable.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-02-18/holy-moly-hes- done-it-again/

I can not think of a more blatant violation of the first amendment than giving United States tax revenue to churches.

Either Pope Obama is the dumbest law professor ever or he has no problem putting his personal superstitious beliefs (oh sorry, religious beliefs) ahead of the constitution and all of our civil rights.

I "think" he is trying to suggest that this criminal diverted some of the funds he stole from investors to promote Christian Media or propaganda.

But, this isn't news. Christians having been stealing money from people to promote their propaganda for centuries.

MEMO TO ALL CHRISTIANS ON THIS SITE:

This is Amercia. That means that in the public space no religion should be preferred over any other. One such religion that MANY of us follow is this so called secular or so-called godless philosophy which purportedly has so many evils associated with it:

1. Science
2. Pornography
3. Environmentalism
4. Art and Culture

I can only speak for myself, but I've guided my life along the principles I've learned from studying ALL cultures in recorded human history and I've blended these lessons into a system of beliefs that has little bits and pieces of all great world religions, scientific theories, ancient cultural practices, etc.

Don't get me wrong, Jesus is my man mainly because he showed love to the prostitutes and lepers (the ancient version of strippers and junkies), but every time one of his followers opens their mouth, the forget his most important lessons.

Instead, they use the words of Bible and Jesus to to people how to live theirs lives and control them socially, financially, and reproductively.

YOU ARE NOT GOD AND HE HAS NEVER SPOKEN TO YOU DIRECTLY. IF HE DOES, PLEASE RECORD IT WITH YOUR LAPTOP MICROPHONE.

ONLY THEN WILL I LISTEN TO ANY OF YOUR JUDGEMENTS ABOUT WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG IN A WORLD OF NO MORAL ABSOLUTES.

Jesus Christ.

Duh, people. Can't you read? "Godtube", a dotcom start-up, was an investor in Stanford Bank.

Generally speaking, people who use all-caps are deranged.

bAnJO1,

it's commonly used for EmPhasiS.

Max, lay off of the wacky Xtians! I see only a tenuous sliver of a thread connection between those goofy videos and the Stanford scandal. What is the point of this article and why is TDB fronting this?!

Not generally speaking, Banjo1. *All* people who type in all caps are deranged. Or at least shouting into the Internet, which is received by everyone else glancing at their post as "ignore what I write."

That said, Blumenthal does seem to have a "beat" here at the Beast. I don't mind that, though the content of this article is pretty thing--it's basically an excuse to say, "Hey, have you guys seen this wacky YouTube knockoff? They compare resisting porn to the Civil War!" It was good for a chuckle.

Banjo1, do you know who else celebrates promiscuity with multiple partners? Straight people. Lots of them. Ever been to a bar on Friday night? College, like, *ever*? It doesn't make it right, mind you, but trust me, straight people fuck just as much as anyone else. You might not notice when you have your hands over your eyes.

By the way, do tell: What are the economically crushing consequences of sodomy? Did buttsex cause the financial collapse? And how would any straight person discover the perils of bathhouses? By wandering in by mistake, thinking it was a "straight" bathhouse?

This doesn't really have anything to do with Stanford, but it's a good excuse to make fun of GodTube

What a pointless connection ... Stanford > GodTube > Hines > Blumenthal > pointless Christian rant. Who cares? Go write about something worthy of news.

I will pray for all you who have sinned. Just say no, no, no. Call your pastor next time you want to masturbate, he may be able to help you. I am so glad to have found out about Godtube. I think I may be saved.

Zugzwang, check out the millions of lives cut short by AIDS -- these have economic consequences, every one -- and the billions spent squandered looking for a cure that isn't there, money that might have found a cure for cancer by now or at least the common cold. Gay people have way more partners than heterosexuals. Thirty or forty times as many. You probably know from your own experience. If not, a little research might sharpen your thinking.on the subject.

verysmo--You probably shouldn't tell your pastor or priest what's going on with your penis. You never know what they're doing on the other end of the line.

Despite all my cheek, I actually have some sympathy for the Godtube video. Sex and porn is a very real thing, and there's plenty of people out there who ignore the fact that they have a problem by telling themselves it's nobody's business. I do believe it's nobody's business, but I also believe those people need help.

My problem is the kind of naive hysteria you find among those who would instruct you to find help in faith. Try this: Don't make comparisons between jerking off and the Civil War. Don't claim that economists should be studying the effects of anal sex. And generally, mind your own behavior and let other people mind theirs.

You'll find people take your opinions more seriously.