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When I heard the clip of Kathy Griffin telling Jesus to suck it I became an even BIGGER fan of Kathy Griffin.

Jesus had nothing to do with my life either! He can SUCK ME and he damn well better swallow too!!!

GO KATHY!!!!

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger | September 21, 2007 8:57 AM
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I hate Christians. I really do.

Posted by Mr. Poe | September 21, 2007 8:59 AM
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I am indifferent about Kathy Griffin, but I saw her on Larry King when I was at the gym and it was hilarious. She basically said that of course she did it for the publicity and it's going even better than she possibly could have hoped for.

Posted by exelizabeth | September 21, 2007 8:59 AM
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Well, at least they're just wasting a bunch of money. If she'd said "Suck it Allah", somebody'd probably be dead by now.

Posted by Not to state the obvious, but... | September 21, 2007 9:04 AM
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I really think someone should frame that and send it to Miss Kathy.

Maybe throw it in something understated like this:
http://www.planeticthus.com/detail.aspx?ID=2100

Posted by frantic | September 21, 2007 9:09 AM
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touche. towleroad. christians would get a lot more respect from the rest of us if they actually practiced what they preached re: love, undertanding, compassion, patience, etc. oh, wait, many have given up on that and are just roaring on about how wrong it is to not be christian. gee, i guess they aren't hypocrites, after all.

Posted by ellarosa | September 21, 2007 9:31 AM
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If god were really all powerful he would make his followers less annoying.

Posted by giffy | September 21, 2007 9:40 AM
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Meh. Their money.

Posted by Greg | September 21, 2007 9:53 AM
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You're all missing the sublime humor of Miracle Theater's ad: the very first line of the ad is Griffin's quote. They put her message above their own. Stupid Christians.

Posted by Ivan Cockrum | September 21, 2007 9:56 AM
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Seems to me that, in fact, Miracle Theater is using Griffin's remark to do their own advertising. I bet the $90K will turn out to be a very good investment indeed for that organization. Smart Xians, IMO.

Posted by A in NC | September 21, 2007 10:23 AM
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Holy Crap! Aside from the fact they live in Pigeon Forge (Like what? The town was named in honor of an ornithophobic blacksmith?), and their theatre looks like a converted Applebees, it appears they have a disgustingly large budget, so dropping $90K on an ad, while definitely questionable in a "what would Jesus do with all that money?" way, doesn't appear to be much of a hardship for them.

They're still pretentious, moralistic asshats (and I hate saying that about ANY kind of "theatre people"), but on the other hand, I know an awful lot of techies who would cream their jeans for a chance to play around in that facility.

Posted by COMTE | September 21, 2007 10:25 AM
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Where does a theater get that kind of money? A theater! In Tennessee! Hm, maybe Intiman and ACT need to get Jesus on their side and ditch those pesky boards of directors.

Posted by The Bailiff | September 21, 2007 10:31 AM
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Note that Griffin's recent appearances on "Larry King Live" and "Ellen" are posted on YouTube, and are great fun as usual.

Posted by Mark M | September 21, 2007 10:36 AM
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People, please. We have a confirmed, videotaped, sighting of the Flying Spaghetti Monster!!

The End is near - suck His Noodles, Jesus!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGTKsMW0UQU

Praise Him!!

Posted by Original Andrew | September 21, 2007 10:46 AM
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Unfortunately, I've been through Pigeon Forge. It's a huge tourist trap. In the middle of fucking nowhere.

Posted by ugh | September 21, 2007 10:51 AM
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“We at The Miracle Theater consider it an honor to stand for the Devil today. We may never win a national award. We may never be household names. We may never be seen in Hollywood. Although others may choose to use their national platform to slander our sorcery, we are honored as professional entertainers to stand for witchcraft.”

Posted by Original Andrew | September 21, 2007 10:54 AM
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Pigeon forge is fast becoming an entertainment destination like Branson, MO.. It is the closest town to Dollywood. 10 is right, 94K is not much money for that type of publicity. It will draw a slew of Kristian Kustomers.

Posted by inkweary | September 21, 2007 11:17 AM
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I'm very curious to see a Passion Play where every cast remember's accent sounds like Boss Hogg from The Dukes of Hazzard.

Posted by bont | September 21, 2007 11:35 AM
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@4 Don't buy that bullshit that if she'd said, "Suck it, Allah," someone would have blown some shit up. Right wing nutbags are constantly talking shit about Islam, and curiously, they've never had to pull a Salman Rushdie. The South Park guys have portrayed Muhammed (pre-Jyllands-Posten) and they have a lot more to worry about from Christians than Muslims.

As for these guys, the line, "We may never win a national award. We may never be household names. We may never be seen in Hollywood," makes it all clear to me. They're hoping for enough notoriety that they will win national awards and be seen in Hollywood, no doubt for a remake of Godspell.

Posted by Gitai | September 21, 2007 11:41 AM
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Ridiculing Christians is Tikkum Olam. It warms my heart to hear anyone making fun of toxic Christianity, or Islam. These religions are for perverts and idiots, and The Stranger is the only publication in Seattle with the balls to call out Christianity and Islam as being dangerous lies.

Judaism is the only true belief system. Does anyone know of an "alternative" spiritual Preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur on Capital Hill? I want to celebrate our most sacred holidays with cool people. I checked on J-connect but need advice on which event will be the most spiritual.

Posted by Issur | September 21, 2007 1:36 PM
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@20 Sigh. I'm pretty sure you're a troll, but it's ha-Yamim ha-Nora'im, so number one, you're forgiven, and number two, I'll point you to some resources. Jconnect is Hillel run, so you'll meet a lot of sincere college kids, but it's in the U-District, and not Jewish hipsters.

Bet-Alef is a meditative shul, and Ted Falcon is a brilliant and wise rabbi. It might be a bit hippy-dippy for you. Temple de Church, I mean de Hirsch, is on Capitol Hill, but they're old school Reform, meaning they embrace far too many Christian traditions of worship, so definitely not your scene. If you're up for atoning for your sins with a gay congregation, Tikva Chadashah is having services. Cool is probably not the right description for congregants, though they are very nice people.

Posted by Gitai | September 21, 2007 2:56 PM
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Just think of all the Bibles for starving children that $90K could've paid for.

Posted by Darcy | September 21, 2007 3:59 PM
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Thanks for all the suggestions. The Stranger really should do a feature about the alternative Jewish scene in Seattle. I think many readers would appreciate The Stranger's advice on which are the coolest shuls for young Jewish professionals.

Posted by Issur | September 21, 2007 4:15 PM
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gr. i have to go through pigeon forge to get to gatlinburg. gatlinburg is a great little mountain resort town. pigeon forge is a bunch of go-kart tracks, sandwiched between christian dinner theatres and all-you-can-eat buffets.. this is not surprising. props to towleroad and miss griffin

Posted by bo | September 25, 2007 9:31 AM

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