Holy flaming bags of dog offal!
That was an absolutely outrageous read. What are you trying to do to me? First you open my eyes to the less-than-lovable features of Christianity, then you show me that my earlier field of study can be used by some real nutcases with political agendas (oops, Dithers already did that with his infamous "atheists are neurotic" article by Dr. Jack Handey).
This part struck me. Literally:
When the martyr dies a martyr's death, he attains the height of bliss? As a professional psychiatrist, I say that the height of bliss comes with the end of the countdown: ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. And then, you press the button to blow yourself up. When the martyr reaches 'one,' and then 'boom,' he explodes, and senses himself flying, because he knows for certain that he is not dead? It is a transition to another, more beautiful world, because he knows very well that within seconds he will see the light of the Creator. He will be at the closest possible point to Allah? None in the [Western] world sacrifices his life for his homeland. If his homeland is drowning, he is the first to jump ship. In our culture it is different..." |
