Always leave them wanting more.
There was a B.C. a while back that I’m surprised didn’t get a pit thread about it. It was one of those “You Know” ones, and it said “You know you picked the wrong day to dress in drag for Halloween the day your boss comes out of the closet” or something similar. What crap.
Those are from about 5 years ago.
Like I said before, the NEW stuff is in the ongoing comic book.
I dunno–if they were staggering around moaning, “Brrrraaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnssssssss!” that’d be pretty cool.
I agree, but it’s saying something even more offensive. It’s not saying the ACLU is anti-god; it’s saying that God is anti-ACLU. Were I a Christian, it’d really piss me off to hear Hart speaking so obnoxiously on God’s behalf.
Hee hee hee!
Daniel
Okay, now you’re both getting “eternity sans heaven” for getting “The Laughing Gnome” stuck in my head!
Not true. Pearls Before Swine is unexpectedly and consistently hilarious. And Foxtrot rocks as well.
And today’s B.C. strip is harping on that subject. Yep, nothing like promoting God on the Fourth of July.
From the choices, it appears rjung prefers biting social commentary with his comics. I’m with you; I read them for the chuckles. Biting social commentary is just a bonus.
for a cartoonist who way past his sell-by date, it’s amusing to see how much of a shitstorm Hart can kick up. You’d think he’d be dismissed by now as a crank.
I’m rather partial to Get Fuzzy.
You’re thinking of the other Tom Delay,the one that doesn’t represent the Undead, I think ;).
(elucidator’s got a fine wit on him, but you might not take everything he says at face value).
Daniel
I understand that the ACLU if for free speech but it’s frustratiing from a Christian point of view (at least this Christian’s point of view). They oppose the 10 Commandments in a courtroom, but they support no age restrictions on viewing internet pornography. They seem anti-“traditional morals” in this stance. Their view of establishing religion by placing “under God” in the pledge is an interesting take on the matter, but one that most (including myself) disagree with.
Thanks , Hauky - You more succinctly expressed my thoughts on this strip.(An OP I tried to start on this frustratingly bizarre strip took so long to type that I was timed-out before I could submit.) So… Can anyone explain this paradoxical strip?
Well, if you’re talking about the recent Supreme Court case regarding the Child Online Protection Act, the ACLU’s position had nothing to do with age. They were arguing against a blanket provision that would have provided harsh penalties for publishing a whole slew of information that might be valuable and useful for adults, but questionable for minors. As the ACLU’s own website states,
Neither the Supreme Court or the ACLU took the position that children should be allowed to watch internet pornography. They simply argued that blanket prohibitions on certain types of speech were not the right way to go about preventing kids watching porn.
The way that you and some other opponents of the ACLU’s positions talk, you’d think the organization was hanging out on corners selling porn.
Perhaps that’s because some of what you call “traditional morals” tend to push against civil liberties and, if enacted in law, also violate the US Constitution.
The fact that you (and a majority) disagree doesn’t necessarily make you right.
I actually thought of Johnny Hart and B.C. this morning at the deli, when I saw a sticker above the cash register reading, “GOD BLESS AMERICA–UNITED WE STAND.”
The irony would no doubt be lost on him and his type.
Please show where the ACLU has opposed age restrictions for pornography access. The law in question would have banned certain types of porn completely, for adults and children. That is what the ACLU opposes. Adults have a right to view this material, if they so wish.
You don’t see that putting “under God” in there prevents any non-theist from validly pledging that Pledge? How is that not specifically saying “atheists can’t be ‘real’ Americans”? Because that’s what it was meant to say. It’s evil. It’s divisive. It’s modern American Christianity, I suppose.
B.C and Wizard of ID were never meant to portray historical living and social conditions in the eras they take place.
Each is just a setting to portray the same jokes that every other comic of its type portrays. All historical setting comics are anachronistic. They write jokes that their viewers will understand, they don’t try to portray historical accuracy.
B.C. has always had religious undertones that I can remember (Born in 1964) 
Liberty Meadows is at http://www.creators.com/comics_show.cfm?comicname=lib