Joe Bob and the Door

I know it is hard to believe, but there is this thing called Christian Satire. Being a former Bostonian suburbianite, I grew up on sarcasm. But can Christians really use humor in their messages, even sarcastic humor?

Apparently the Wittenburg Door feels that they can, and they do. A video tape series called God Stuff Videos has a tape on TV Evangelists. Showing false teachers in their most ridiculous moments is quite funny. Healing people with broken necks isn't funny when a faith healer cranks their necks around, but watching a narrator make fun of their schemes is.

For a moment I thought I was back in Atlanta watching TV (refer to Fletch Lives Post), but apparently Dallas has their fair share of false teachers too. Teachers like Benny Hinn and Paul Crouch are shown for what they are. Charlatans! But hey, if you are going to investigate something, do it with humor.

An atheistic comedian (Lewis Black), I believe is correct when he says, "Patriotism is good for America. Religion is good for America. But the both together without humor is very bad.... You end up with Islam." If we can't take a good honest look at ourselves and laugh then we might be in trouble.