Kathy Griffin speaks to Jesus (UPDATED)

Well... sort of:

... the Bravo network's "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List," won the prize for best reality program, prompting one of the more colorful speeches of the night from the star and executive producer.

"A lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this. He had nothing to do with this," Griffin said. "Suck it, Jesus. This award is my God now."

Nice eh?

I'd like to see Ms. Griffin take on the Muslims with her shock attempts to offend and ask Muhammad to suck it.  Takes a little more chutzpah to do that I'm thinking, chutzpah I'd say she possesses not.

Amazingly, Christ forgives her for this sort of blasphemy because if anyone qualifies for knowing not what they do, I'd think it'd be Kathy Griffin.

UPDATE: As Ken Shepherd of NewsBusters.Org has commented here, it seems our beloved MSM outlet MSNBC has decided to report on Griffin's statement but not fully.  How quaint.  Ken has details here.  Leave it to MSNBC to leave out Griffin's offensive comments. 

Comments

[Morgan K Freeberg]

How brave of her to come out right now and speak this kind of truth to power. Right...now. When it is more fashionable to engage in this brand of babble than at any time in the last half century or more.

[Mommynator]

When I read this I thought, what a totally classless person. She doesn't need to be a believer to be civilized. All she needed to do was thank whoever she wanted and walk off.

[Gina Cobb]

While I know that God is forgiving, I think it's a bit presumptions to say that "Christ forgives her [present tense] for this sort of blasphemy . . ."

There is foregiveness, yes, but it doesn't necessarily come before reptenance. In fact, I think repentance usually comes first.

Even the New Testament recognizes that not everyone is, or will be, forgiven. There are numerous passages and parables in the New Testament that refer to rather unhappy ends for people who neither believe nor repent.

Part of her schtick is saying shocking things for their comedic effect. Maybe she just went too far, or maybe she meant every word of it. God knows her heart.

I hope she regrets the statement and finds forgiveness.

[Joe]

If you're around athiests, this kind of mockery is pretty prevalent. Kathy now has a platform to express her beliefs but may suffer the consequences, although she is wildly talented and funny, she may have gone over the line - even with her gays. In the meantime, I've got some Jesus soap that washes your sins away - athiests are serious about letting you know how stupid religion is, the problem is Jesus is probably not going to come down and defend himself.

[Joni]

I've never liked Kathy Griffin. I'm sure Jesus already knew what a blasphemous idiot she is & will ask for an apology when she stands before Him. It might be too late by then. Oh well. Kathy Griffin sucks!

[khaida white]

NO LIMIT TO THE BOLDNESS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BETRAYING GOD FOR SATAN'S GOLDEN CALF! I never
did THINK SHE WAS that funny ......NOW I KNOW WHY.!!
KATHY GRIFFIN doesn't have to THANK GOD; she doesn't have to even believe in GOD, but why bash a DEITY of SOME of the people who believe in and worship HIM and who CONTRIBUTE to her INCOME, SOME of us BELIEVERS helped her to get the award by paying HER MONEY with "GOD WE TRUST" ON IT. As someone said, we are providing her a platform to make these blasphemous statements by watching her on television and going to see her perform.

Well, I THANK JESUS,none of my MONEY is in her bank account; AFTER THIS, it never will be!

[James P.]

I don't think what she said is blasphemous at all, just a reflection of what REALLY goes on inside a winner's head. She's a comic, and successfully held up a mirror to the situation.

To think that Jesus, in any way, cares about handing out little gold statues to the elitist, most superficial, and arrogant section of humanity is really a bit presumptuous - and self-stroking. Hollywood is not a Godly arena. People are their own gods in Tinsel Town.

Also, one has to realize that little gold statues have become Gods themselves, golden calves in their own right. The pursuit of an Oscar or an Emmy has become the new religion of Hollywood, a land of nothing BUT idolatry.

The amount of money a studio spends to promote for awards shows could end hunger for half our nation. Why would Jesus be on the forefront of this kind of "ceremony"? I don't think so.

I think what she said reflects the true nature of the scenario, and the stars that pursue it to the fullest.

[Steve C]

Joni and Mommynator said: I've never liked Kathy Griffin. I'm sure Jesus already knew what a blasphemous idiot she is & will ask for an apology when she stands before Him. It might be too late by then. Oh well. Kathy Griffin sucks!

When I read this I thought, what a totally classless person.

Are you people serious? Lighten up. You take yourselves way to seriously. Do you think Jesus really had something to do with her winning the award or that he even cares about this award. You probably think the people that "thank Jesus" after they win the Oscar are doing the right thing by crediting him for their success!! You probably think they mean it! To me... that's the blasphemy... to thank Jesus when you most likely don't even mean it.

[TOBY]

At the height og their popularity, the Beatles once proclaimed that they were "more popular than Christ." This was followed by public outrage, burning Beatle albums, etc.. They finally apologized and were accepted again. I hope Kathy will apologize too.

Many people - myself included - find it offensive and crass when celebrities thank Jesus for somehow favoring them. It is wonderful that religion can provide strength to people, but this a private matter. When celebrity after celebrity proclaims their membership in the Jesus-club, I find it self-righteous at best.

[Ken Shepherd]

I linked to your item here:

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-shepherd/2007/09/11/kathy-griffin-suck-it-jesus

Here's a related matter of biased coverage from MSNBC:

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-shepherd/2007/09/11/msnbc-ignores-suck-it-jesus-quote-griffin-news-blurb

[Joe]

There is no god, never was, never will be.

[JC in Florida]

KATHY GRIFFIN IS MY HERO! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE GUTS TO SAY THE TRUTH ON NATIONAL TV ***CHRISTIANITY IS A JOKE AND THE BIBLE IS A FAIRY TALE. MAYBE SOME DAY THE WORLD WILL WAKE UP, START THINKING FREELY AND STOP BEING SHEEP.***

[Ang]

Just because you have the microphone and an audience in front of you and you CAN say something doesn't mean you SHOULD say it.

Someone up in the chain here said Christians are "sheep" - Hey, Hollywood makes more monkeys out of us than world religions ever did.

[Marie]

While I personally find Kathy to be
a bit of a crass loudmouth, I'm not
here to bash her. She knew exactly what
she was doing.

I just find it a bit odd that she chose
winning an Emmy as the opportunity to
leave the sensitive religious folks aghast.

From the perspective of reality, Kathy
could have replaced the word 'god' with
'santa claus' and yet no one would have
been offended.

Figure that one out.

[JasonW]

Oh, this is just silly. They're just words --- anyone who was truly offended by her words (she is a comedian, remember) should re-evaluate their lives.

She has a right to say as she pleases. If you begin to censor speech that some people dislike, be careful, because you'll say something offensive to someone some day, and the same will happen to you.

[Zombie H. Jesus]

When I read this I couldn't understand why Kathy Griffin was telling Jesus to suck it. Jesus is such a nice old guy but he doesn't speak English very well. So, I went out to my backyard where Jesus was cutting the grass. He didn't seem to know who Kathy Griffin was, but then my Spanish isn't much better than his English.

[Redwin]

Oh, please. Everyone needs to settle down. It was for complete shock value. That's Kathy Griffin's schtick!!
I'm glad she brought to light how everyone thanks god when they receive an award. It just doesn't seem genuine at all. The ladies on The View made a good point yesterday. What if she thanked Allah or Buddha?? People need to relax and realize that Freedom of Speach is still a right we all have in this country....Thank ____! (you fill in the blank.

[David]

I did not know who she was before the comments, but I do now. Maybe that was what she was trying to achieve.

I am a Christian. My deepest feeling regarding her statement, is only sadness. I will pray for her.

Unfortunately, one of the few "Groups" that can be publicly ridiculed without evisceration from the mainstream media is Christians.

If she had said **** Muslims, or **** Jews, the outrage would have been deafening!

I guess from my perspective the good news is that at least Christ is introduced into the discussion.

[bryan]

all i know is that she will be held accountable for her words and actions.

[Tim]

The Jolly Blogger has a really good comment on this whole thing here.

[Leslie]

There are two things going on with what Kathy Griffin said. One, she mocks Christ, but in doing so, she also mocks the foundation of her country. Say what you want about how far society has gone or the impact of diversity etc, but the reality is your founding fathers associated the country they built with the God whose son is Jesus. Your money is stamped with "In God We Trust". Is that a joke? What good is American money if it's got a big fairy tale stamped on it?

It's fine to pass Kathy's words off as humour; but not without questioning why the population finds it funny. It's fine to say it's just words; but not without questioning why words have become worthless. It's also fine for Christians to chide any offense and say that Christians are supposed to passively forgive; but not without also agreeing to give up participating in shaping the nation (i.e. activism) for that is essentially what happens if people sit back and give a free pass to those anointed to entertain the citizens. They erode the historical fabric of the country.

Who laughs then?

[Dave Stucki]

One who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool.
One who takes offense when offense is intended is also a fool.

Let's stop being foolish, people.
Jesus didn't belittle the people who mocked him. Let's do likewise and follow the master.

[Tim]

Dave, I think Jesus is far more offended by our casual indifference to human suffering near and far - which if course is why our fearless leader has a World Vision link in the right hand margin!

[Cora]

Oh please people! She's a comedian who is famous for her brash humor. She accepted the award accordingly. If she was demure and politically correct than she wouldn't have won the award in the first place. Oh Your God lighten up!