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Religious fundamentalists have spurred a witch-hunt against PZ Meyers over a “cracker” as he likes to call it.  I think the ones I’ve tasted when I used to be religious were more of a wafer, but who really gives a shit.  I’m talking about the Catholic’s Body of Christ gimmick.

Anyway, about a week or so ago, some student at one of these religious schools went to mass and “smuggled” out the “body of christ.”  He ended up returning it, but not before the Catholics demeaned and threatened his life.  The Catholic League even said it qualifies as a hate crime (yea right).

PZ Meyers heard about this and was pissed off beyond belief.  In response, PZ Meyers dared anyone to mail him one of these crackers so that he could “joyfully and with laughter in (his) heart,” desecrate the cracker himself.  Well now a man named Bill Donahue is after him and is trying to get him unseated from his position at Minnesota State University.  That’s not gonna happen. Meyers is however starting to feel a little worried.  One man against a very angry mob.  Reminds me of the Scarlet Letter. A witch-hunt even? If you feel charitable, help him out.  He is a good writer and a very sane voice in such a fucked up world.

As a side note, the reason why these Catholics are so upset is because, according to Catholic tradition, they believe that little wafer, officially known as the Eucharist, is the ACTUAL body of Christ.  

Reminds me of a story growing up.  My grandfather is an alcoholic (and a very good man).  When we would go to church with him, he would take the Body of Christ, but he would never take the Blood of Christ (which was wine).  I thought to myself, how illogical.  If people really believe that stuff transubstantiates into a different substance, why can’t he get some of Jesus’ blood.  Maybe he just isn’t into drinking someone’s blood like the other vampires?  Whatever.