It would be pretty hard to tarnish the reputation of the current Congress any further as the economy melts down and the government "rescue" plan is implemented. And, what better time than now for that elite, august body, the US Senate, to bring in the clowns, not just to entertain but to enter votes.

Welcome Al Franken, the unapologetic, anti-Christian comedian extraordinaire who seems poised to take Norm Coleman's place as the "Honorable" Senator from Minnesota. 
 
Delighting to belittle all things Christian and matters Catholic in particular, Franken is a serial Christian basher. "But it's just his shtick," you may object. We all know that people often hide behind humor in order to express their real feelings. Is it really a stretch to think that Franken might really despise Christ and Christians?  If not, why doesn't he apologize?
 
By contrast, Franken already apologized for his pornographic, misogynist jokes to the Minnesota Democratic leadership. Women rightly should expect an apology from Franken for his demeaning jokes about rape and his perverted sexual obsessions. But, what about apologizing to Christians?
 
Columnist Katherine Kersten of the Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote an article which asks, "Vulgar mockery of Christians: Is this what we want in a U.S. senator?" The article documents Franken's penchant for the blasphemous.  
 
Franken, according to Kersten, "finds Christ's crucifixion to be a barrel of laughs." In the 1999 book, Why Not Me?, Franken writes as a fictional former president telling about an archeological discovery of 'the complete skeleton of Jesus Christ still nailed to the cross.' At the Franken Presidential Library gift shop, visitors can buy 'small pieces of Jesus' skeleton.'"

A Saturday Night Live monologue written by Franken and published in a magazine was written in the voice of Jesus Christ. After poking fun at Christians' belief that Jesus was both God and man, Kerstan reports that Franken had Christ speculate on having the hots for Mary Magdalene. "If Mary Magdalene looked like Barbara Hershey, I might have thought twice about this celibacy thing. I mean, the real Mary Magdalene was about four foot two, 135 pounds. And with bad teeth yet."

"In Franken's world, God has a mouth as foul as Franken's. In one book, he has God refer to books about liberal media bias as "total b---s---." Later, he describes God as having his head "up his a--."

But Franken saves some of his sharpest barbs for Catholics. On his failed Air America radio show he joked about the Eucharistic, comparing communion wafers to chips and guacamole. In a proposed sketch for Saturday Night Live, "Dog Confessional," Franken depicted "a series of dogs, played by cast members, confessing to a priest." According to the Washington Post, NBC refused to air it. In another book, Franken described greeting a New York audience with the words, "Isn't Cardinal O'Connor an a-h---?"

Incensed? Every American of good will rightly expects their elected representatives to have the decency to admit their mistakes, apologize and cease their bigotry. The "Honorable" Al Franken ought to do the right thing and apologize for his anti-Christian bigotry.   

TAKE ACTION:
Are you incensed by Al Franken's defamation of Christians and want an apology? Well, now with the help of the CADC community, you can.  Please sign the petition asking that Al Franken apologize for his continued demeaning and discriminatory comments towards Christians.  A person aspiring to a political office must represent all the people, including Christians. Franken's bigotry is destructive of the rights of Christians and certainly highlights his biased representation against Christians.

"Honorable" Al Franken has apologized to other groups about his insensitive and controversial "joking", but has continued intense bigory towards Christians. CADC is demanding an apology.

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