I have a radio station nearby that is one of only two that seem to come in clearly. It's CSN Radio, and I have been obsessed with it on some days. Usually because I find it hilarious, and not in the way they intend. Other times however, I end up yelling at the radio and turning it off in a huff. On one of their shows, the pastor said "Science can't prove anything absolutely" and go on to say "There is no form of science or method of science that can date anything past 5,000 years". Or when the same individual would say "Atheist are the fools for the bible says so", "Darwin had a deathbed conversion", and they even have a pretty unintentionally funny show called "Sinking the Beagle" (the ship Darwin was on). And they will phrase themselves along those lines while misrepresenting and clumping all fields of science. That doesn't always bother me, I usually find it hilarious and annoying at the same time.
And of course, they will misrepresent things on anything they either don't understand or don't want to accept. Such as one of the shows, which has a female preacher person who will go on and on about how the christian bible is all about supporting women and equal treatment of women. So the above picture sums up my feelings on that show.
Of course I am constantly slapped in the face with irony while they're talking. However, there are times that I get mad, for example...
I am not a Democrat or Republican, or class myself as anything really. But this is the kind of ridiculousness that gets spewed on these type of christian talk radio shows. While these tend to get me pretty angry, it gets me extremely upset when they talk about how to raise children. There was a show on some 8 months ago where the host talked for over 40 minutes about how he doesn't let his daughter talk to boys unless its specifically related to school work and even then he has a rule about keeping it under 3 minutes and is required to tell him so he can monitor the phone. Not hard to "guess" his daughter's future.
I guess you can say I'm extremely militant when it comes to children. So when stories such as that come up, I get extremely pissed off. Stories about their children's love for jesus while they are 4 years old also get me going off the deep end, as my mind just explodes with a "WTF is wrong with you people." One story, a speaker stated that their children would only be allowed to hear about christianity, and that all science led to atheism so it was banned in their home. When the child brought home a science book from school (a public school) they went to the school and complained that they were trying to brainwash their children with science. The stupid, it burns.
Of course I understand why they do it. Indoctrination of their children, is something they see as right while not really seeing it as indoctrination. I doubt any do it under the guise of "I must brain wash them!", and yet I can't help but be angry when they remove the ability of choice from their children. Being a Psychology and Sociology fan for the last 18 years, I can see the damage they have done.
Anyway, does anyone else here listen to christian talk radio? Are there any quotes or stories that have really irked you the wrong way? Please share so I don't feel like I'm the only one!
Edited for some spelling mistakes and for some additions since posting