Comedy and Christmas

First the news: I've been invited to perform at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival this January. I'll be in the "Get Them While They're Hot" showcase which features the up and coming talent that the industry hasn't seen yet.

I also get a free pass to the entire festival which is cool since there was no way in hell I was going to pay to attend. I don't know how much of the comedy festival I will see considering that it happens the same time as The Amaz!ng Meeting which I've already paid for and I don't want to miss any of it. For those of you who don't know, The Amaz!ng Meeting is a skeptic's convention. Go ahead and make your silly little skeptic jokes. I doubt they'll be funny.

I'll be visiting my parents this Christmas. They've invited me to their mega-church's 11pm "Candle Light Service" on Christmas Eve which is basically the Protestant fundamentalist version of the Catholic midnight mass except there's lots of singing. And there's a rock band. I don't think Catholics have rock bands on stage, do they? By the way, the most rocking band I ever saw in a church was at a 7th Day Adventist service. Oh my, they had distorted guitars, special effects, and one guy did like a 10 minute Yngwie Malmsteen guitar solo. Praise the Jesus!

I'm not sure if I'll go considering my old friend Brian will be there and we have not talked since before this past April when I admitted to my family and friends that I am an atheist. I hear he's been researching nonstop in preparation to challenge me to a debate. I'm way past the years when I was itching to have a full on religious debate with him (he just didn't know it at the time). These days, I only wanna write fart jokes and check the standings of my fantasy basketball team. Such is the life.

Final Thought: Since I like putting reason into the season, why do Christians accuse secularists of trying to take Christ out of Christmas? They are the ones who have taken Christ out because they pronounce it "Chris-mas" rather than "Christ-mas." Do they worship Jesus Chris? Are they saved through the blood of Chris Jesus? I'm pretty sure there is a "t" in the word Christmas. So I say to them--stop taking the "Christ" out of "Christ-mas" you heathens!