Tiger Woods must become Christian to be forgiven.

[moobu2]

RW Christians should know, they are the # 1 sex scandal experts.

Buddhism is inferior to Christianity when it comes to forgiveness of sins, according to Fox News pundit Brit Hume. Tiger Woods should turn his back on Buddhism and become a Christian to be forgiven for cheating on his wife, Hume told Fox News' Chris Wallace Sunday.

"The extent to which he can recover seems to me depends on his faith," said Hume. "He is said to be a Buddhist. I don't think that faith offers the kind of redemption and forgiveness offered by the Christian faith. My message to Tiger is, 'Tiger turn to the Christian faith and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world."

Woods is the most famous among several American celebrity Buddhists. Richard Gere, Herbie Hancock, Steven Seagal, Leonard Cohen, Tina Turner and Orlando Bloom were recently called the most famous Buddhists in the world. The list goes so far as to argue Tiger Woods is more famous than the Dalai Lama himself.

Hume's statements are particularly ironic given the recent sex scandals encountered by an assortment of Christian politicians.


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[fishnfla]

1. did he marry jesus christ?

[iris27]

2. He just needs to stop being an asshole cheater douchebag.

And possibly seek some psychological help for sex addiction.

Faith is irrelevant.

[rd_kent]

6. sex addiction? ARe you a psychiatrist?

Being a rich, good looking guy and wanting to have sex with other good looking women is an addiction?


Please....you just described half the population.

[darkstar3]

9. I don't know, rd...

The guy married a Swedish SUPERmodel, and some of the people he screwed around with are...fugly is the only word that comes to mind. If he's not a sex addict, then he at least has some sort of sex related problem.

[katandmoon]

3. Naw, just republican

[pa28]

4. Regardless of what Brit Hume says you would think Tiger had a PR person

It seems like the standard PR playbook for this sort of thing is a month of fake rehab followed by a declaration that he's developed a relationship with Jesus.

Perhaps Tiger should take Brit's guidance because that's one way Christianity is used and abused in our society. Get forgiveness from Jesus (and a clean slate with the public) and then go forth and sin again. Repeat as necessary.

In any case I still don't get it and maybe Tiger was surprised too. I suppose a violation of the "good boy" moral code that developed around his personality accounts for the size of the scandal.

:shrug:

[Odin2005]

5. As someone sympathetic to Buddhism, I think Hume can go fuck himself.

[rd_kent]

7. WTF? more hypocrisy from the religious wingnuts.

:puke:

[jmm]

8. Hypocrisy at its finest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_evangelist_scandals

[RagAss]

10. Hahahahaa.... Oh the glory of Fucktardia !

[YankeyMCC]

11. Two reactions

from Buddhist web forum and a blog I follow.

On the web forum the reaction was "If our reaction to Mr Hume's comments is to defend Buddhism? What is it we are defended?"

On the blog: "Let's practice compassion for Mr Hume."

I would not be surprised if there have been more harsh and defensive reactions from self described Buddhists, but those are the two responsive I've seen.

[conscious evolution]

12. Why does he need to be forgiven?

I don't get it.
He needs to be forgiven by others for having sex?
I really,really don't get it.
Whose business is it that he has sex other than his and his partners business?

[DeSwiss]

13. Oh-oh. It may be too late for just a regular conversion....

...to Christianity now.

- Looks like he may have to convert AND ask god to ungayify him: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/07/tiger-woods-gay-sex-lored_n_414944.html">Tiger Woods' GAY SEX? Loredana Jolie's Juicy Claim.


{Posted for the irony & sarcasm-impaired}