This is what I imagine it will be like if Santorum is elected President

Aureile · 6 months

Actually, we still use leeches (and maggots).

PartTimeInfidel · 6 months

The flat Earth model was rejected before Christianity existed, by the Greeks. Eratosthenes also estimated the curvature of the Earth, quite accurately, by examining the movement of shadows.

The Columbus era maps you see were not supposed to suggest that the ocean simply fell over the edge. The round shape was really more of an artistic decision, I think, with the edge representing the end of the known world. Look at an atlas, we do the same thing. Somebody thousands of years from now, examining a map, might think we were morons who believed the world was a flat rectangle.

theowest · 6 months

But they didn't believe the earth was flat..

FreeGiraffeRides · 6 months

Actually the biblical cosmology is even less accurate than this cartoon. Here is what they really thought it looked like.

danthemancooney · 6 months

Planned parenthood under Santorum.

stainz169 · 6 months

Fuck that, theres no New Zealand on the map. Vote NO to Santorum

kenneth1221 · 6 months

Nonsense. There's plenty of precedent for destroying leaders who don't share your beliefs, even if you are technically part of the same religion.

Just get Jack Chick to publish more of his "Catholics are servants of the devil," tracts.

zaphodbb42 · 6 months

uses of leeches in modern medicine

CrazyBluePrime · 6 months

There's really no way that he could possibly do that.

LeFrostyman · 6 months

[FIXED] Medicine: Pray

Brainasium · 6 months

This is what should happen...

seeashbashrun · 6 months

...So I am religious. But I will do everything in my power to keep this nutjob out of office. Part of the beauty of this nation is to practice or not practice as you like. I believe someone has just as much rights to their beliefs as I have to mine. I don't believe I can tell someone else what to do. I advocate for gay rights, I don't like forcing religion down people's throats and I am a scientist. Biology. Evolution and what not does not threaten my religious beliefs. And if it does, than you must not have much conviction. Santorum... he's a nut job that wants everyone to think the way he does. I want him to sink into a hole and disappear from political life.

pcarvious · 6 months

Someone want to fix this to have a scientist burning at the stake?

karmicbliss · 6 months

I think the leeches are too advanced for Santorum. He'd probably just pray it away like he thinks we can pray the gay away.

Dante9934 · 6 months

I'll do it just to see some old lady burn

Solkre · 6 months

Also, there's no way in hell you'll afford leaches without insurance.

robin1961 · 6 months

hmmmmmmmm...Santorum/Palin?.....Santorum/Gingrich? America can't help but regain the "Most Assinine Leadership" title this time round.

(Title recently usurped by the "Harper Government" , formerly known as the "Government of Canada")

RussianWhiteBoii · 6 months

Would having a practicing catholic as president be so bad? I don't think Rick's religious viewpoint will cause him to do the things in this cartoon.

major_duckn_cover · 6 months

Hmm close to what I was imagining but my brain gave it more of a starship troopers vibe.

Rflkt · 6 months

I didn't know earth was a giant coin.

Murcalumis · 6 months

I see somebody has pointed out why the leech argument is wrong along with the flat Earth argument.

As far as the law one is concerned, that seems accurate if my memory is right about witches having made pacts with the devil to gain their power?

But the one that hasn't been pointed out that makes zero sense to me is the stork bringing a baby. Before ~~Christianity~~ any religion, women had to know that storks didn't really deliver babies in that manner. As far as I know, that's always been something people tell their children to avoid having the sex talk with them.

But I'm sorta talking out my ass here since I don't follow politics as much as I should and maybe Santorum really does have a plan to have babies delivered via the stork if he's elected. If that is his plan though, he'd get my vote just for the fact that I want to see it done.

idiotconspiracy · 6 months

Bullshit... Australia isn't even a real place!

s-mores · 6 months

Think on the bright side, at least the storks will never unionize since that'll be a Bad Thing in the current system.

Truzzley · 6 months

Well, I know who the flat earth society is voting for..

Psychonik3 · 6 months

Only in Butt-fuck-bible-land.

Campaigne · 6 months

people voted for this man in the primaries...I just don't know what to think anymore...

OneofthemBrians · 6 months

Or, like what happens when any president is elected, nothing changes.

bomberblonde · 6 months

Fuck Santorum

LoopyLine · 6 months

Thankfully everyone on Reddit will surely vote this year and make sure this douche isn't president. I mean it would be ridiculous if he won because not everyone voted in the country lololol

Marley_Avalos · 6 months

Santorum

BrentRS1985 · 6 months

If Santorum wins, I'm moving to another country when I graduate next year.

thefirebuilds · 6 months

I honestly believe the engine put him here to make the status quo seem reasonable. Our current guy is a caretaker president. I really hoped the DMc would pull the plug. But they can't with these loons. Reasonable rnC candidates: paul and McCain. Both vilified. Sigh.

AnticScarab3 · 6 months

Don't forget the part where everyone in this subreddit is thrown in prison for apostasy.

Well, the Americans in the subreddit anyway. You get what I'm saying.

fluffy402 · 6 months

This is what pisses me off about a lot of people. When Obama beat McCain, I was disappointed. I had a feeling that McCain could have done better than Obama (which I still have to this day), but I never went all, "OH MY GOD! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE! THE GAYS ARE GOING TO EAT US ALIVE AND THEN ABORT ALL OUR BABIES! THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE ALL OUR MONEY AND GIVE IT TO CRACKHEADS!"

So yeah. If Santorum is elected, fucking deal with it.

bgates87 · 6 months

Christopher Hitchens had a little "bit" he would often do that was in a similar vein. Alchemy class after Chemistry class, Astrology after Astronomy, etc.

[deleted] · 6 months

2 more I would like to add. chemistry; alchemy history; mythology

MeMyselForWho · 6 months

This is tantamount to people against gay marriage saying it will lead to bestiality and pedophilia. Let's not stoop to their level with libel and just dispute it based on the fact it's not science and has no base.

DeltaMuffin · 6 months

leeches are helpful but not AS helpful as modern medicine. it was just the best they had back in the day, so it does apply to the joke

picado · 6 months

I think next up is revisionist history, rewriting the textbooks so that America was founded as a Christian nation, the civil war was fought over state's rights, and the hippies were responsible for the moral decline of America.

Gfy_ADOOM · 6 months

If Santorum becomes president (however unlikely that is.) I'll move to Canada.


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