HBO Buffoon...

Bill Maher, he of some minor notoriety and exposure as the host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, purposefully invoked self-promoting publicity for a derogatory caustic remark he made in reference to Denver Bronco quarterback Tim Tebow this past Christmas weekend. As the Denver NFL team was being decisively trounced by the Buffalo Bills, Maher tweeted, "Wow, Jesus just f***ed #Tim Tebow bad! And on Xmas Eve! Somewhere...in hell Satan is tebowing, saying to Hitler. 'Hey, Buffalo's killing them!'"

For his alleged satirical comment, Maher continues to receive caustic criticism from outspoken Bronco fans and conservative Christians, many of whom have called for the boycott of HBO, while a number of other irate individuals have gone yet a step further by cancelling their subscription to the HBO channel. Several of the more moderate talking heads have suggested that Maher should be just ignored, as comedians, as a rule, shouldn't be taken seriously no matter what spills out of their mouths. I am of the personal opinion that if words indeed have consequence, then the individual uttering those pronouncements must take responsibility for their authorship.

Maher, a practicing and avowed apatheist, that is a person who considers the question of the existence of god(s) as neither meaningful nor relevant to his or her life, appears to conflict with his own self-styled beliefs. One might assume that Maher recognized Jesus to be no more than a man of historical prominence, but when he tosses in the personage of Satan, Maher gives more than passing credence to the suggestion that the Devil, by its other common name, is a viable entity. You can't have it both ways, Bill. If there is a ying, there has to be a yang. Furthermore Bill, since you apparently and purposefully placed Hitler, also a significant person of historical prominence, in the environs of hell, one but can assume that you also recognize that such a place exists, which goes beyond your theology that good and evil is limited to earthly terra firma. Your personal contradictions are embarrassingly showing, Bill.

Tebow has thus far had the good sense not to enter into a tweeting exchange with you, Bill. Regardless of your personal vendetta against him or anything remotely religious, Tebow has no need to defend his position of faith in a belief that is far more grounded in moral and spiritual principals than your shallow philosophy that mankind is no more or no less the sole author of his ultimate destiny. If there is a God, and I like Tim, firmly and resolutely believe that there is, then the God that you so quickly dismiss as being irrelevant to your existence may be ignoring you for the moment, but I am sure that He will provide you with just as much satirical rope as you may desire to eventually allow you to have a personal exchange of viewpoints with Mr. Hitler in that place that you recognize in your tweet to be where he currently resides. Hitler will be waiting up for you, but don't look for Mr. Tebow.