{"id":14021,"date":"2010-06-01T13:08:01","date_gmt":"2010-06-01T19:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=14021"},"modified":"2010-06-01T13:08:01","modified_gmt":"2010-06-01T19:08:01","slug":"nima-shirazi-bill-mahers-cultural-supremacy-and-religious-hierarchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=14021","title":{"rendered":"Nima Shirazi: Bill Maher&#8217;s Cultural Supremacy and Religious Hierarchy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nima Shirazi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/billmaher.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14024\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?attachment_id=14024\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/billmaher.jpg?fit=200%2C151\" data-orig-size=\"200,151\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"billmaher\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/billmaher.jpg?fit=200%2C151\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/billmaher.jpg?fit=200%2C151\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14024\" title=\"billmaher\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/billmaher.jpg?resize=200%2C151\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/billmaher.jpg?w=200 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/billmaher.jpg?resize=150%2C113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><strong>The Ridiculest:<br \/>\nBill Maher&#8217;s Cultural Supremacy and Religious Hierarchy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bill Maher makes no secret of his contempt for religion.  Via his comedy  routines, his political commentary, his film <em>Religulous<\/em>, and his  duties as host of <em>Politically Incorrect<\/em> and now HBO&#8217;s <em>Real  Time<\/em>, Maher has long warned of the dangers and exploitation of  organized religion and how incompatible dogma and doctrine are with the  scientific enlightenment of modern society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wideasleepinamerica.com\/2010\/05\/ridiculest-bill-mahers-cultural.html\">Read more<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nima Shirazi The Ridiculest: Bill Maher&#8217;s Cultural Supremacy and Religious Hierarchy Bill Maher makes no secret of his contempt for religion. 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