I apologize for making people angry for my study of scriptures. and will leave them out of twitter.Twitter is for 2 things,jokes and gollf
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Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) March 20, 2013As Twitchy reported, “Saturday Night Live” alumnus Norm Macdonald deleted a series of tweets on religion and faith after atheists piled on, informing him that “religion is the worst thing to ever happen to this planet.” We were disappointed to see the tweets disappear in a flood of intolerance, and now Macdonald has said he’ll stick to “jokes and golf.” Macdonald is a comedian, and we hope he’s just kidding about censoring himself to appease the tolerance bullies.
I believe in the separation of church and comedy. Religious comics bore me. Athiest comics bore me.—
Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) March 20, 2013
I am completely apolitical and am Canadian and support neither party.—
Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) March 20, 2013
If you want to know if I believe in God, sometimes I do and sometimes I do not. Such is Faith.—
Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) March 20, 2013
Macdonald did retweet this message of support, but clarified that he’s a believer in scripture “sometimes.” If this is his attempt to stick to jokes and golf, he’s failing already, and we’re glad about that.
@normmacdonald If you believe in the scripture you have a right to say so! God Bless U!!!—
K.E. Dean (@KDean191) March 20, 2013
I didn't say I believed them. I said I studied them. Sometimes I believe them. Faith is a choice one makes, like everything else.—
Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) March 20, 2013
Fans and supporters were quick to point out that an apology was far from necessary.
@normmacdonald Why apologize for what you believe? You are a great comedian and love you!—
Wendy Molinaroli (@WendyMolinaroli) March 20, 2013
Liberals go Islamic jihad/Alinksy on Norm MacDonald for saying he reads the bible. Must be fought aggressively. fb.me/KIeaiSpy—
PolitiJim (@politiJim) March 19, 2013
@normmacdonald I understand your desire to avoid offense. I would, however, suggest the "offended" here are a bit absurd.—
DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 20, 2013
@normmacdonald You've made a hundred jokes about COCK (which I giggled at) and no one's offended. You say you study Scripture and…—
DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 20, 2013
@normmacdonald …the Ranks of the Offended suddenly swell. Whatever. I don't mind you COCK stuff and I don't mind Scripture.—
DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 20, 2013
@normmacdonald It is a strange "Tolerance" that demands that everyone must think, speak, and act in precisely the same way.—
DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 20, 2013
@normmacdonald if you want to apologize, apologize to that guy whose wife you dorked in the squeakhole while he was mowing the grass.—
DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 20, 2013
Now that’s comedy.
.@normmacdonald The thing I like most about your act (and you are my favorite) is your refusal to subject your comedy to "Heckler's Veto".—
Dying Language Poet (@jackmcoldcuts) March 20, 2013
@normmacdonald Just be Norm, Norm. True fans love and respect you.—
Miké (@ThePantau) March 20, 2013
This wrap-up tweet explains … very little. In any case, we’ll be rooting for Macdonald to break his “jokes and golf” rule.
I am not apologizing for what I said. I am aopologizing for what people think I said. Also, I delete almost everything I post, as you know.—
Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) March 20, 2013
