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Yes, it is a low bar. Mother Theresa should not be used as an example of good-doing. She wanted people to suffer so that the others in their confortable lives (us) would have something to pray about, and find peace and redemption in the suffering of others. There are accounts of this by nuns who left the holy mother order,
Pause.
Christopher Hitchens' book on Mother theresa could enlighten you.
The Penn and Teller episode is also a pretty good source.
She's a poor choice for a waterline, but she's a great choice for a headline :p
Touché.
And I wonder what you think about perpetuating the false image. Personally I have trouble with that. Not sure why.
p.s. (BS is a great show.)
The BS "fancy food" episode has got to be my favorite -- there's something about fancy people paying $25 to eat off-brand cool-whip from a whine glass that cracks me up.
Perpetuating the false image isn't desirable, but I think minimal in this case....
I'd hardly call "greedy bastards save more lives than mother theresa" a shining endorsement :p