{"id":6749,"date":"2006-07-20T13:48:22","date_gmt":"2006-07-20T13:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/07\/colbert-redux.html"},"modified":"2006-07-20T13:48:22","modified_gmt":"2006-07-20T13:48:22","slug":"colbert-redux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/07\/colbert-redux.html","title":{"rendered":"Colbert, Redux"},"content":{"rendered":"

"Using cant to transcend cant…" <\/em>(From Kevin Jones in the comments box)<\/p>\n

The subject of Stephen Colbert and faith is getting noted more and more frequently. <\/p>\n

Mormon2Catholic notes his reciting the Nicene Creed on the show<\/a><\/p>\n

The Anchoress commented as well, and links to a couple of older Ann Althouse posts on the subject of Colbert’s faith.<\/a><\/p>\n

In June, Colbert took on Bart Ehrman and had him near-speechless a couple of times.<\/a><\/p>\n

And then, there’s the incredible amazing Colbert liturgical dance, <\/a>(originally part of the Amy Sedaris show Strangers with Candy) <\/em>blogged by many a couple of months ago, but I could never get it to embed here…grrr. But do watch it. I think I was going to title my post "We hate liturgical dance…unless Stephen Colbert is doing it."<\/p>\n

The other night on Conan, Colbert reproduced the Lord of Glory dance in the context of talking about being a catechist.<\/a><\/p>\n

A few days ago, Colbert interviews a couple of scientists on embryo-destructive stem cell research. GOP Soccer Mom summarizes and comments.<\/a><\/p>\n

He did his show on Ash Wednesday with ashes on his forehead. Photo here, in another context.<\/a><\/p>\n

The question with Colbert, as unpacked in the Althouse discussions is…what are the layers of this persona? Colbert is, by his own admission, a practicing Catholic who’s open and happy about his faith. The Colbert character – <\/em>a play on Bill O’Reilly and other cable-type talk show guys – is a little different – a blowhard, arrogant know-it-all who at once makes us a little hostile but at the same time speaks our mind for us. The Ehrman interview expresses this pretty well. I’ve watched bits and pieces of his show, but I think I need to become a regular – I watched most of one show with David last week, and found it borderline brilliant. <\/p>\n

Oh. And someone tell him we’re talking about him. (Even if no one’s said anything yet.) And someone tell me how to send him a copy of my Kids’ Book of Saints. <\/em>Seriously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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