George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums.
Carlin was noted for his black humor as well as his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, and various taboo subjects. He denounced God and pointed out the flaws of organized religion in interviews and performances. Carlin and his “Seven Dirty Words” comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a narrow 5–4 decision by the justices affirmed the government’s power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves.
I’m sure when George gets to heaven, all those jokes about God and religion will be forgiven, right?
Name: GEORGE DENIS PATRICK CARLIN
Gender: Male
Birth: 12 May 1937 Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States
Death: 22 June 2008 Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
Individual Ordinances
Baptism Completed
14 August 2010
Columbia South Carolina Temple
Confirmation Completed
26 August 2010
Provo Utah Temple
Initiatory Completed
8 September 2010
Jordan River Utah Temple
Endowment Ready
Wow this is really a first rate blog! Thank you thank you thank you for the time and effort. What a bizarre contract these selfless servants of mankind enact!
What is the LDS policy for individual members deciding to baptize whomever they please? For instance could a regular temple worthy person personally do the work for all of their favorite dead notables? If they can, they should get to wear the person around as a patch, like maybe a sash of merit badges. “You belong to me now…”
— Hologrampa · Mar 22, 01:49 PM · #
The official policy is that you should only do work for your own family, or with the permission of the living relatives of anyone who has been dead for less than 95 years. Though it seems this rule is more frequently broken than kept.
Yes, I suspect that most people who baptize dead celebrities do so for vanity and bragging rights. Maybe they should have merit badges.
— Nom de Cypher · Mar 23, 06:30 AM · #
The fact that Mormons like to baptize dead people and claim them for their own is one of the most completely f—ked up things in the world.
— Philopher · Jun 8, 05:24 PM · #
This is an insult to George’s beliefs and his legacy. If he were alive to see this he would skewer you with his harsh wit. Also, if by “saving” George you must believe that you are sentencing him to an eternity in a place with nothing but stuffy Mormons.
— Mike A · Jun 8, 06:10 PM · #
Wow. Yet another fact to support the argument that organized religion is for crackpots. Yeesh!
— Reverend Chicagodom · Jun 8, 06:15 PM · #
So was George Carlin’s family contacted for permission? Also, I thought apostasy was an unforgivable sin?
— rem3415 · Jun 8, 09:56 PM · #
This is a really funny idea – keep it up.
But just a note for those unaware: Mormons do perform ceremonies in behalf of those who have died, but do not believe that those deceased people are <i>forced</i> to accept those ordinances. The person gets to choose in the afterlife to accept or reject.
I get the joke, and it’s funny.. but I almost guarantee you George Carlin probably said something along the lines of “fuck that” when told he had a Mormon baptism performed for him. :)
— trevorthelionhearted · Jun 9, 12:31 PM · #
This is just pathetic, you were unable to get him in life and now you celebrate his death by defialing everything the man stood for. Because in The Late Great George Carlin’s belief system there was no “afterlife” he can’t be upset with your pathetic attempts to collect members. You should know that the rest of the world knows you to be indecent about your spiritual manipulations especially when the people departed have living family. This blog is insulting and you should be aware that no matter what you have claimed to do George Carlin had he been given a choice would have shot you down as an idiot who believes he speaks to god.
— The equalizer · Jun 10, 02:44 PM · #
This is blasphemy. A man who clearly stood against religion is posthumously baptized into Mormonism? If human beings can do that then once a famous Mormon dies I’m gonna de-baptize them and make them Atheists.
— m0u53 · Jun 20, 02:19 AM · #
Can I be the first to say, that even if you don’t agree with what the Mormon’s do, it doesn’t matter. There is no god and no afterlife, so it makes absolutely no difference whether they baptize you post humourously or not. Hell, when I’m gone they can do whatever they like to me. There is no soul, no spirit, no god, no heaven and no hell, so it’ll make sod all difference to my cremated remains. And I’m sure George Carlin would have the same opinion.
— Steve · Jun 20, 02:25 AM · #
Religion is false. People who believe in it are morons.
— Calvin Hobbes · Jun 20, 07:28 AM · #
You have to remember the LDS didn’t do it for George Carlin, they did it for themselves.
They don’t give a shit about George, they kept away from him in life because he would have dismissed them for the lunatics they are; they baptized him just to reinforce their crazy mental delusions.
— yosserhughes · Jun 20, 09:20 AM · #
I am George's older brother, Patrick and I am laughing my
ass off. George would have loved this whole scene.
Religious screwballs (excuse the redundancy) have kept
us Carlins laughing for a long, long time.
Down in DC for George’s Mark Twain Prize. I was in a limo with my son Dennis and my niece, Kelly. We saw a bunch of christians demonstrating and shouting “George Carlin is
in hell” We laughed and Kelly said, “Dad would be so
proud.” This Baptism for the dead is equally absurd.
Right up there with throwing virgins into volcanoes.
Religion,when you just don’t want to use your brain. Patrick Carlin
— Patrick Carlin · Jun 20, 04:04 PM · #
Are you fucking kidding me with this shit? This man is NOT a mormon. He was an ATHEIST! 100% despised religion. Mormons, you pieces of shit.
— This is a Shame · Jun 20, 05:40 PM · #
Personally, I love the idea of a planet populated by a now-divine Carlin. What ever world he chooses to place his spirit-babies on to test their worthiness is THE planet we need to be looking for among the stars.
— Earthman · Jun 21, 09:41 AM · #
“Mormons do perform ceremonies in behalf of those who have died, but do not believe that those deceased people are <i>forced</i> to accept those ordinances. The person gets to choose in the afterlife to accept or reject.”
Great, we even get spammed in the afterlife.
— diskincluded · Jun 21, 10:11 AM · #
So can I baptize Joseph Smith in the name of Satanism, then?
— LandHawk · Jun 21, 12:49 PM · #
@#17: “So can I baptize Joseph Smith in the name of Satanism, then?”
I wouldn’t be surprised if old Peepstone Joe Smith was actually an atheist, and was just perpetrating a massive scam like L. Ron Hubbard. People are such gullible fools.
— Steve · Jun 21, 01:48 PM · #
Just thinking about how a live George Carlin would’ve handled a Mormon baptism attempt brings a big smile to my face. No wonder they waited until he was dead. Rest in peace, brilliant man.
— Klaproth · Jun 21, 02:48 PM · #
Pat Carlin,
If you, Kelly or any of Mr. Carlin’s family ever swing by this again, I just wanted to take a second to let you all know how much I respect and appreciate everything he stood for.
— Randy · Jun 21, 07:01 PM · #
Hello there mormon chappies! This is a friendly (for now) request for you to please remove Mr. George Carlin from your blog list. Last night, Monday, June 21st, at approximately 11:15 pm, our congregation gathered to claim Mr. Carlin’s soul in the name of our Great Lord. Using a mason jar and some devices provided to us by the servants of The Lord, we summoned the essence of Mr. Carlin’s soul and communicated with him our desire that he join our devoted ranks. Mr. Carlin was happy to comply, and expressed an annoyance with his current company and their obsession with uncomfortable undergarments.
Since Mr. Carlin is now a posthumous member of OUR church and no longer a mormon, it is only appropriate that you update your blog to reflect this. Ia ia! Ryet Fthaghn! May the Lord bless your dreams with his presence. Thank you.
— Jade Margery · Jun 21, 07:04 PM · #
George Carlin is looking down on us uttering pronouncements and casting judgement? Cool. In that case time to invest in “Joe Pesci for President” shares. George said it himself, Joe is a man who can get things done.
Patrick, thanks for your comment and rest assured there’s a bunch of fans in far flung Melbourne (Australia, not Florida) who laughed their asses off at your brother’s great work. And continue to do so.
Now may he smite me.
— Mark S · Jun 22, 12:08 AM · #
Who knows what George’s outlook is now, as he has passed on. If there is an after life, he now has an understanding of it that neither you, nor I, nor he did before he died.
Criticism of other’s beliefs and assumptions of their motives demonstrates complete ignorance and idiocy. Fools mock what they don’t understand. What does that make you?
— george · Jun 22, 12:15 AM · #
@23: It makes us victims of an ad hominem attack.
Calling people stupid because they don’t agree with you or your beliefs doesn’t give you any extra credibility.
— diskincluded · Jun 23, 02:10 AM · #
George Carlin was a great man, and this site makes me want to puke.
— Austin · Jun 25, 05:41 AM · #
I want to laugh and cry at the same time. Laugh for what my god, and my hero, the late, great George Carlin would have said and done about this, and cry because of the fact that he can now only be referred to in the past tense! It sucks that he is gone. We are in “hell” because of it, as HE is in the “heaven” of our memories-and every recording of everything he ever had recorded of him while on this planet! AMEN TO THAT! ;)
— John McCready · Jun 27, 10:13 PM · #
I can’t wait for you to take a crack at Bill Maher. He’s even more anti-religious (if there is such a thing) than Mr. Carlin. And what about Richard Pryor? Have you “baptized” him yet?
— LRoy · Aug 7, 05:32 PM · #
This is the best site! Great work! Hey if you want to know what the Merbots believe in just watch South Park season 7, episode 12-dumdumdumdumdum. I think George should have least had a set of magic underwear, don’t cha think?
— Betty Warner · Oct 16, 08:13 PM · #
You are having a fucking laugh… haha
— redman · Dec 27, 11:46 AM · #
Sigh, he was raised Catholic.
— 1984 · Jan 8, 10:14 AM · #
One of the most prolific and true Atheists!
Fuck you and your fairytales :)
— Godisalie · Feb 16, 07:20 PM · #
It’s meaningless because there is no God. What a bunch of idiots.
— nonbeliever · Feb 16, 07:23 PM · #
This is not an insult to Carlin in any way. He would’ve loved it! Imagine all the humor he would find in this weirdo practice! It confirms all his funny and dead-on commentaries about religion. You guys exemplify everything he joked about. Way to honor his memory! Thanks!
— Rebecca Renfro · Feb 16, 09:05 PM · #
Joking or not, this is an incredibly sick practice.
— Tom · Feb 26, 05:30 PM · #
I inducted Joseph Smith into the church of Satan posthumously but I thought I should let you know he seemed to know his way around.
— Rhonda · Sep 16, 11:24 AM · #