Dress Up Jesus for the Holidays!

[Disneyphile]

Sorry to have offended - it certainly wasn't my intent. It was just something silly that someone forwarded to me that I figured I'd share.

[wendybeth]

No offense taken here, DP. I am far more offended by real things like 'killing for Jesus' and the like. I appreciate the irony of it as well. Having been raised Catholic, we seldom saw Jesus in any other way than on the Cross, so I suppose it just didn't strike me as any different as the Buddy Jesus from Dogma that we have on our dashboard of our rig.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Sorry to have offended - it certainly wasn't my intent. It was just something silly that someone forwarded to me that I figured I'd share.

Oh, don't think you have offended. I don't think anyone here would take it that way. Besides, it's not your website, is it?

And in fact I wouldn't say I was offended, but rather that making light of what [I belive] Jesus did is what bothers me. Yes, I see the humor in it, and if it wasn't on the cross it wouldn't bother me.

But let me ask you, would you take a copy of the coroners photo of a dead loved one who was murdered in a back alley, and place a Grince face on them for a laugh?

Just a thought. But thank you for letting us know about it, and be able to talk about it DP!

[Disneyphile]

Originally Posted by RStar

But let me ask you, would you take a copy of the coroners photo of a dead loved one who was murdered in a back alley, and place a Grince face on them for a laugh?

Excellent point to help me understand your point-of-view. Thanks.

[lizziebith]

I'm not offended either. I've always found the crucifix a borderline offensive image all by its lonesome. And I married a Catholic. He's never been able to fully explain its "okayness" to me. As an outsider (non-Catholic or Christian) it seems horrible and violent and I don't understand how anyone could actually wear such a thing...still, I want to be tolerant and generous in my views of the religious convictions of others. I'd like to show respect. But what about the feelings of non-believers who have to see a person crucified on people's necks? Many people suffered that appalling fate, not just Jesus, and it honestly creeps me out to have to look at an image of torture used as jewelry.



[/waits for negative mojo]

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by RStar

But let me ask you, would you take a copy of the coroners photo of a dead loved one who was murdered in a back alley, and place a Grince face on them for a laugh?

IF it was funny and appropos, yes I probably would. But, I've had a LOT of grusome deaths in my family and if I didn't find the black humor in things I probably would've become the next grusome death by now. (Says the woman who watched Arsenic and Old Lace after my father killed himslef with arsenic.)

I laugh in the face of a lot of things, but mostly don't take myself too seriously.