Chocolate Jesus has gotta go

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go


"Alan Moore" <alan.s.moore@comcast,net > wrote

>>The scrawny crucified Jesus we're all used to seeing is a creation of the
>>Middle-Ages Catholic Church, who wanted his portrayal to wring as much
>>sympathy from the masses as possible.
>>
> I've always thought there was something odd about that: The symbol of
> eternal life is a dead man on a peice of dead wood, or worshipping a
> scene of torture to death. Kinky in the extreme.

It gets even worse than that: as Robert Heinlein correctly pointed out in
his "Stranger in a Strange Land", the act of communion is actually ritual
cannibalism. "Eat of my body, drink of my blood"... yeech!

As a brainwashing tool, the psychology of communion is *very* powerful.

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go

On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 22:56:54 -0700, "P.Roehling"
<Pete.Roehling@CUTOUTeee.org> wrote:

>
>"Alan Moore" <alan.s.moore@comcast,net > wrote
>
>>>The scrawny crucified Jesus we're all used to seeing is a creation of the
>>>Middle-Ages Catholic Church, who wanted his portrayal to wring as much
>>>sympathy from the masses as possible.
>>>
>> I've always thought there was something odd about that: The symbol of
>> eternal life is a dead man on a peice of dead wood, or worshipping a
>> scene of torture to death. Kinky in the extreme.
>
>It gets even worse than that: as Robert Heinlein correctly pointed out in
>his "Stranger in a Strange Land", the act of communion is actually ritual
>cannibalism. "Eat of my body, drink of my blood"... yeech!
>
>As a brainwashing tool, the psychology of communion is *very* powerful.
>
And now they're griping because someone has produced an edible Jesus?
Jesus!

Actually, when the story first broke, All I could think of was the old
country hit:

"I don't care if it rains or freezes, long as I've got my..."

Al Moore
DoD 734

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go


"Alan Moore" <alan.s.moore@comcast,net > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 22:56:54 -0700, "P.Roehling"
> <Pete.Roehling@CUTOUTeee.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Alan Moore" <alan.s.moore@comcast,net > wrote
>>
>>>>The scrawny crucified Jesus we're all used to seeing is a creation of
>>>>the
>>>>Middle-Ages Catholic Church, who wanted his portrayal to wring as much
>>>>sympathy from the masses as possible.
>>>>
>>> I've always thought there was something odd about that: The symbol of
>>> eternal life is a dead man on a peice of dead wood, or worshipping a
>>> scene of torture to death. Kinky in the extreme.
>>
>>It gets even worse than that: as Robert Heinlein correctly pointed out
>>in
>>his "Stranger in a Strange Land", the act of communion is actually
>>ritual
>>cannibalism. "Eat of my body, drink of my blood"... yeech!
>>
>>As a brainwashing tool, the psychology of communion is *very* powerful.
>>
> And now they're griping because someone has produced an edible Jesus?
> Jesus!
>
> Actually, when the story first broke, All I could think of was the old
> country hit:
>
> "I don't care if it rains or freezes, long as I've got my..."
>
Or as Dylan used to say -

Disillusioned words like bullets bark
As human gods aim for their mark
Made everything thing from toy guns that spark
To flesh colored Christs that glow in the dark
It's easy to see without looking too far
That not too much is really sacred.

Robert

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go


"Alan Moore" <alan.s.moore@comcast,net > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 22:56:54 -0700, "P.Roehling"
> <Pete.Roehling@CUTOUTeee.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Alan Moore" <alan.s.moore@comcast,net > wrote
>>
>>>>The scrawny crucified Jesus we're all used to seeing is a creation of
>>>>the
>>>>Middle-Ages Catholic Church, who wanted his portrayal to wring as much
>>>>sympathy from the masses as possible.
>>>>
>>> I've always thought there was something odd about that: The symbol of
>>> eternal life is a dead man on a peice of dead wood, or worshipping a
>>> scene of torture to death. Kinky in the extreme.
>>
>>It gets even worse than that: as Robert Heinlein correctly pointed out in
>>his "Stranger in a Strange Land", the act of communion is actually ritual
>>cannibalism. "Eat of my body, drink of my blood"... yeech!
>>
>>As a brainwashing tool, the psychology of communion is *very* powerful.
>>
> And now they're griping because someone has produced an edible Jesus?
> Jesus!
>
> Actually, when the story first broke, All I could think of was the old
> country hit:
>
> "I don't care if it rains or freezes, long as I've got my..."
>
> Al Moore
> DoD 734

"Cool Hand Luke"!
Fuckin' Paul Newman and George Kennedy were GREAT in that film.

Thumper

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go

On Apr 4, 10:31 am, "Thumper" <roadap...@bigfoot,com > wrote:
> "Alan Moore" <alan.s.mo...@comcast,net > wrote in message

> > Actually, when the story first broke, All I could think of was the old
> > country hit:
>
> > "I don't care if it rains or freezes, long as I've got my..."

> "Cool Hand Luke"!
> Fuckin' Paul Newman and George Kennedy were GREAT in that film.

http :// www .geocities,com /yossarian70038/PIANOSA9/jesusdance lyrics.html

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go


"Rob Kleinschmidt" <Rkleinsch1216128@aol,com > wrote in message
news:1175711617.746150.297240@b75g2000hsg.googlegroups,com ...
> On Apr 4, 10:31 am, "Thumper" <roadap...@bigfoot,com > wrote:
>> "Alan Moore" <alan.s.mo...@comcast,net > wrote in message
>
>> > Actually, when the story first broke, All I could think of was the old
>> > country hit:
>>
>> > "I don't care if it rains or freezes, long as I've got my..."
>
>> "Cool Hand Luke"!
>> Fuckin' Paul Newman and George Kennedy were GREAT in that film.
>
> http :// www .geocities,com /yossarian70038/PIANOSA9/jesusdance_lyrics.html
>

LOL! I forgot about that one! Here's the lyrics.

http :// www .whitetreeaz,com /plastic_jesus/plasticj.htm


Thumper

Thumper

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go


SNIP

> http :// www .whitetreeaz,com /plastic_jesus/plasticj.htm


Damn Thumper now I need to get one for the wing! I
guess Archie Mcphee will have one, the gods know
they've a plastic bhudda.


--
Keith Schiffner
History does not record anywhere at any time a
religion that has any rational basis. Religion is
a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up
to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff,
most people do have a religion and spend time and
money on it and seem to derive considerable
pleasure from fiddling with it.
Robert Heinlein

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go


"Keith Schiffner" <schistan@bresnan,net > wrote in
message
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>
> SNIP
>
>> http :// www .whitetreeaz,com /plastic_jesus/plasticj.htm
>
>
> Damn Thumper now I need to get one for the wing!
> I guess Archie Mcphee will have one, the gods
> know they've a plastic bhudda.

FYI they do have it AND a Vulture! That gets
mounted on the luggage rack.

--
Keith Schiffner
Assistant to the Assistant Undersecretary of the
Ministry of Silly Walks.
"terrorist organization" is a redundancy

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go


"P.Roehling" <Pete.Roehling@CUTOUTeee.org> wrote in message
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>
> "BrianNZ" <brian@itnz.co.nz> wrote
>
>> I'd back fat Buddah against scrawny Jesus any day.
>
> You'd likely lose your bet. Recall that Jesus' day job was that of a
> carpenter, and that was hard outdoor work with no wimpy power tools is
> those days. Recall also that this is the same guy who single-handedly
> drove the money-changers from the temple, and that nobody tried to stop
> him.
>
> The scrawny crucified Jesus we're all used to seeing is a creation of the
> Middle-Ages Catholic Church, who wanted his portrayal to wring as much
> sympathy from the masses as possible.

Jesus was obviously an anorexic. Notice how he broke the bread and gave it
to his disciples? He didn't eat it himself. same with the loafs and the
fishes. Plus, the Babble doesn't talk much about Jesus' use of laxatives or
his lifelong problems with bulimia. The Catholic Church mysteriously left
out that information in the New Testicle.

Thumper
Rider of motorcycles
>
>

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go


"P.Roehling" <Pete.Roehling@CUTOUTeee.org> wrote in message
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> The scrawny crucified Jesus we're all used to seeing is a creation of the
> Middle-Ages Catholic Church, who wanted his portrayal to wring as much
> sympathy from the masses as possible.

And similarly, the "fat Buddha" is merely the traditional
east Asian representation, from cultures where (at the
time) showing someone as fat was symbolic of
prosperity.

Bob M.

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go


"Bob Myers" <nospamplease@address.invalid> wrote

>> The scrawny crucified Jesus we're all used to seeing is a creation of the
>> Middle-Ages Catholic Church, who wanted his portrayal to wring as much
>> sympathy from the masses as possible.
>
> And similarly, the "fat Buddha" is merely the traditional
> east Asian representation, from cultures where (at the
> time) showing someone as fat was symbolic of
> prosperity.

You know, I was once told that by a Chinese friend of mine, and had
forgotten all about it until you mentioned it.

Thanks.

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go


"BryanUT" <nestle12@comcast,net > wrote in message
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> On Apr 2, 3:53 pm, BrianNZ <b...@itnz.co.nz> wrote:
>> Just goes to show theyr'e as nutty as the Muslims who took offence at
>> the Mohammed cartoons.
>>
>> Buddah will be laughing........
>
> The Buddah is fat.

Shouldn't that be "phat"?

Thumper

Rider of motorcycles.
>

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go

All religious zelots should be given over to an
iquisition then burnt at an Auto de-fay.

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go


"Keith Schiffner" <schistan@bresnan,net > wrote

> All religious zelots should be given over to an iquisition then burnt at
> an Auto de-fay.

I never *did* trust that Drive-In food!

Re: Chocolate Jesus has gotta go


"P.Roehling" <Pete.Roehling@CUTOUTeee.org> wrote
in message
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>
> "Keith Schiffner" <schistan@bresnan,net > wrote
>
>> All religious zelots should be given over to an
>> iquisition then burnt at an Auto de-fay.
>
> I never *did* trust that Drive-In food!

Don't worry it isn't anyone you know or are
related to.