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Re: New Stories from the New Testament
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002 16:19:47 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> John wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ben Roller writes:
> >
> > > Lighten up and get back to building. :)
> > > Ben Roller
> >
> > Herein perhaps lies part of the problem IMO. BPS has taken a subject that is
> > for many a serious one, and while folks with a good sense of humor can brush it
> > off, some might find it offensive.
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> Well, you can probably always find someone to find something offensive.
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> > For instance, I personally find those holocaust sets to be offensive
> > trivializations rather than "art". Certainly BPS's work is frivolous, and IMO
> > most certainly appeals to non Christians rather than Christians.
> >
> > For non Christians, it seems to me that it is some sort of vindication that the
> > Bible and its stories are bogus, or at least not serious.
> >
> > To a Christian, there seems to be a underlying mocking tone (at least to this
> > one).
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> I haven't looked at these in too much detail, but what I see is someone
> combining two life passions. Is it wrong for people to look for ways to
> express things which are important to them?
I never questioned whether it was right or wrong, but rather its appropriateness
(if that's a word). As Ian Malcolm once stated: "Just because you can do
something doesn't mean you should..."
Is the _ONLY_ way to express
> the content of the Bible the Bible itself? In which case, should
> Christians be like Moslems and declare that only an original Bible, not
> a translation, is valid? Which language then?
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> I hope you don't have any paintings of Bible scenes, after all, they're
> just someone's interpretation. Or will you claim that a painting somehow
> is more respectful? Why?
That's an interesting point. Look at the depictions of Jesus throughout the
centuries. A lot of times he's a blond-haired European type. To me, bible art
says more about the artist and what he/she believes than about the subject
itself...
But to answer your hope: I have no religious artwork. :-)
-John
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> Frank
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