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Re: The Brick Testament parts the Red Sea
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Thu, 28 Nov 2002 06:28:02 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> But this really isn't about BPS and God having a good laugh-- heck, BPS
> probably doesn't even believe in God.
No, I do not believe in God.
> It's about BPS and you having a good
> laugh at Joe Christian and his relationship with God. It's like the unwritten
> rule that only Jewish comedians are allowed to tell Jewish jokes, or that only
> black people are allowed to call each other by the N-word. Anyone else outside
> of those groups telling Jewish jokes or using the N-word would be labeled
> "racist".
Being Christian and being black aren't particularly analagous. Christianity
is a religion comprised of a belief system that you can either choose to
accept or reject. Being black means you happened to be born with a certain
shade of skintone or have a particular ancestry, and involves no particular
belief system. So while I believe it makes sense and can be worthwhile to
point out the flaws in belief systems such as Christianity, it makes little
sense to point out the flaws in being black. This holds whether or not you
are a member of the group in question. (Judaism is somewhere in between
because it is commonly used to refer to both a religion and a particular
ancestry).
> If BPS *were* a Christian, I think it would be different, because he would be
> laughing at *himself* as well as others; as it is he is only laughing at
> others, and religion is probably the touchiest subject an individual could
> choose to mock.
By illustrating Bible stories in LEGO, I am casting light on parts of the
Bible that I find, in turns, extremely disturbing, morally questionable,
confounding, humorous, and strangely interesting. While I admit to poking
occasional fun at little inconsistancies (such as God killing the Egyptians'
livestock three times over), and generally illustrating with a sense of
humor, I don't consider the tone to be mocking. Or would you consider any
atheist who points out these parts of the Bible to be mocking Christianity?
> But hey, it's a free country. Not like Christians will be calling for *his*
> death, • (snip)
> Interestingly, if BPS should decide to recreate stories in the Koran, he could
> well find himself *actually* condemned to death by some Muslim leaders! Better
> he should stick to the easy target of check-turning Christians....
Let me just say that I cannot think of a single time I have ever in my life
seen a Christian put the "turn the other cheek" teaching into practice. And
I *have* received death threats from Christains. (You may simply dismiss
such cranks as "not real Christians" because they do not follow the
teachings of Jesus, but if you were to go about dismissing any Christian who
does not follow the teachings of Jesus, let's just say that that would
result in a lot of dismissed Christians.)
I did not choose to "target" Christianity over Islam to avoid death threats.
My particular interest in Christianity is that it is the religion I was
brought up to believe, the one which for a long time it seemed that everyone
around me accepted as true while I began to seriously question it, and the
one in which the majority of my fellow countrymen believe. If I had grown
up in a Muslim country, chances are I'd be illustrating the Koran right now.
I'm sure I would find just as much disturbing, strange, and interesting in
that book as I do in the Bible.
> but I find it interesting that in this PC atmosphere of sensitivity to
> minorities and different cultures, it's always open season to bash Christians.
I don't see how illsutrating Bible stories in LEGO as I am doing is
equivalent to "bashing Christianity". Even if you thought I was "bashing",
you'd really also have to include Judaism as my one of my "targets" since I
have illsutrated far more stories from the Hebrew Bible than the New Testament.
And even if I were "bashing", wouldn't the proper Christian reaction be to
"turn the other cheek", allowing me to bash your other strongly held beliefs
as well?
-Rev. Smith
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| (...) I'm curious as to how you think the BT is worthwhile to a Christian by showing that what they believe in is silly (I can see why is it useful to *you*-- a "creative" expression of your rejection of your perceived silliness of Christianity, and (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) But this really isn't about BPS and God having a good laugh-- heck, BPS probably doesn't even believe in God. It's about BPS and you having a good laugh at Joe Christian and his relationship with God. It's like the unwritten rule that only (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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