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Re: The Brick Testament: A Family Stoned and a City Massacred
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 8 Sep 2004 09:21:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
> Ah, well, I should've kept my fingers shut because I don't have the time or
> inclination to "go there" (again) WRT to this topic, but here is an analogy
> to consider: why can a black person call another black person the "N" word
> (if even with affection) but a white person cannot?
To stick with your analogy for a moment, can Michael Jackson, as a former black
person, call a currently black person the "N" word?
Not that I think this is a very good analogy. Having dark skin is really not
analagous to subscribing to a religion.
And whereas a non-black person calling a black person the "N" word is a pure
insult without supporting evidence, The Brick Testament is all evidence without
insult.
> It must be very amusing to you
> to have Christians praise the stories in the BT. Suckers! ;-)
If a person holds a particular story from the Bible as praiseworthy, why
wouldn't they also praise my quoted-directly-from-scripture retelling of the
same story (so long as the illustrations are also praiseworthy from an aesthetic
standpoint)? Why is such a person a "sucker"?
I appreciate the Christian and Jewish fans of The Brick Testament even if I do
not hold the same religious beliefs as they do. I am always happy to give
permission to ministers and Sunday school teachers who ask to use my
illustrations in their classes. I do not consider them "suckers". I do not
expect that their doing so will make atheists out of their students, nor would
it upset me if it made their students stronger believers in their religion. I'm
just glad they would be getting a chance to see these stories presented in a
frank manner, maybe get a little amusement, and be in a better position to make
up their own minds about whether or not these stories (and not merely the
illustrations) are praiseworthy.
John, I'll understand if you do not want this to develop into another big ol'
time-consuming debate. We can agree to disagree at any point.
-Brendan
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