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Graven Image Destroyed By An Angry God To Be Rebuilt By Defiant Sinners

Dan Savage
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I'm not surprised Yahweh would be smiting these statues; after all, he was pretty explicit about that, "Thou Shalt Not Worship Graven Images" commandment.
COMTE on August 24, 2011 at 9:03 AM Report this
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Was the Lord more offended by the sheer vulgarity of the "sculpture" or by the football-related nickname that He had already given to His likeness at University of Notre Dame?

I suppose that it shall remain a mystery.
Looking For a Better Read on August 24, 2011 at 9:05 AM Report this
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@ 3. Yeah, that thing is one of the ugliest things I've ever seen. I think god is a pretty righteous art critic.
bassplayerguy on August 24, 2011 at 9:07 AM Report this
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Wow. That is just about the ugliest thing I've ever seen.
Afreet on August 24, 2011 at 9:07 AM Report this
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Wouldn't it technically be a moulded image rather than a graven image?
LML on August 24, 2011 at 9:09 AM Report this
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The National Cathedral lost some spires in yesterday's earthquake, too. Our research university is fine, however.
zuckerfrosch on August 24, 2011 at 9:10 AM Report this
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You left out that there's a porn superstore almost right across the street from Big Butter Jesus.
Humorless on August 24, 2011 at 9:11 AM Report this
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I chuckled over "flame leotardent." Thanks for that.
Fifty-Two-Eighty on August 24, 2011 at 9:12 AM Report this
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My favorite picture of the old Jesus: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/TB…
lori, ohio on August 24, 2011 at 9:12 AM Report this
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@9 Not just a chuckle. I did a full on coffee snarf. Luckily it was iced.
UmfromUmbridge on August 24, 2011 at 9:21 AM Report this
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I live about 30 minutes from that place and most people in the area were laughing their asses off at how the original statue was stuck by lightning while the Hustler store across the interstate was untouched.
Ms B on August 24, 2011 at 9:28 AM Report this
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Lightning strikes were never really Yahweh's territory; theyre more Zeus' style.
on August 24, 2011 at 9:32 AM Report this
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Jesus is resin!
sloegin on August 24, 2011 at 9:34 AM Report this
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@14, nice one.
SPG on August 24, 2011 at 9:44 AM Report this
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I like how in the picture of the fire the fiery spirit of Touchdown Jesus appears to be leaping free of his crumbling body. Phoenix Jesus!

What I like about Touchdown Jesus is how it's only the top half of his body. I prefer to think that rather than only being half a statue, it's actually a complete statue of a version of the story in which Jesus was stabbed right through the spine as he died on the cross, rotted for a while until his legs fell off, and then emerged from the cave as half a Jesus, a holy crawler zombie pulling himself along by his broken, bleeding fingers and snapping at your sinning ankles.
balderdash on August 24, 2011 at 9:45 AM Report this
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@1: Yeah, one of the more glaring theological contradictions that I have problems with Christianity for.
venomlash on August 24, 2011 at 9:52 AM Report this
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Me three. I was casually reading along and nearly spewed milk and Clif bar on the keyboard at "flame leotardent."
Perfect.
vab251 on August 24, 2011 at 10:00 AM Report this
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I love any story that describes the heat coming off of Jesus.
Texans on August 24, 2011 at 10:15 AM Report this
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Thank God they're spending money on this, rather than helping the poor.
Mike in Olympia on August 24, 2011 at 10:17 AM Report this
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i thought this was going to be about the washington monument.
on August 24, 2011 at 10:24 AM Report this
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See? Even Jesus is a flamer!
brownrecluse on August 24, 2011 at 10:26 AM Report this
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It looks better on fire. They should erect a tiny memorial and spend their HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS to replace that piece of shit on actually helping people in their community....but that's not going to happen, is it. Artist's note: styrofoam is flammable.
procupcake on August 24, 2011 at 10:41 AM Report this
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A church near my house burned down after getting struck by lightning. I was always amused that they weren't able to get insurance money for it, because according to the insurance company, a lightning strike is an "act of God."
PhillyLiberal on August 24, 2011 at 10:54 AM Report this
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Have any of those things actually been hit by lightning?
on August 24, 2011 at 11:03 AM Report this
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This is on the highway between my house and my sister's house. For a while, it was burned up zombie jesus and I wish they had left it like that. It was pretty awesome. That statue has had so many issues - the arms fell off a couple of times and I'm pretty sure this isn't the first time it was struck by lightening either.
temporizes on August 24, 2011 at 11:09 AM Report this
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God looked down and said, "My Son does NOT look like that abomination!"
MichaelD1 on August 24, 2011 at 11:21 AM Report this
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The Lord God looked down and said, "My Son does NOT look like that abomination!"
MichaelD1 on August 24, 2011 at 11:25 AM Report this
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@28 -- i think it's properly styled: The Lord Sir God, Ph.D, NAE
Beetlecat on August 24, 2011 at 11:47 AM Report this
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"leotardant?" I didn't know leotarded had become a meme. Cool.
EyeLean on August 24, 2011 at 12:25 PM Report this
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The only tragedy here is that all the fish in the surrounding pond are now "dead or dying".
long-time reader on August 24, 2011 at 12:36 PM Report this
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A cigar is a cigar- but a Jesus statue getting struck by lightening, well, that's a smote.

not Kipling
You Look Like I Need A Drink! on August 24, 2011 at 12:47 PM Report this
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I'm mildly surprised that so few people have taken the East Coast earthquake as a sign of displeasure with the Republican congress and the Michele Perromney candidacies.

I guess consistency is not big with these people.
Sili on August 24, 2011 at 12:54 PM Report this
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Leotardent! tee-hee!
tuesday harmony on August 24, 2011 at 1:25 PM Report this
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They of little faith. Don't they know that, without intervention, he would have risen again on the third day?
on August 24, 2011 at 1:27 PM Report this
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Isn't it obvious??!! The devil did it!!! hmm mm
iamamericantoo on August 24, 2011 at 1:59 PM Report this
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Bad art + imaginary god = just say no!
Corylea on August 24, 2011 at 4:33 PM Report this
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I'm surprised nobody else mentioned that one of the few buildings damaged in Washington D.C. during Tuesday's earthquake was the spires of the National Cathedral. The gay bars, strip clubs, and even the capitol rotunda all escaped the angry wrath of god.
on August 24, 2011 at 7:37 PM Report this
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It is situations like this which make christians look like idiots!!! If they were true followers of Jesus and YHWH then they would never had made this statue in the first place - and certainly would not be rebuilding it =( Please though, if we could all refrain from vulgar and disrespectful comments... There are those of us on here who are true Christians in every sense, and abhor blasphemy of our God and His son. Thanks!
on August 25, 2011 at 5:52 AM Report this
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I totally agree with #39!!! Well said.
on August 26, 2011 at 7:31 AM Report this

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