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| Volcanic Erupter
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| Crucified frog stays, whatever the Pope thinks Crucified frog stays, whatever the Pope thinks - 29 Aug 2008 - NZ Herald: World / International News Quote:
Her is another. * NZine * The Virgin Mary And Condom Quote:
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| I'm not though Location: BC Canada
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| There is the right for people to make whatever kind of art they wish. Certain groups may dislike it, but they can't ban it. At least these examples of Christians aren't as extreme as the stupid Muslim rampage about the cartoons. Christians should be humane to animals because animals have souls and the Bible tells them to. Atheists should be humane to animals because they know animals only have one short life. |
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| Inquisitor | This reminds me of the recent dustup over PZ Myers' "desecration" of a Eucharist wafer. Theists seem to be taking their "graven images" too seriously. Matt's right, their whining over the disrespect shown to their symbols sounds an awful lot like the Muslim's moaning over those cartoons. To my mind they're betraying their own doubts over the reality of their beliefs. Were they confident in their faith, these artistic and scientific "blasphemies" would be ignored or laughed off. Is their god so petty that he gets enraged at these stories, or is their faith so fragile that it can't withstand satire? It's much like feeding internet trolls; reacting the way they are just gives the story more traction (not that I think that's a bad thing). |
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| Criminally Insane Location: New Orleans
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| The frog with the beer stein and an egg is definitely art. Rebirth, alcohol, pain, religion. I see the symbolism. Define stupid. The Quran says in no uncertain terms that you can't draw the prophet and to do such a thing is one of a short list of truly unforgivable sins. Nowhere in the Bible does it say you can't put a condom on the Virgin Mary :) I think it goes without saying the any suggestion to invade Canada is mind-numbingly stupid. |
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| Criminally Insane Location: New Orleans
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| Before latex, condoms were made out of other stretchy yet durable materials. You can still buy sheepskin ones but they're only recommended for people who are allergic to latex and not common. I think it goes without saying the any suggestion to invade Canada is mind-numbingly stupid. |
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| Volcanic Erupter
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| I am not that young or that old either. Are you saying you remember the good old days when a man would gut a sheep for a woman . And it still doesn't answer the question. Why on earth would any one want to cover the virgin mary in an sheep gut condom back in the past. Some kind of vandalistic joke or someones sense of art or what? |
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| Homo sapiens Location: Houston, TX
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From The Treaty of Tripoli, Art. 11, passed unanimously by the senate -- "As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion;" | |
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| Volcanic Erupter
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Why would an ancient people be concerned that someone would drape a condom on an idol? gallo , you ask who uses a condom , but the only way i can make sense of this is that a woman ( usually referred to as virgin) might use sheep gut as some kind of inter uterine cap. | ||
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| Criminally Insane Location: New Orleans
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Trojans is not a real Bible book. It's a brand of condoms. The Christians have no scriptural prohibition against desecrating holy symbols and so don't even have a bad excuse for death threats. The artistic symbolism of putting a condom over a miniature Virgin Mary statue eludes me. Mary is a dick? A...hedonistic dick? Its designed to make Catholics mad, probably for the sole purpose of generating controversy and giving one artist a bit of public exposure for $20 of materials and 15 seconds of work. Gallo if you see more symbolism I'm curious too. I think it goes without saying the any suggestion to invade Canada is mind-numbingly stupid. | |
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