yoda Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vCJ5ph6Hw5w/STbzcR0QvuI/AAAAAAAAB5U/yRlxJR_0FAw/s400/Jesus+and+Aliens.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountDeleted Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 I think it has the potential to be funny but it isn't really very well done... I mean, a box of chocolates? But I didn't find it offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted October 9, 2010 Author Share Posted October 9, 2010 [quote name='nunsense' timestamp='1286585128' post='2178678'] I think it has the potential to be funny but it isn't really very well done... I mean, a box of chocolates? But I didn't find it offensive. [/quote] lol it gave me a good chuckle but some people didnt enjoy it as much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternhauser Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 (edited) I don't think it's offensive, though I can see how some might be tweaked by it, perceiving it as a slightly irreverent treatment of Christ's salvific act. It could've been handled better, as Nunsense said, but I see it as statement directed at the idea that "man, we humans are the most stupid beings in the universe" rather than a offensive statement about the Crucifixion. It's certainly not a deliberately offensive cartoon. Hints of C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy. ~Sternhauser Edited October 9, 2010 by Sternhauser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizz_loves_jesus Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 I laughed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted October 9, 2010 Author Share Posted October 9, 2010 [quote name='rizz_loves_jesus' timestamp='1286585955' post='2178685'] I laughed [/quote] Your avatar is so cute!!!!!!!!! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherie Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 [quote name='Sternhauser' timestamp='1286585716' post='2178683'] I see it as statement directed at the idea that "man, we humans are the most stupid beings in the universe" rather than a offensive statement about the Crucifixion. [/quote] I agree with that. To me, it rings of a kind of humor that I notice a lot of Evangelical Protestants use. They're not trying to be offensive, but are making a basic true statement about the faith by invoking some of the "irreverent" humor found often among young people today. It's often used as a way to get young people involved, because it's part of their culture and it's what is familiar to them. When I was in the convent, we definitely shunned humor like that for various reasons, mostly of decorum. But I can understand trying to interest young people by using a humor that is familiar to them. (It was the whole "is this elevating or degrading the culture?" debate). I mean, it's not only Protestants who use that type of humor, it's just that they're the ones I see most often who use it. Maybe it's part of why their youth groups flourish while many Catholic youth groups are somewhat, shall we say, lacking? Not my cup of tea, but I definitely don't think it's offensive. I could see other people [i]taking[/i] offense, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulBride Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 I didn't take offense to it. However, I didn't find much humor in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternhauser Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 (edited) . Edited October 9, 2010 by Sternhauser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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