IgnatiusofLoyola Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Just a thought about the slogan. I think I understand the reason for the slogan--and the slogan actually has many levels. But, as to one meaning, I know that many (possibly most) Phatmassers have had experience(s) of anti-Catholic bias directed at them. So, I understand the feeling. And, even though I am not a Catholic, I deplore bias against Catholics. On the other hand, one reaction I had was to wonder if that slogan meant that Catholics were against ME, because I'm not Catholic. Thankfully, I've been on Phatmass long enough to know better than that--overall Phatmass has been great to me (particularly once I got over my oversensitivity). However, I wondered what a non-Catholic who saw that T-shirt, and didn't know the wearer, would think. After all, in the end, Catholics want to convert non-Catholics to Catholicism. And, I think it's probably not possible to convert someone (or to be more precise, to help God convert non-Catholics) without loving the non-Catholic person, or at least caring about them to some degree. To me, the best way for a Catholic to evangelize is to love or, at least, care about the non-Catholics you meet (as best you can). And, it goes without saying (but I'm saying it anyway LOL), that this love/caring obviously does not include compromising your Catholic faith. Just a thought. If someone likes the T-shirt, then they should wear it. I just wanted to bring up that the T-shirt COULD be misunderstood by a non-Catholic, and mistakenly give the message that Catholics dislike non-Catholics as a group and see them as "enemies", not as people who haven't converted (yet). After all, some non-Catholics ARE enemies, but probably not most of the non-Catholics a Phatmasser would come in contact with on a daily basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I read it more as "Catholics vs. the evils of the world" and not "Catholics vs. the other residents of the world." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 [quote name='dUSt' timestamp='1351517784' post='2499599'] Why would you ever need that many shirts? [/quote] Because he knows I only have two shirts and I'm down to two jeans, so he is being nice and wants to buy me tons of shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 i am many things...nice is not one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 The context of the "world" in this t-shirt is all of the things that are not Godly. Sin, pornography, sexualization of women, relativism, evil, atheism, violence, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 kinda like a take on the 'not of this world' thing..yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Yeah. "Catholic versus the sin and materialism of the world" didn't fit as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 oh yes, i can see why you did it the way you did it. genius, if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Just out of curiosity, what is your margin like on all your shirts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 you need to explain the difference between mark up and margin to him, i think.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xTrishaxLynnx Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Would be cool if it had the verse on the back: [url="http://bible.cc/1_john/2-15.htm"][b]15[/b][/url] Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. [url="http://bible.cc/1_john/2-16.htm"][b]16[/b][/url]For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. [url="http://bible.cc/1_john/2-17.htm"][b]17[/b][/url]The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever. [i]1 John 2 [/i] Or part of it, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 [quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1351539823' post='2499758'] Just out of curiosity, what is your margin like on all your shirts? [/quote] MIKolbe has large margins on his shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureCarmeliteClaire Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 [quote name='dUSt' timestamp='1351539944' post='2499765'] MIKolbe has large margins on his shirts. [/quote] burrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 [quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1351539823' post='2499758'] Just out of curiosity, what is your margin like on all your shirts? [/quote] I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 For the average shirt design, what is the difference between your selling price and the cost per shirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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