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20 Jan 2011 23:15

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Culture: Fox, unsurprisingly, nixes “Jesus Hates Obama” Superbowl ad

  • Here’s the surprising thing: The ad itself is pretty innocuous. It depicts an Obama bobblehead being pushed into a fishbowl by a Jesus bobblehead, apparently by way of telekinesis (it’s a bit unclear). All in good fun, right? And all that’s being advertised is a comedy website that peddles anti-Obama mugs, T-shirts, and (presumably) bobbleheads. So why the controversy? Well, the website is called “Jesus Hates Obama.” So, yeah. Probably not gonna fly during the biggest television event of the year. (We should note that, according to the site’s front page, they don’t actually believe that Jesus hates Obama; it’s just a provocative title to catch people’s eyes). source
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11 Dec 2010 15:34

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Culture: David Wojnarowicz: An AIDS victim still caught in the culture wars

  • (Note: The video above contains disturbing images and is NSFW.) In the wake of “A Fire in My Belly” getting removed from the Smithsonian for its imagery of Jesus covered in ants, The Washington Post has a very heartfelt essay on the man who created it, David Wojnarowicz. Wojnarowicz, who died of AIDS in 1992, was an artist at the height of the culture wars who often found his work being co-opted by those who disliked it – which, most notably, led to him suing the American Family Association for misrepresenting his work. The man who pressured the Smithsonian to remove “A Fire in My Belly,” William Donohue of the Catholic League, has a long history of complaining about things he doesn’t like. It’s too bad, though, that the man who created these images – a complex figure to put it lightly (just watch the clip above, as powerful and emotionally affecting as it is difficult to watch) – was lost in the middle. source
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06 May 2010 10:55

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Culture: National Day of Prayer: Twitter’s on a Jesus kick today



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10 Feb 2010 21:51

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Offbeat: Jesus, that’s a lot of pot: Jesus photos packing a little extra

Border patrol workers found 30 pounds of pot stuffed in pictures of Our Lord. There are so many possible puns here that we don’t know which one to use. source
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26 Dec 2009 10:51

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Offbeat: Here’s a Jesus banana peel, for our sake as much as yours

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16 Aug 2009 11:43

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Culture: Kenneth Copeland: Good God, what a greedy bastard

  • God knows where the money is, and he knows how to get the money to you.
  • Gloria Copeland • Whose husband, Kenneth, and a bunch of his cronies preach a type of religion known as “prosperity gospel.” In other words, live your life in Jesus’ image (and tithe heavily), get rich. We much prefer 50 Cent’s method: “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.” Considering all the money that Vitamin Water investment made him, it seems like it worked pretty well for him. He should consider becoming a preacher so that he can get these crass, cruel false prophets off the air. • source
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11 May 2009 22:21

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Tech: What could possibly be offensive about this Jesus iPhone app?

Me So Holy iPhone App from Benjamin Margolis on Vimeo.

  • Apple turned down Me So Holy, which allows you to take any photo in your library and put an iconic religious figure’s frame around it. Catholics (and 2 Live Crew) must be up in arms.source
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10 Apr 2009 12:19

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Offbeat, Tech: The Passion of the Tweet: Observe Good Friday via Twitter

Jesus died for your sins, and now you can follow the story of his death live on Twitter. source
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