Happy Easter!
March 26th, 2016 at 9:48:31 PM permalink | |
FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 | Happy Easter and may the message of this day even for unbelievers give a sense of hope that goodness and love will always win in the end. Our world so desperately needs to reject violence and have a reason to fight against fear and despair. May we all in our many ways find that in our lives. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
March 26th, 2016 at 10:15:22 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25013 |
So to do that, you violently nail poor old Jesus back onto his cross once a year. I don't think you're sending the message you think you are. Glorifying violence is not the way to eradicate violence. Think about what you're advocating, here. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
March 26th, 2016 at 11:11:00 PM permalink | |
FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 | Do you think the crucifixion is glorifying violence? Do you think that the Gospel is advocating for violence? “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
March 26th, 2016 at 11:28:14 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25013 |
Figuratively nailing Jesus back on the cross once a year is glorifying a violent act. Seeing Jesus in every Catholic church, still hanging on the cross is glorifying violence. Seeing him on a crucifix around somebody's neck is glorifying violence. That's rather the point, isn't it. A constant reminder that violence can be a good thing, a positive thing. That suffering can be noble and worthwhile. That was mom Teresa's sick schtick, that the people suffering in her clinics were brought closer to god by their suffering. That's why she refused to make things better for them, the more suffering, the better. It was saintly, even. Masochistic, mostly. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
March 27th, 2016 at 12:32:57 AM permalink | |
Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 |
Thanks Father G! Faith, Hope and Love to you and yours too. |
March 27th, 2016 at 5:16:57 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18223 | Thanks, Padre, and to you as well. The President is a fink. |
March 27th, 2016 at 5:33:37 AM permalink | |
pew Member since: Jan 8, 2013 Threads: 4 Posts: 1232 | HAPPY RESURRECTION SUNDAY! |
March 27th, 2016 at 6:10:57 AM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | Happy Easter, Padre. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
March 27th, 2016 at 11:34:18 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25013 |
Making a symbol out of what was once a horrifying form of capital punishment is glorifying violence, most definitely. It's not unlike old TV westerns like Gunsmoke and The Rifleman. The opening of both shows had the main characters firing their weapons at people. This let us know what the theme of the shows were, that they glorified violence. In fact, Lucas McCain in The Rifleman, killed an average of 3.5 people per episode. Think about that for a minute. Who knows how many Matt Dillon killed, in 20 years it was hundreds and hundreds. Having a man dying man hanging on a cross in a church, or around someones neck, is sending the message that your theme is violence and death. That Christianity is a death worshiping religion. It's what they talk about constantly. The death of Jesus, what happens after you die, will it be heaven or the fires of eternal hell. The Church is obsessed with death. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
March 27th, 2016 at 11:41:00 AM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11824 | Happy Easter Working today :-( In reality, hardly working :-) Emergency business travel on the weekends Easy shift, hardly any calls. Work from home Bingeing on MR Robot, up to episode 5 so far :-) Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |