Beavis Christ wrote:And finally, as pointed out previously on this thread by Quasimodo, Nightlion's claim to be a true prophet of God and his condemnation of the LDS church and its leadership is extremely offensive to people who believe the Mormon church will never lead them astray.
Anyone else unconvinced by this ad-hoc comparison of BC's fandom to a cartoon to deeply held religious beliefs?
Beavis Christ wrote:And finally, as pointed out previously on this thread by Quasimodo, Nightlion's claim to be a true prophet of God and his condemnation of the LDS church and its leadership is extremely offensive to people who believe the Mormon church will never lead them astray.
Anyone else unconvinced by this ad-hoc comparison of BC's fandom to a cartoon to deeply held religious beliefs?
Since I was mentioned, I thought I would chime in (did I hear groans out there?).
I'm not sure BC was drawing a comparison between his avatar and religious beliefs. Just that Nightlion had delivered an ultimatum about BC, while no one, who might be offended at Nightlion's claims, had done so.
I'd also like to say that Blixa's comments about squeezing and such have made me a little hot.
This, or any other post that I have made or will make in the future, is strictly my own opinion and consequently of little or no value.
"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.
Regarding whether something is gratuitously blasphemous just so someone can be a scenester, or whether something has an actual artistic message that some people might find blasphemous, I still want some to explain what message is being conveyed here:
I think this is one of those pictures that someone really thought was depicting a serious Christian message but ended up being unintentionally hilarious.
I don't know who painted this or why, or I wouldn't be asking. But it seems to me that the artist wanted to show that when we have a damaging lifestyle, we are hurting Jesus. I don't mean like "when you swear you make Baby Jesus cry," but in the sense of "when you do it unto the least of these, you do it unto me." In other words, it is because of Jesus' compassion and concern for us that this well-armed cardsharp shooting heroin is as if Jesus were experiencing it, too.
Unfortunately, in execution it looks like Jesus is stealing his drugs.
The man you see in this picture is none other than John ‘Runtu’ during the height of his apostasy from the Church. The painter is none other than Wade Englund, who was attempting to convey the poor condition that humanity often finds itself when it follows the desires of the heart, and not of the spirit.
John had come to the conclusion that he did not want to be like Jesus Christ, and slowly sped down a jaded spiral of sex, drugs, and rock n roll. The various weapons strewn about represent the violence John has done not only to himself, his family, and to the community of believers at-large, we see the apex of the damage being done to none other than the savior himself, stressing the importance of the atonement. John ‘Runtu’ may have turned his back to the Gospel, but the living embodiment of that Gospel has not returned in the favor at all, in fact, he still grants John grace, by offering his own vein to the poison.
The alcohol, cigarettes and the heroine represent John’s replacement of the “spiritual high’ with the “chemical high”. There is a gaping abyss in John ’Runtu’s heart that he rushes to fill, but just like Dr. Shade’s sexual perversion knows no bounds, John’s cravings are endless.
The cards are of course, the gamble John has taken with his spiritual soul, I recall the poignant lyrics of the band Motorhead, where Lemmy croons, “You know I’m born to lose, and gambling’ is for fools, but that’s the way I like it baby. I don’t want to live forever!” This devil-may-care attitude has overcome John, and has lead him to these seedy motel where we now see him.
The handprint on the door is a significant and powerful image. The door expresses John’s way out, the first step in the corporate mass marketed plan of salvation, it is covered with a fine layer of dust, to show that it was not been touched in some time, but in a moment of painful sobriety, we can almost picture Runtu, crawling to the door, looking to escape, but his ravenous hunger and need to spot trains overtook his common sense.
And finally the skull puts the finishing touches to the artwork and is Wade’s tribute to “vanitas art” and a throwback to a monumental spiritual experience that once overtook him when he was viewing Philippe de Champaigne’s 1671 masterpiece. Wade had noticed an elderly man wheelchair bound, being fed applesauce by a young caretaker when suddenly scripture came to his lips and he found himself saying, “ Vanity of Vanity, all is vanity” and he knew what the Gospel was trying to show him. Our fleshly tabernacles are just temporary vessels, that will be discarded sooner rather than later, and that should only bring us joy, for it means that we will received a perfected body when the day of the LORD comes.
I think this is one of those pictures that someone really thought was depicting a serious Christian message but ended up being unintentionally hilarious.
I don't know who painted this or why, or I wouldn't be asking. But it seems to me that the artist wanted to show that when we have a damaging lifestyle, we are hurting Jesus. I don't mean like "when you swear you make Baby Jesus cry," but in the sense of "when you do it unto the least of these, you do it unto me." In other words, it is because of Jesus' compassion and concern for us that this well-armed cardsharp shooting heroin is as if Jesus were experiencing it, too.
Unfortunately, in execution it looks like Jesus is stealing his drugs.
Actually, it looks as though Jesus and the junkie are conjoined twins. They have a shared arm in the middle which is where they like to shoot the heroin apparently.
"The day of the Lamanites is nigh. For years they have been growing delightsome, and they are now becoming white and delightsome, as they were promised" --Spencer Kimball
"They were friendly with the Nephites; therefore... the curse of God did no more follow them." --Alma 23:18
