This weekend I kept telling myself to stay away from this thread, but I'm just stupid enough to post here anyway. Well, here we go:
Cexshun, are you serious?
"Although I've been examining this from all angles, and I can't see any way see this as derrogatory towards Jesus in any way. If some of you do, well sorry"
That can't possibly be true. Of course, you can see how some might find it to be offensive. To Christians, Jesus isn't some goofy cartoon character. He is the bringer of salvation for mankind. He is the son of God. You get a kick out of this comic strip and him acting out of character because he is not sacred to you. You know for a fact that he is quite sacred to many in this country and many on these boards. Why on Earth would you post something like this and ask why people are so upset? Man, it's painfully obvious. I've said this many times before, and I'll say it again for clarification. I'm not a Christian. This shirt and the comic strip don't bother me. However, I can clearly see how this can be considered offensive. You're making a joke of something people base their lives on. This is something people feel is more important than anything else that exists. You still don't see how this is offensive? Look, we both know why this bothers folks. I don't care that it's posted. I don't care that people will wear the shirt. I don't even care if people say they hate Christianity. It's their right. Just don't tell me you don't understand why stuff like this is considered offensive to some audiences. Enjoy your freedom to express yourself, but be prepared to accept the backlash. By accepting, I don't mean denying acts that provoke the response. You're getting blasted, and you should. You knew this was coming.
You know, I would have stayed quiet if you just would have accepted the criticism and stopped acting like you didn't know what was going on. You can't make a joke out of religion and expect to have a peaceful response.
Oh, yeah, and to fishbopper, who cares?
