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#1 2006-07-07 8:39 am
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Lady Liberty finds Jesus
On Independence Day, Lady Liberty was born again.
As the congregation of the World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church looked on and its pastor, Apostle Alton R. Williams, presided, a brown shroud much like a burqa was pulled away to reveal a giant statue of the Lady, but with the Ten Commandments under one arm and "Jehovah" inscribed on her crown.
And in place of a torch, she held aloft a large gold cross, as if to ward off the pawnshops, the car dealerships and the discount furniture outlets at the busy corner of Kirby Parkway and Winchester that is her home. A single tear graced her cheek.
It was not clear if she was crying because of her new home, her new identity as a symbol of religion or, as the pastor said, America's increasing godlessness. But although big cheers went up from the few hundred onlookers at the unveiling, and some people even wore foam Lady Liberty crowns bearing Christian slogans, she was not universally welcomed.
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I'm not a Christian, but I'm embarrassed on their behalf when "megachurches" partake in crazy-ass nonsense like raping the Statue of Liberty in the name of Jesus. Not only does this constitute idol worship, but the money spent on building this monstrosity -- donations from the congregation -- would have been better suited for outreach programs. Think of all the good things that could have been done with a smooth quarter-million, especially in economically depressed areas like neighborhood this thing was erected. If I lived there, this gold-plated piece of trash would be a constant slap in the face.
Furthermore, it makes a mockery of the spirit of the original Statue of Liberty by pissing all over the millions of Jewish and Muslim immigrants that have made the United States their home. Lady Liberty is one of the original icons of acceptance and diversity, and these yokels have turned her into a symbol of exclusion and judgement. Simply ugly.
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#2 2006-07-07 8:40 am
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Re: Lady Liberty finds Jesus
:: pukes ::
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#3 2006-07-07 8:50 am
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Re: Lady Liberty finds Jesus
Typical knee-jerk liberal, anti-christian response.
Idolatry in the 1st degree. The Goddess of Liberty is laughing. To be co-opted by fundamentalists Christians is a hoot.
As good as saying God died and rose on the third day.
I wonder if these people ever notice how they keep sliding into the myths of the Norse and Greeks.
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#4 2006-07-07 8:52 am
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Pfft. Their dime. If they want a statue like that and actually pay for it, power to them, I say.
Maybe there will be miniature ones at garage sales someday.
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#5 2006-07-07 8:59 am
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Re: Lady Liberty finds Jesus
That's awesome.
Why shouldn't the church expand its fetishes and co-opt secular ones?
It falls in line with inscriptions on money, public service oaths, the so-called 'sacredness' of marriage, swearing on bibles, ten commandments in courthouses, creationism in schools, etc.
This is just one more judeo-christian emphasis on public life and public myths.
I like it because it's an unambiguous and explicit union of the concept of liberty and the acceptance of Christ in the context of the American experience. I like to see political movements put aside subtlety so people where they stand. More rope.
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#6 2006-07-07 9:29 am
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Re: Lady Liberty finds Jesus
Pastor Alton R. Williams of World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church faced the 72-foot statue and blessed the city of Memphis against disease, crime, intolerance and poverty.
Yeah, the fundies are real strong on tolerance.
"and it's not surprising that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
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#7 2006-07-07 9:30 am
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Re: Lady Liberty finds Jesus
Looks more like Lady Liberty is trying to keep Jesus out. "See this, Jesus? You wanna get nailed again? Stay the hell away!"
But meh, their statue, their dime. They didn't stick a cross in the hand of the real one, so what's the big deal?
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#8 2006-07-07 9:34 am
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someone add some salt to this forum - it's awful bitter
"This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it." Abraham Lincoln
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#9 2006-07-07 9:38 am
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Re: Lady Liberty finds Jesus
Breaking News!
A black Southern church does something really tacky!
I'm not meaning to be racist, it's just something that I've seen a LOT of here.
Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.
Unless you become as little children, there's no way you will believe this crap.
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#10 2006-07-07 9:51 am
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Re: Lady Liberty finds Jesus
Idiot Pastor wrote:
The statue, says the church's pastor, is a way of "letting people know that God is the foundation of our nation."
Not only are they making a graven image, they're stupid, too.
It's about as stupid as this:
Grandfatherly advice: You can drink 'em pretty, but you can't drink 'em smart.
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#11 2006-07-07 10:59 am
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Re: Lady Liberty finds Jesus
Force the images together whether they make any sence together or not.
My brother died in flood. At a commemorative ceremony several years later one speaker tried to adapt the Gettysburg Address as a memorial to those who died in that flood.
Bad, bad idea. These strike me the same way. Make me uncomfortable with images and symbols that aren't related to each other.
As for God being the foundation of this nation, the colonies that were placed here and were religious based, were the most intolerant, bigoted, and hateful institutions on these shores. Rhode Island was the one colony that wasn't. It's orginal charter/constitution is what is echoed in the Contstitution of the U.S.
Religion has a tendency to become something much lesser than it could be in morality and ethical behavior. The problem is we keep getting very shallow thinkers and egoists in positions of power in the churches.
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#12 2006-07-07 11:46 am
Re: Lady Liberty finds Jesus
El Light Borus wrote:
Looks more like Lady Liberty is trying to keep Jesus out. "See this, Jesus? You wanna get nailed again? Stay the hell away!"
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#13 2006-07-07 11:48 am
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Re: Lady Liberty finds Jesus
NokX wrote:
someone add some salt to this forum - it's awful bitter
You wouldn't have a problem if an Islamic group made a Lady Liberty in a burqa holding an Islamic Cresent ?
Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet." They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew.
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#14 2006-07-07 12:00 pm
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Re: Lady Liberty finds Jesus
Well, that's the stupidest thing I've seen today...
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#15 2006-07-07 12:09 pm
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Re: Lady Liberty finds Jesus
matt wrote:
El Light Borus wrote:
Looks more like Lady Liberty is trying to keep Jesus out. "See this, Jesus? You wanna get nailed again? Stay the hell away!"
"Hell, I'm sure Og had some cool way of banging two rocks together, until he took himself too seriously."
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#16 2006-07-07 12:52 pm
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Pithecanthropus wrote:
Idiot Pastor wrote:
The statue, says the church's pastor, is a way of "letting people know that God is the foundation of our nation."
Not only are they making a graven image, they're stupid, too.
It's about as stupid as this:
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/ … tyBell.jpg
but the cross in urine is "artwork". gotcha.
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#17 2006-07-07 12:53 pm
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bratboy wrote:
Well, that's the stupidest thing I've seen today...
The day is still young!!
"Evil will always triumph because Good is dumb."
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#18 2006-07-07 12:58 pm
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Re: Lady Liberty finds Jesus
NokX wrote:
Pithecanthropus wrote:
Idiot Pastor wrote:
The statue, says the church's pastor, is a way of "letting people know that God is the foundation of our nation."
Not only are they making a graven image, they're stupid, too.
It's about as stupid as this:
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/ … tyBell.jpgbut the cross in urine is "artwork". gotcha.
How does that comment even relate to what he said? He said it was "stupid," though he didn't identify it as not being "artwork."
Similarly, where did Pithecanthropus identify or defend 'piss christ' as "artwork?" Why are you laying that distinction upon him?
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#19 2006-07-07 1:21 pm
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This actually looks more like a mock-up of something that someone would make if they were to criticize fundamentalist christianity. Like on the cover of a hard-core atheist magazine or whatnot.
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#20 2006-07-07 1:44 pm
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Re: Lady Liberty finds Jesus
Evidently it isn't a hoax. It looks more to me like the good pastor has an ego the size of his statue.
I'm not dead yet.
There are 3 types of people, those who can count and those who can't.
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#21 2006-07-07 1:48 pm
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What an embarassment to Christ.
"I also use lowercase christian when referring to her and people like her. To be Christian, they'd have to follow the example of Christ. These people are so un-Christlike, it's not even funny."
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#22 2006-07-07 1:49 pm
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NokX wrote:
someone add some salt to this forum - it's awful bitter
You don't take away bitterness with salt, smarty-pants.
"I also use lowercase christian when referring to her and people like her. To be Christian, they'd have to follow the example of Christ. These people are so un-Christlike, it's not even funny."
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#23 2006-07-07 1:50 pm
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sturner wrote:
Typical knee-jerk liberal, anti-christian response.
Idolatry in the 1st degree. The Goddess of Liberty is laughing. To be co-opted by fundamentalists Christians is a hoot.
As good as saying God died and rose on the third day.
I wonder if these people ever notice how they keep sliding into the myths of the Norse and Greeks.
They don't notice because they don't think, silly! DUH!!!
"I also use lowercase christian when referring to her and people like her. To be Christian, they'd have to follow the example of Christ. These people are so un-Christlike, it's not even funny."
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#24 2006-07-07 1:56 pm
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punkgeek wrote:
NokX wrote:
someone add some salt to this forum - it's awful bitter
You don't take away bitterness with salt, smarty-pants.
I think he's referring to "salt of the earth" and all that.
Spirit was crushed; now is fading, But I want to help make things right.
Because I can see and I can feel, and you can see and you can feel
So why don't we both either stand up and fight
Or at least together we'll call it a night.
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#25 2006-07-07 2:07 pm
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All it needs is some badass missile launchers by the statue and it's good to go.
1. Instill fear.
2. ???????? (use your imagination)
3. Profit!
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