[via Prolegomena]

There we are.
There we are.
In the dark.
In the dark.
The shadows deep,
Flicker and sweep,
Past what we are,
To what we see.

{the rest}

Seek, and Ye Shall Find...What You Want

Here's a typical DVC inspired dialogue... See if you can find a search for truth in it.

It usually starts with something like this, "Everybody knows that the Church Fathers were liars. Can you prove the compilation of the Bible wasn't pure politics?"

And just when you start saying, "Well, I don't agree that the Church Fathers were--" the questioner moves on with eyes flashing unnaturally, "Why is the Church so afraid of women, huh? Why has it suppressed them since the beginning? Yeah? Answer THAT!"

So, you clear your throat and say, "Well, I wouldn't say that the Church is afr--"

But they've moved on again. "The fact is, there is no evidence for the Resurrection. Have you ever read the Gospel of Mary Magdalen?"

"Well, no, but--"

"See you people are all brain-washed." [exhalation of disgust] "How so many people could be so stupid is amazing to me....Where are my birth-control pills?!"

...Who was it that said, "They have Moses and the prophets...?" People searching for truth would not be reaching for enlightenment from a pulp-fiction rack. The other day, I heard a useful Christian idiot (to Sony Pictures, anyway) say that Christians should stop criticizing DVC as being a badly written story, because, "Let's face it, fifty million readers can't be wrong!"

Yes. They can. Let's try this, "Hey, let's face it, sixteen million readers of Hustler magazine can't be wrong!" Or hey, fifty million Germans who voted for Hitler couldn't be wrong!"

Yes, they could and they were.

[via Church of the Masses, HT: D'Caffeinated Pickle]

Gives new meaning to the phrase "death camp"...

From this post at Get Religion:

So, and here’s the key question, who wanted to stage this production? Who thought this was a good idea? I mean, we are told that the state museum changed its mind, but someone had to think that this made sense, that this would be good, that there were ticket buyers out there who would think that this was a cool idea.

Maturity: Maturity = time between damage and repair

[via Resonate, HT: Wendy Cooper's weblog]

A Piece of Reconciliation

A first chance at a The Second Chance.

For Justice...

Easter:

To fulfill the mission, the heir stymies the rivals by using their power against them...for the sake of justice.

From Publisher's Weekly:

Christianity has been twisted and warped to such an extent that not even Jesus would recognize it now. This is Wills's thesis in his stimulating, fresh look into the life and message of Jesus of Nazareth. The now-ubiquitous phrase, "What Would Jesus Do?" encouraged Wills, professor of history at Northwestern University and prolific writer on contemporary religion, to take a closer look at how the Christian message has been used and abused in recent times. Wills believes that most Christians don't understand Jesus' startlingly radical message, so they should not claim to have knowledge of how he would act today. People of all political persuasions have used Jesus' words to rationalize a domesticated, flaccid Christianity that upholds the status quo, or, worse yet, supports discrimination toward those who are on the margins. This attitude, according to Wills, completely misses the truth that Jesus "walks through social barriers and taboos as if they were cobwebs." Readers who are familiar with Wills's writing know that he is not shy about critiquing organized religion, and they will not be disappointed. Although his arguments lean toward hyperbole at times, at its core this book invites Christians toward more honest reflection on the life and message of the one they call "Savior."

Sometimes eggs and bunnies don't do it justice...

The Gallery of Unfortunate Easter Cards

by Cap'n Wacky's Boatload of Bunnies

HT: Educated & Poor

No Paper-Mache?

The Stations of the Kitsch

and

The Passion of the Tchotchke

[via Going Jesus]

Thanks Becky!

Good Friday:

When Jesus gets aborted from the world....

The scene:

One side wants miscarriage. Another wants abortion.

The abortion happens. It is finished.

What will happen when the reborn arrives on the doorsteps?