I'm sick of the number of creeps who drag Religion down the basement stairs and tie it to a chair. Here's another fine example. This file was e-mailed to me in adobe format. I had to transcribe the text from the original as I was unable to copy it or provide a link. I hope to supply the photos soon.
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The Chain Letter from Mr. Terry Moon:
"You have to see these pictures. I would love to see it in person. This is about 70 miles outside Amerillo in a town called Groom, TX.
(This must have been an awesome labor of love.)
Read message at the end of pictures!
These are the pictures of the crucifixion of Christ
Sculptured from metal by a man near Amerillo, TX . . .
The crosses are made of metal also. The man did
this out of the kindness of his heart.
Someone donated the land
On which to erect them.
Who is Jesus?
HE IS JESUS
WHO IS HE?
In Chemistry, he turned water into wine;
In Biology, he was born without the normal conception;
In Physics he disproved the law of gravity when he ascended into Heaven;
In Economics, he disproved the law of diminishing return by feeding 5000 men with two fishes & 5 loaves of bread; In medicine, he cured the sick and the blind without administering a single dose of drugs;
In History, he is the beginning and the end;
In Government, he said that he shall be called wonderful counselor, prince of peace In religionhe said no one comes to the father except through him;
So who is he? He is Jesus!
Join me and let's celebrate him; He is worthy.
The eyes beholding this message shall not behold evil,
The hand that will send this message to everybody shall not labor in vain,
AND THE MOUTH SAYING AMEN TO THIS PRAYER SHALL SMILE FOREVER.
Remain in God and seek His face always. Amen. . .
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And The Kicker ! :
If you believe in God and in Jesus Christ His son, Send this to all on your Buddy List
If not just ignore it. IF YOU IGNORE IT, JUST REMEMBER THAT JESUS SAID
IF YOU DENY ME BEFORE MAN, I WILL DENY YOU BEFORE MY FATHER IN HEAVEN."
YOU MUST SEND THIS TO 8 PEOPLE
IN 8 MINUTES YOU WILL RECEIVE SOMETHING YOU HAVE LONG AWAITED.
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and the response:
To all,
Thanks for the photos. A truly inspiring act of faith by the artist. The labor intensive process of bronze casting alone puts this work in a class far beyond mere talent. I especially enjoy his fearless homage to Sig. Buonarroti's " Pieta' ". Though uneven in their individual attitude and degree of aesthetic excellence, the scale and literal thoroughness make for a commanding unity. I believe Jesus himself would be moved. However . . .
Wasn't it enough to just show the photographs? It puzzles me why sharing an unambiguous expression of one man's devotion to Christ through sculpture is not a satisfactory end in itself but needs to develop into some passive-aggressive deconstruction of the viewer's personal relationship with Jesus. It is a respectful tradition among the audience at symphonic performances to withhold personal expressions of disappointment or satisfaction until annotated breaks or the end of the performance. At issue here is the potential for one individual to infect the artist's intentions toward the group as a whole.
Mr. Moon's captions were anti-climatic; a self indulgent effort to climb onto the pulpit and steal the show. The fragility of the spiritual influence on the creative process is too subtle for him. So we are rewarded at the slide show's end with Terry Moon's epiphany:
Separate the Obedient from the Damned.
These images of events in the life of Christ were little more than a springboard for his own self love and a call to emphasize the line between "Us" and "Them". I'm sure Jesus would be turning in his grave (if things didn't go a bit differently.) He never even named to the sculptor. No, this was all about Terry Moon.
In the Gnostic text of Thomas, Jesus tells us to seek our heaven here on Earth. Our own Thomas Jefferson reworked this theme, editing his King James with a fine blade, creating what is now known as the Jeffersonian Bible. Simply remove the "controlling, supernatural themes"; leave the Love. Anyone with love in his heart can now find heaven, rich or impoverished, independent of the Church Almighty. The implications of this perspective were apparently too threatening to those assembled at Chalcedon. I'm only sorry the Protestants, for all their fine efforts, chose to import this stain into their playbook.
Regardless of my deep love and regard for the example set by Jesus Christ, every aggressive attempt to break my solemn, personal confidence with the Lord will be exposed for the mean spirited hog wash it is. No enthusiastic loud-mouthed zealot can threaten my disdain for juvenile, superstitious "chain-letter" voodoo nonsense with eternal damnation. No, Mr. Terry Moon, I will not forward your e-mail to everyone I know. Sorry to disappoint you, but I do not risk eternal damnation either. If you want attention, do something of substance on your own merits. You are a parasite and little more.
God and I are fine, thank you.
Send this to eight of your closest friends or your car will not start when you next need it most.
© Jeff Thomas 2009
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The Chain Letter from Mr. Terry Moon:
"You have to see these pictures. I would love to see it in person. This is about 70 miles outside Amerillo in a town called Groom, TX.
(This must have been an awesome labor of love.)
Read message at the end of pictures!
These are the pictures of the crucifixion of Christ
Sculptured from metal by a man near Amerillo, TX . . .
The crosses are made of metal also. The man did
this out of the kindness of his heart.
Someone donated the land
On which to erect them.
Who is Jesus?
HE IS JESUS
WHO IS HE?
In Chemistry, he turned water into wine;
In Biology, he was born without the normal conception;
In Physics he disproved the law of gravity when he ascended into Heaven;
In Economics, he disproved the law of diminishing return by feeding 5000 men with two fishes & 5 loaves of bread; In medicine, he cured the sick and the blind without administering a single dose of drugs;
In History, he is the beginning and the end;
In Government, he said that he shall be called wonderful counselor, prince of peace In religionhe said no one comes to the father except through him;
So who is he? He is Jesus!
Join me and let's celebrate him; He is worthy.
The eyes beholding this message shall not behold evil,
The hand that will send this message to everybody shall not labor in vain,
AND THE MOUTH SAYING AMEN TO THIS PRAYER SHALL SMILE FOREVER.
Remain in God and seek His face always. Amen. . .
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And The Kicker ! :
If you believe in God and in Jesus Christ His son, Send this to all on your Buddy List
If not just ignore it. IF YOU IGNORE IT, JUST REMEMBER THAT JESUS SAID
IF YOU DENY ME BEFORE MAN, I WILL DENY YOU BEFORE MY FATHER IN HEAVEN."
YOU MUST SEND THIS TO 8 PEOPLE
IN 8 MINUTES YOU WILL RECEIVE SOMETHING YOU HAVE LONG AWAITED.
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and the response:
To all,
Thanks for the photos. A truly inspiring act of faith by the artist. The labor intensive process of bronze casting alone puts this work in a class far beyond mere talent. I especially enjoy his fearless homage to Sig. Buonarroti's " Pieta' ". Though uneven in their individual attitude and degree of aesthetic excellence, the scale and literal thoroughness make for a commanding unity. I believe Jesus himself would be moved. However . . .
Wasn't it enough to just show the photographs? It puzzles me why sharing an unambiguous expression of one man's devotion to Christ through sculpture is not a satisfactory end in itself but needs to develop into some passive-aggressive deconstruction of the viewer's personal relationship with Jesus. It is a respectful tradition among the audience at symphonic performances to withhold personal expressions of disappointment or satisfaction until annotated breaks or the end of the performance. At issue here is the potential for one individual to infect the artist's intentions toward the group as a whole.
Mr. Moon's captions were anti-climatic; a self indulgent effort to climb onto the pulpit and steal the show. The fragility of the spiritual influence on the creative process is too subtle for him. So we are rewarded at the slide show's end with Terry Moon's epiphany:
Separate the Obedient from the Damned.
These images of events in the life of Christ were little more than a springboard for his own self love and a call to emphasize the line between "Us" and "Them". I'm sure Jesus would be turning in his grave (if things didn't go a bit differently.) He never even named to the sculptor. No, this was all about Terry Moon.
In the Gnostic text of Thomas, Jesus tells us to seek our heaven here on Earth. Our own Thomas Jefferson reworked this theme, editing his King James with a fine blade, creating what is now known as the Jeffersonian Bible. Simply remove the "controlling, supernatural themes"; leave the Love. Anyone with love in his heart can now find heaven, rich or impoverished, independent of the Church Almighty. The implications of this perspective were apparently too threatening to those assembled at Chalcedon. I'm only sorry the Protestants, for all their fine efforts, chose to import this stain into their playbook.
Regardless of my deep love and regard for the example set by Jesus Christ, every aggressive attempt to break my solemn, personal confidence with the Lord will be exposed for the mean spirited hog wash it is. No enthusiastic loud-mouthed zealot can threaten my disdain for juvenile, superstitious "chain-letter" voodoo nonsense with eternal damnation. No, Mr. Terry Moon, I will not forward your e-mail to everyone I know. Sorry to disappoint you, but I do not risk eternal damnation either. If you want attention, do something of substance on your own merits. You are a parasite and little more.
God and I are fine, thank you.
Send this to eight of your closest friends or your car will not start when you next need it most.
© Jeff Thomas 2009
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