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DarkTraveler777 wrote: Jesus mucking that up would have to incur some kind of repercussion, no?
From what I understand of it, it would be like you getting retribution on your own hand because it failed to carry your plan.
A similar situation came up over the weekend. You see, I suffer from carpal tunnel and let me tell you that makes my right hand think it can dictate things--but oh no! After a few strong shakes it inevitably fell into line and the magic of my Saturday night resumed without any further incident.
I shook that thing like a British nanny.
*damn typos
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A lot of Korean Christians think that Jesus was Korean. I know this from the number of them that tried to force their way into my apartment (anyone who has lived there will know this).
Seems to be a common thread of localising religion.. which even traditional Christianity did in a sense, by co-opting a lot of existing rituals and parables into its own format.
Mary and Joseph sure named their kids strange names, Jesus , James and Isukiri. Did they also have daughters named Jade and Destiny? I think the most worrying thing to come out of this article is not that Jesus swam to Japan but that Joseph and Mary gave their children the equivalent to 'chav' names in 1st century Judea.
Manchu - "But so what? The Bible also says the flood destroyed the world. You only need an allegorical boat to tackle an allegorical flood."
Shespits "Anything i see with YOLO has half naked eleventeen year olds Girls. And of course booze and drugs and more half naked elventeen yearolds Girls. O how i wish to YOLO again!"
Rubiksnoob "Next you'll say driving a stick with a Scandinavian supermodel on your lap while ripping a bong impairs your driving. And you know what, I'M NOT GOING TO STOP, YOU FILTHY COMMUNIST"
Pacific wrote: A lot of Korean Christians think that Jesus was Korean. I know this from the number of them that tried to force their way into my apartment (anyone who has lived there will know this).
Seems to be a common thread of localising religion.. which even traditional Christianity did in a sense, by co-opting a lot of existing rituals and parables into its own format.
But why worship Jesus if he didn't go through with the crucifixion? That is the part of this particular Japanese version of Jesus that I can't wrap my head around. Imagining your god looks like you makes sense to me. Changing the story of your god in order to get him to your region is where I get lost. Especially if you change something as critical to the story of your god as the crucifixion was to Jesus' story.
If you say you worship Kali, but that your version of Kali isn't full of blood-lust, never saved the world from a bunch of demons, and instead moved to Pasadena, CA to farm roses I'd wonder why you'd contort Kali's story so much and not just make a new god who resided in Pasadena and had an affinity for flowers.
*put Pacific's quote in to give my response context
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Meh, if Christ can be argued to be white, he can just as easily be an asian, really.
"By this point I'm convinced 100% that every single race in the 40k universe have somehow tapped into the ork ability to just have their tech work because they think it should."
There is that. But with all due respect to the Japanese posters on Dakka, Japan can really take a story and run with it to weird places.
"By this point I'm convinced 100% that every single race in the 40k universe have somehow tapped into the ork ability to just have their tech work because they think it should."
Now, the Japanese Jesus story itself isn't any more ridiculous that tales of walking on water or turning water to wine, but at least people can fall back on the institution of Christianity to hand wave those fantastical elements down to a tradition. Samurai Jesus can't make the same claim. At some point it was a brand new story, told to a new audience, and some of those people went, "Yup, that sounds good!"
Samurai Jesus.
SAMURAI.
JESUS.
Would anyone judge me harshly if I said that the absolute coolest image just popped into my head?
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Now, the Japanese Jesus story itself isn't any more ridiculous that tales of walking on water or turning water to wine, but at least people can fall back on the institution of Christianity to hand wave those fantastical elements down to a tradition. Samurai Jesus can't make the same claim. At some point it was a brand new story, told to a new audience, and some of those people went, "Yup, that sounds good!"
Samurai Jesus.
SAMURAI.
JESUS.
Would anyone judge me harshly if I said that the absolute coolest image just popped into my head?
What about Samurai Jesus Ninjaviking from space riding a dinosaur?
Now, the Japanese Jesus story itself isn't any more ridiculous that tales of walking on water or turning water to wine, but at least people can fall back on the institution of Christianity to hand wave those fantastical elements down to a tradition. Samurai Jesus can't make the same claim. At some point it was a brand new story, told to a new audience, and some of those people went, "Yup, that sounds good!"
Samurai Jesus.
SAMURAI.
JESUS.
Would anyone judge me harshly if I said that the absolute coolest image just popped into my head?
What about Samurai Jesus Ninjaviking from space riding a dinosaur?
You mean kronk?
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
Shinto is full of all sorts of ridiculous folk legends and unbelievable junk. It's easy to see how such a fantastic embellishment could be rationalized to make Christianity more appealing to people who would feel detached from it.
Pretty funny though. That particular area of Japan was probably just about nothing in the 1st century. I doubt his traits would be strong enough to last two thousand years either.
Manchu - "But so what? The Bible also says the flood destroyed the world. You only need an allegorical boat to tackle an allegorical flood."
Shespits "Anything i see with YOLO has half naked eleventeen year olds Girls. And of course booze and drugs and more half naked elventeen yearolds Girls. O how i wish to YOLO again!"
Rubiksnoob "Next you'll say driving a stick with a Scandinavian supermodel on your lap while ripping a bong impairs your driving. And you know what, I'M NOT GOING TO STOP, YOU FILTHY COMMUNIST"
Pacific wrote: A lot of Korean Christians think that Jesus was Korean. I know this from the number of them that tried to force their way into my apartment (anyone who has lived there will know this).
Do those speak English ? Because from experience, Korean usually either speak absolutely perfect English or cannot speak English at all, or close enough to make no matter.
This one is not from a porn site. Really, it is not, it is from the website of famous parody newspaper The Onion. So, it is not porn. But it is still as NSFW as pretty much anything you can find on porn sites. You were warned.
Love that film so much, laugh so deeply and often I have trouble breathing at times.
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.
Now, the Japanese Jesus story itself isn't any more ridiculous that tales of walking on water or turning water to wine, but at least people can fall back on the institution of Christianity to hand wave those fantastical elements down to a tradition. Samurai Jesus can't make the same claim. At some point it was a brand new story, told to a new audience, and some of those people went, "Yup, that sounds good!"
Samurai Jesus.
SAMURAI.
JESUS.
Would anyone judge me harshly if I said that the absolute coolest image just popped into my head?
Bad news... it stars Tom Cruise. Seek 'The Last Samurai'.
Klawz-Ramming is a subset of citrus fruit?
Gwar- "And everyone wants a bigger Spleen!"
Mercurial wrote:
I admire your aplomb and instate you as Baron of the Seas and Lord Marshall of Privateers.
Orkeosaurus wrote:Star Trek also said we'd have X-Wings by now. We all see how that prediction turned out.
Orkeosaurus, on homophobia, the nature of homosexuality, and the greatness of George Takei.
English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleyways and mugs them for loose grammar.
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