Christmas Display Showing Jesus Murdering Santa Under Fire in California

[Kadie]

Christmas Display Showing Jesus Murdering Santa Under Fire in California

Friday, December 18, 2009


A California neighborhood reportedly is up in arms after a resident decorated his lawn with a depiction of Jesus shooting Santa Claus.

The controversial Christmas display shows Jesus pointing a double-barrel shotgun at Santa's dead body as Rudolph lays sprawled across the hood of a pickup truck nearby, WNCT reported.

Neighbors in Nipomo, Calif., called for the display to be removed, but its maker Ron Lake called it a work of art — in which Santa represents the commercialization of Christmas, the station reported.

"It's an expression of my repressed creativity," Lake told WNCT.


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,580568,00.html



news video at

http://www.cbs13.com

[cali]

1. oh dear

I can't help it.

:rofl:

[Ken Burch]

28. It gives me a reason to post THIS:

[cali]

44. great one, ken.

I don't know why this stuff cracks me up so completely.

[Tuvok Obama]

52. Even the file name makes me laugh

and I don't even know why

"jesusgun_bottle.jpg"

[CBGLuthier]

2. petition?

Says they are going to start a petition.

Wonder exactly what the hell good they think that will do.

I think this would make a good song.

I saw Jesus killing Santa under the mistletoe last night.......

[Mari333]

3. I love the Holidays, all the NUTS

[baldguy]

4. The symbol of the faith is a Roman torture device, and they're upset about this?

Do Christians have their irony bone removed at birth? Or does their religious behavior cause it to atrophy over time?

[arcadian]

5. I'm digging that.

[Ozymanithrax]

6. "Grandma was run over by a reindeer..."

I think it is funny on a lot of levels. I mean, Jesus should have been wielding a Gladius when he murdered Santa Clause in Cold blood.

I wonder who will defend Jesus at his trial?

[Ken Burch]

29. His Dad didn't get him a lawyer last time.

n/t.

[whosinpower]

7. It is an expression of something....

And it is certainly repressed.....

But the "artist" has failed to actually read the teachings of Jesus.

It is too bad the media has picked this up and given him a spotlight. He does not deserve it.

[Vinnie From Indy]

8. LOL

Whatever floats his boat!

It kind of sucks for the kids though. I can only imagine the wee ones asking Mom why Jesus is pointing a gun at Santa as they drive by the yard.

[theHandpuppet]

12. No worse than a bloody Jesus nailed to a cross

Christianity is a bloody, sado-masochistic cult.

[movonne]

13. +3

[BlueIdaho]

9. We need fricken sharks with laser beams man.

[kestrel91316]

10. I love it. Free speech, art, whatever you call it......

Though I think Jesus getting run over by the sleigh might be a bit more appropriate statement - a reflection on the way things ARE.

[Book Lover]

11. Agreed w/ kestrel - I love it. HOWEVER

Santa would kick Jesus' ass in one hot minute. No contest.

[Ghost in the Machine]

18. Yeah, Santa is a real badass...

[pipi_k]

42. Hey, this could be bigger

than "The Thrilla in Manilla"


:7

[lapfog_1]

14. "Jesus! This time we finish it!"

The original short pilot of South Park, and a cult classic.

[Ken Burch]

41. I always figured, if Hollywood did a "trailer" for the Last Days, it'd be like THIS:

"Jesus The Christ, Our Lord And Saviour, has, at long last, returned...

...AND THIS TIME, IT'S PERSONAL!"

[lapfog_1]

49. Here you go...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IZgL1mZ1i4

I remember this as the very first internet "viral video".

And they even killed Kenny!

[Lucian]

15. I GOTTA see a picture of this!

:rofl:

[AwakeAtLast]

45. Me, too!

:rofl:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

16. This isn't art. It's just trash.

Real art would have been Santa killing Jesus with a double-barreled shotgun.

[Ken Burch]

30. Isn't that what the Santa on "Futurama" was like?

n/t.

[LuvNewcastle]

17. Well, Jesus could raise Santa from the dead.

Zombie Lazarus Claus, anyone?

[msongs]

20. more like Santa is raising Jesus' religion from the dead. w/out Santa christianity would die nt

[ljm2002]

19. That's hilarious...

...although I'd have had Santa killing Jesus, since that is more symbolic of commercialism taking over Christmas.

Of course, then there'd be a *real* uproar!

It's his damned yard and he has every right to pit two mythical characters against one another. Some people have no sense of humor...

[KittyWampus]

23. I'd have a Fundie preacher killing Jesus with Santa trying to intervene. I like what Santa represent

He doesn't mean commercialization to me.

[Ken Burch]

32. I'd go with having Jesus kick Bill-O to the curb!

O'Reilly is actually part of the Church of the Moneychangers, anyway.

[ljm2002]

33. I have to agree, that sounds even better! n/t

[Political Heretic]

21. Sounds awesome to me.

:shrug:

[Cleita]

37. Neighbors were complaining it was scaring the kids because the school bus stop

was close by.

[KittyWampus]

22. Jesus as action figure. I love this story.

[Fumesucker]

24. Jaazus

[mddem9850]

25. just insane

[dysfunctional press]

26. jesus must have been PISSED about something...can't figure out what...

[Ken Burch]

27. Sounds like something that happened up in Fairbanks.

A church there was pointing out that the anagram form of "Santa" is "Satan".

As Ron Burgundy would say:

"You stay classy, extreme fundamentalists!"

[Cleita]

35. Nope, it happened a few miles down the road from me here

in Kaleeforneeah. We do have our teabagger types here too, usually some rancher who got kicked in the head too many times with his horse.

[Ken Burch]

36. Don't tell me...the ranchers couldn't accept that their horses just wanted to be friends?

n/t.

[Cleita]

38. ...

:spray: You owe me a keyboard.

[Ken Burch]

40. Put it on my tab.

Have a good Friday! God knows we deserve one.

[walldude]

31. The Spirit Of Christmas

LMAO reminds me of the original South Park short the Spirit Of Christmas. You can find it on you tube if you haven't seen it. Best line: "Dude don't say pig-fucker in front of Jesus". :rofl: :rofl:

[Cleita]

34. Yeah, it was on our local news last night.

Another one of our wackos "expresses himself". Last report was that he took it down.

[depakid]

39. One in New Zealand's also causing a little stir...

Controversy over billboard depicting Virgin Mary

Controversy was sparked in New Zealand over a depiction of the Virgin Mary and spouse St. Joseph that was sponsored by a local Anglican parish. In Auckland, the billboard sponsored by the parish depicted St. Joseph appearing disheartened with what some media said was a “disappointed” Virgin Mary lying in bed together.

The caption provided said “Poor Joseph, God is a hard act to follow.” Within hours of the billboard’s appearance, it was vandalized and then torn down. When it re-emerged, a knife-wielding elderly woman offended by the image had to be physically restrained on December 18 by homeless onlookers concerned that she would damage it again.

The Anglican St. Matthew’s-in-the-City commissioned the global advertising firm M & C Saatchi to develop the billboard so as to provoke comment and to challenge Christians’ views as to the conception of Jesus Christ and to spark conversation about Christmas.

Said Archdeacon Mr. Glynn Cardy, vicar of St. Matthew’s, "I regret to say that tonight our billboard was attacked by a knife wielding Christian fanatic who was then apprehended by a group of homeless people who care about our church. Later in the evening another group of fanatics ripped it down.

"When knives are wielded in the name of God I have two responses. One is to act to ensure the safety of the public and parishioners. We will therefore not be replacing the vandalized billboard with an identical one.

"My second response is one of deep sadness at those in the Christian Church who don’t want to offend any faith position, even the most literalistic view of a male god. By having unity as their priority they inadvertently feed fanaticism.”

More: http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idCategory=33&idsub=128&id=24527&t=Controversy+over+billboard+depicting+Virgin+Mary

[boston bean]

43. *snort*

[Raine]

46. Seems like it should be reversed

Santa should be killing Jesus because in-spite of what the fundies claim it's materialism and commercialism that's taking "Jesus being the reason for the season" away.

[earth mom]

47. So what's next-someone shooting up Walmart customers for Christmas shopping?

:crazy:

[JVS]

48. This sounds like a Bob Dobbs kind of thing.

[Ken Burch]

50. Indeed

[Solly Mack]

51. Meh. My money is on Santa

I slay me (Hehe. I said slay)