Evangelist Joshua Feuerstein is all upset again, this time demanding a crucifix icon as some sort of rebellion (or possibly protection) against all those evil rainbows. Facebook has no intention of providing a crucifix for all the christians to mount themselves on, so good for them.
One user wrote:
“Remember GOD used the rainbow as a promise never to flood the earth again…but he will burn it with fire…so get ready…you can’t use a symbol that God created and pervert it without repercussions,”
Oh, christians are always so gosh darn loving, it just oozes out. Like poison. Such puerile whining! Where in the fuck is your faith? Why doesn’t that sustain you in the absolutely unbelievable torment and anguish of a rainbow icon? Isn’t suffering good for the soul? It’s all “god’s” plan or will or whatever? Mysterious ways, all that shit? Well, if I have to go up in flames, you’ll go too, if that vaunted flood of yours is any example. Unfortunately, any flames we see are more likely to be those of our own doing, in regard to climate change.
Via Raw Story.
Satanists, please step to the white courtesy phone, Satanists -- to the white courtesy phone.
:D That would be lovely. Hmmm, Baphomet emoji?
Also, I gotta say the mock-up reminds me of the Red Cross, so wouldn’t that be some sort of violation? Nope, I inverted the colours. Even so…
Just stop idolizing the plus sign already.
Crucifix? I’d like to give them this!
Ice Swimmer, oh I can’t play that! I can play this one, though! :D
Or nuclear bombs. Never since my childhood has such a threat been so credible. Frightening.
Ice Swimmer, you gave me Thor’s Day Mood, too! The Ghost cover, which is grand. Thanks!
Caine @ 6
The two versions seem to be mutually exclusive.
Ice Swimmer, do you really think so? I love the original, who wouldn’t? That said, I also really like the Ghost cover, which does put a different spin on it, granted. I like the eeriness of it, the strain of dementedness is still there, camp, silly and fun in one, and deadly serious in the other. Two sides of a coin.
@3 Caine
That would make it the Swiss flag -- the original Red Cross logo was created by inverting that.
Also, does this mean we can get a “kill it with fire” FB reaction? That would be totally Christian.
I like how god promised never to commit genocide again… by flood. Kinda large loophole there.
Holms@#12:
I like how god promised never to commit genocide again… by flood. Kinda large loophole there.
One of the silly consequences of belief in a supernatural sky-creator is that it would be acceptable for him to hit CTRL-ALT-DEL periodically. Why not?
Marcus:
Because the idea of having to completely set up again is beyond tiresome? I’m no god, but fuck me, it does get tiresome and annoying after you’ve done it x times.
Caine @ 10
I’m sorry, I was being needlessly cryptic.
I posted my comḿent @ 9 before seeing your comment @ 8. The point in my comment was that my Army of Lovers original link didn’t work for you and the Army of Lovers you posted didn’t work for me. I haven’t found the version by Ghost yet, so I can’t comment on that.
Ice Swimmer:
Oh, well fuck. I hate these restrictions. Mine was the original Army of Lovers video with Camilla. The Ghost cover is here. (If it’s playable for you. Here’s hoping.)
On the other hand, I wouldn’t mind seeing a crurotarsid on an emoji.
Caine @ 16
It is playable. Ghost makes it into a kind of Satanic Gospel music or maybe Satanic Contemporary music.
oops, artist attribution for the crurotarsid P batalaria should have been included:
And yes, I like the Ghost version also. It also fun in its context.
Crip Dyke @ 17
That’s so cute!
I was just going to say that.
Doesn’t have anything with christianity as such…
Technically, a ‘crucifix’ is a cross with someone affixed to it.
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I don’t do Facebook.
Are those things in the top image some kind of buttons?
In his eagerness to be offended, Joshua has failed to notice that among their many emoji in their emoji dialog, Facebook already has a couple crosses. Both Latin (✝) and Orthodox (☦). Between the yin-yang (☯) and the star and crescent (☪).
@busterggi
#4
What’s wrong with idolizing plus signs? At least math exists!!