Posted on 12/04/2007 8:38:41 AM PST by NYer
Father Marko is using the Islamist bipolar playbook.
“Please tell me what was offensive, in particular, what were they making fun of?”
Didn’t see the piece, so I couldn’t say.
I don’t believe that I stated that it offended me, personally.
“I cringe seeing something like this, because sensitivity on this scale lowers Christianity to the infantilism of Islam.”
So, then you’re comparing Christians, who might be put off by an ad that pokes fun of the nativity to the barbarous teddy bear beheaders of the Sudan??
That’s interesting. Did you use reason to arrive at this conclusion?
I’m with the priest. Showing a wise man holding a soft drink can is sacrilegious, and so is having angels say, “Red Bull gives you wings.” Red Bull wasn’t even around when Jesus was born, or when the shepherds came to see Him, or when the wise men came to see Him. There was no Red Bull for the angels to drink. And by the way, angels had wings long before Red Bull was invented. See Isaiah 6:2; Ezekiel 1:6,8,9,11,23-25; and Revelation 4:8. God gave them wings.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.