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‘I WANT YOU TO KILL ALL INFIDELS':BOY DRAWS CONTROVERSIAL IMAGE OF JESUS—SHOULD SCHOOL TAKE IT DOWN?
theblaze.com ^ | 06/13/2012 | Billy Hallowell

Posted on 06/12/2012 9:46:10 PM PDT by massmike

Children show their creative imaginations in some intriguing ways. The artwork and storytelling they engage in often illustrates the ideas that are bopping around inside of their heads. Take, for instance, a student-drawn picture at Hamilton Elementary School in Fresno, California. The image, which has become intensely controversial, portrays Jesus Christ, with a caption that reads, ”I want you to kill all infidels.”

Under this shocking line are two others: “meet me in Jerusalem” and “get a free ticket to heaven.” Obviously, the picture, which is hanging prominently in the school’s lobby along with others, is causing a stir. While some claim it‘s merely a creative work spawned by a child’s imagination, others see anti-Christian sentiment at play. A 7th-grade student, who has not been named in media, created the drawing as part of a history assignment.

Hamilton elementary has been quiet in terms of handing the criticism. A spokesperson for the Fresno Unified School District issued a statement to ABC30, telling the outlet the following about the picture’s creation:

“Students at Hamilton were assigned to create a help wanted poster for soldiers needed to fight in the crusades and write a poem about Joan of arc, the Black Death, or the Magna Carta and create a visual background for it. This was one of several posters displayed.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
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1 posted on 06/12/2012 9:46:16 PM PDT by massmike
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SHOULD SCHOOL TAKE IT DOWN?

Absolutely.
2 posted on 06/12/2012 9:56:45 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency.)
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Absolutely.???

“Students at Hamilton were assigned to create a help wanted poster for soldiers needed to fight in the crusades.."

IOW, the kid understood the assignment AND knows his history! That poster is a brilliant commentary on the attitudes of the time and how Christ & Christianity were misused.

3 posted on 06/12/2012 10:07:48 PM PDT by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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To: massmike

It’s interesting how much different Mohammed’s words sound when they are superimposed on an image of Jesus Christ.


4 posted on 06/12/2012 10:09:51 PM PDT by tpmintx (Problem: The people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who VOTE for a living.)
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That poster is a brilliant commentary on the attitudes of the time and how Christ & Christianity were misused.

And your post is an idiotic denial of the fact that the assignment was created for political propaganda purposes, to try to equate Christianity of the Middle Ages with the murderous barbarism of the Muslims today all over the world. You also ignor the fact that no such "poster" reflecting current events about Muslims killing all infidels would ever be allowed on that schools walls for a second.

Stupid or paid shill - which are you?

5 posted on 06/12/2012 10:12:00 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: massmike
It seems to me as if the student's picture might be trying to illustrate an important point about hypocrisy.

For instance, replace Jesus with Mohammed in the picture, and have him say the same thing, and the image suddenly becomes non-controversial.

If the leader of the Christian religion were to embrace such a murderous message as portrayed in the cartoon, the reaction from the lamestream media would be one of unequivocal horror.

Thus the hypocrisy of the media is exposed, because no such negative reaction occurs when exactly the same message is propagated by those who follow the religion of Islam.

6 posted on 06/12/2012 10:14:14 PM PDT by sargon (I don't like the sound of these "boncentration bamps")
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To: An.American.Expatriate

the Crusades were a defensive war. I suggest you look into the real story of the Crusades and not accept the leftist distortion taught in schools.


7 posted on 06/12/2012 10:14:27 PM PDT by jtal (Runnin' a World in Need with White Folks' Greed - since 1492)
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It works for me as an anti-islamic poster, showing how ridiculous it would be if Christ was the same as Mohammed.


8 posted on 06/12/2012 10:15:49 PM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Interesting take on history. The word crusades calls back to a point where the christians were engaged in active warfare against the muslims. I think the kid was just calling it as he see’s it.


9 posted on 06/12/2012 10:17:21 PM PDT by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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very well drawn. incredible concept. no it should not be taken down. this is what real art is, it evokes controversy, and it shows real talent. this is holding up a mirror to the enemy. the bill mahers, this is what they think.

bill maher is the asshole that bought the cross in the jar of urine. then the mets.


10 posted on 06/12/2012 10:28:12 PM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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“I think the kid was just calling it as he see’s it.”

Yes, but we should ask, who taught the kid that the Crusade was about killing all the infidels? I doubt he imagined that on his own. It’s a very common anti-Christian/atheist talking point, and since this drawing was created as part of a follow-up assignment to a history class, I suspect the teacher is the source of this idea in the kid’s head.

Smells to me like typical leftie hijinks of brainwashing kids with their viewpoint under cover of teaching them. Could well be the parents or someone else in the kids life teaching them this, but the teacher would be my first suspect.


11 posted on 06/12/2012 10:29:03 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Talisker

Oh geez....

An assignment to make a recruitment poster for the crusades = equating Christianity of the Middle Ages with the murderous barbarism of the Muslims today all over the world.


12 posted on 06/12/2012 10:29:41 PM PDT by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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the Crusades were a defensive war.

Oh, my bad - in defensive wars one does not need to recruit soldiers .....

13 posted on 06/12/2012 10:31:15 PM PDT by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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“That poster is a brilliant commentary on the attitudes of the time and how Christ & Christianity were misused.”

The Crusades were the first wars on islamic terrorism. It’s a shame they weren’t pursued to the utter distruction of that satanic death cult.


14 posted on 06/12/2012 10:31:39 PM PDT by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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15 posted on 06/12/2012 10:31:58 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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16 posted on 06/12/2012 10:35:41 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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The Crusades were the first wars on islamic terrorism. It’s a shame they weren’t pursued to the utter destruction of that satanic death cult.

That's absolutely correct in all respects. Thank you for a factual synopsis of what The Crusades were all about. The liberals have succeeded in rewriting history to conform to their evil agenda. And some in this thread have bought into those lies.

17 posted on 06/12/2012 10:36:52 PM PDT by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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To: sargon

I think that is what it’s about. It’s a sardonic parody.


18 posted on 06/12/2012 10:37:13 PM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: dsc
The Crusades were the first wars on islamic terrorism. It’s a shame they weren’t pursued to the utter distruction of that satanic death cult.

Agreed. Nations and peoples have a right to defend themselves and Islam is & was a constant major threat - then probably moreso than now, at least militarily. However, the intwinement of religion into the war, especially as a justification for it, is problematic.

The boy who drew the poster seems to have grasped the concepts involved and has illustrated them in a thought provoking manner.

19 posted on 06/12/2012 10:45:09 PM PDT by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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To: massmike

It’s as artistic as the rest of the crap you see today.


20 posted on 06/12/2012 10:56:54 PM PDT by HIDEK6
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