Religious Perversion
John Pendergast
jpender at siue.edu
Wed Oct 7 11:33:19 CDT 2009
I wasn't irony and satire that died after 9-11, but clearly allegory.
Modern Christians do not understand allegory -- why would a justice who
is weeping over, and therefore showing remorse over, Roe v Wade be in
Satan's corner? And a pregnant woman who wants to keep her baby?
rich wrote:
> welcome to American National Socialist Fundamentalism
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/06/jon-mcnaughton-painting-s_n_311912.html
>
> Artist Jon McNaughton of Utah has created a painting inspired by a
> vision he received during the 2008 elections. The painting -- titled
> "One Nation Under God" -- depicts Jesus surrounded by characters from
> American history plus Satan. Some of the characters are actual people
> (Ronald Reagan, James Madison ) and some are archetypes (handicapped
> child, liberal news reporter). The "liberal news reporter," along with
> the professor clutching Darwin's Origin Of Species and the judge
> weeping over Roe vs. Wade are huddled in the lower right hand corner
> of the painting, next to Satan. (The pregnant woman is also in Satan's
> corner.)
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