I read this headline from The Times Online and thought – Really? What evidence does The Times have that Atheists would do anything so brazen? As an atheist, I an incensed by The Times’ mean-spirited and stereotypical slander. As expected, the headline is conjecture and wishful thinking. The negative responses posted to the Christian survey do not collect the religious orientation of respondents. Unfavorable responses could have come from anybody, Christians, non-Christians, Muslims, or Jews. Not everyone is a fan of Christianity these days.What really kills me about all this is the ease by which Atheists are painted as the bad guys.
I dug a little deeper and found the website referenced in the article, Hello Jesus. It features a picture of the baby Jesus’s head affixed to the famous Che Guevara "Revolutionary" picture. The montage is horrific – Che Guevara was a repressible communist and hedonist of questionable moral fiber. Why would anybody morph a picture of the baby Jesus onto Guevara’s head? Talk about a mixed message!
When asked: Why is it modelled on Che Guevara? The Churches Advertising Network resonded:
“A challenging face, a hero, a real revolutionary. It's Jesus who changed the world, not Che. And it's not "gentle Jesus, meek and mild" - it's modelled on the unmistakable image of Jesus with the crown of thorns.”
One can take the Christmas: Jesus: Hero or Zero poll here. The questions are weird enough to make one think all sorts of unkind things. Vote with your heart!
- Jesus: hero or zero?
- Jesus: baby or revolutionary?
- Jesus: black or white?
- Christmas = baby Jesus or turkey?
- Jesus: God or refugee?
- Get rid of Santa or Jesus?
- Jesus: swear word or name?
- Did Jesus bring peace or war?
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