Actually, I think it would have had more impact, and be more interesting and thought provoking, if they weren’t zombies–just regular humans.
386sxsays
Actually, I think it would have had more impact, and be more interesting and thought provoking, if they weren’t zombies–just regular humans.
True, but not everybody believes that god commanded them to take communion. However, the one thing that they all do agree on is that their god ascended back up into the heavens like a birdie on wings, be they fundamentalists or be they moderates. Therefore that part of the story must be true. That’s just basic logic. Fly birdie fly!!
RamblinDudesays
Hmmm…I think the one biting his arm is a female!
doridsays
Grok Jesus?
T. Bruce McNeelysays
Dibs on the brain!
waldteufelsays
Looks like the chow hall from my ol’ undergrad days.
Completely unrelated, but I’d love to read an informed opinion on Craig Venter’s attempt to patent his method of “creating an organism”. I don’t mean in any religious sense (which I saw you commented on), but rather the limits of ownership by individuals or corporations. I’m a complete atheist, but I have a serious problem with patents and copyrights, especially insofar as they pertain to processes. I’d love to know your opinion. Just curious.
Completely unrelated, but I’d love to read an informed opinion on Craig Venter’s attempt to patent his method of “creating an organism”. I don’t mean in any religious sense (which I saw you commented on), but rather the limits of ownership by individuals or corporations. I’m a complete atheist, but I have a serious problem with patents and copyrights, especially insofar as they pertain to processes. I’d love to know your opinion. Just curious.
Actually, they’re not cannibals. Cannibalism is eating its own species, and zombies eat humans, not other zombies. :)
Dunkleosteussays
NOW I understand what they mean when they say “Jesus lives!”
Michael Kremersays
PZ has liturgical sense! Today is the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (also known as Corpus Christi).
And yes, I did take communion today. But no, we Catholics don’t think we do *that* when we take communion, even though we do think that we partake of the body and blood of Christ. A better model might be breastfeeding — in which one person sustains another out of her own substance. (This analogy was drawn by the medieval mystic Julian of Norwich.)
Not all that metaphorically; christian doctrine has it that the host somehow ‘transub[s]tantiates’ into the body of christ– it becomes the body itself.
Depends on the denomination. AFAIK Calvinists consider it symbolic, for example.
David Marjanovićsays
Not all that metaphorically; christian doctrine has it that the host somehow ‘transub[s]tantiates’ into the body of christ– it becomes the body itself.
Depends on the denomination. AFAIK Calvinists consider it symbolic, for example.
Last year I attended a friend’s niece’s communion at a Catholic church. The sermon included mention of “taking and drinking …blood”. This probably inspired a future generation of Goth/vampire children on that day.
As tempting as it may be to make atheistic jokes about cannibalism and communion, I’ve yet to meet a believer who got any zombie vibes from the mass. What I have sometimes encountered. at least in old books are legends about the host that remind you of stories about human thumbs found in pickle jars.
denisesays
Yay! I play a zombie game on-line and our mob is The Pastafarian Brotherhood, this pleases me to no end. I am going to go share it with them. Thanks!
bPersays
Oh, great. Now I can’t get “Sweet zombie Jesus” out of my head. And no, it’s not “good news, everyone”. Thanks, guys.
Kseniyasays
I take this as proof-positive that zombies wouldn’t have touched a Chocolate Jesus.
I’ve long held that Christianity is a zombie religion. Christ died, but rose from the grave. He wants you to eat his blood and flesh (thus infecting you with zombieism). Doing so gets you “everlasting life.”
It all fits.
CortxVortxsays
Beware the Vampire Jesus! He gave his blood for you — now he wants it back!
Bachalon says
Nice.
RamblinDude says
Boy, are you gonna get e-mail…
Actually, I think it would have had more impact, and be more interesting and thought provoking, if they weren’t zombies–just regular humans.
386sx says
Actually, I think it would have had more impact, and be more interesting and thought provoking, if they weren’t zombies–just regular humans.
True, but not everybody believes that god commanded them to take communion. However, the one thing that they all do agree on is that their god ascended back up into the heavens like a birdie on wings, be they fundamentalists or be they moderates. Therefore that part of the story must be true. That’s just basic logic. Fly birdie fly!!
RamblinDude says
Hmmm…I think the one biting his arm is a female!
dorid says
Grok Jesus?
T. Bruce McNeely says
Dibs on the brain!
waldteufel says
Looks like the chow hall from my ol’ undergrad days.
Martin Wagner says
Isn’t this simply what Christians do during every Communion? Metaphorically, that is.
álvaro josé castro rivadeneira says
Completely unrelated, but I’d love to read an informed opinion on Craig Venter’s attempt to patent his method of “creating an organism”. I don’t mean in any religious sense (which I saw you commented on), but rather the limits of ownership by individuals or corporations. I’m a complete atheist, but I have a serious problem with patents and copyrights, especially insofar as they pertain to processes. I’d love to know your opinion. Just curious.
álvaro josé castro rivadeneira says
Completely unrelated, but I’d love to read an informed opinion on Craig Venter’s attempt to patent his method of “creating an organism”. I don’t mean in any religious sense (which I saw you commented on), but rather the limits of ownership by individuals or corporations. I’m a complete atheist, but I have a serious problem with patents and copyrights, especially insofar as they pertain to processes. I’d love to know your opinion. Just curious.
Dan says
Christians do tend to eat their own, don’t they?
LBraschi says
Re #8
Not all that metaphorically; christian doctrine has it that the host somehow ‘transubtantiates’ into the body of christ– it becomes the body itself.
What a crazed bad of cannibal nutters
LBraschi says
And on a macabre note, that picture is what a biblical literalist may came off when reading about ‘eating the body of christ’
Janine says
I hope they drained Jesus of his blood so that they may drink of it.
I so love this picture.
JD says
This just shows how gullible Jesus is. I for one would never accept a dinner invite from a zombie.
Chinchillazilla says
That totally kicks ass.
Magnus says
Hmmm, this explains how he was able to get up and running a few days after the crucifixion.
Zombie Jesus!
Dave Godfrey says
And on the Third Day Jesus rose from the dead and said unto His disciples “Braaiiins”.
Shawn Wilkinson says
Blasphemy! Only Jesus was a zombie in real life.
Pedro Timóteo says
Actually, they’re not cannibals. Cannibalism is eating its own species, and zombies eat humans, not other zombies. :)
Pedro Timóteo says
Actually, they’re not cannibals. Cannibalism is eating its own species, and zombies eat humans, not other zombies. :)
Dunkleosteus says
NOW I understand what they mean when they say “Jesus lives!”
Michael Kremer says
PZ has liturgical sense! Today is the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (also known as Corpus Christi).
And yes, I did take communion today. But no, we Catholics don’t think we do *that* when we take communion, even though we do think that we partake of the body and blood of Christ. A better model might be breastfeeding — in which one person sustains another out of her own substance. (This analogy was drawn by the medieval mystic Julian of Norwich.)
I leave you with a link to a poem by George Herbert on the theme of Love: http://www.englishverse.com/poems/love
David Marjanović says
Depends on the denomination. AFAIK Calvinists consider it symbolic, for example.
David Marjanović says
Depends on the denomination. AFAIK Calvinists consider it symbolic, for example.
Alison says
Hmmm. Looks like the brain is still intact – are we sure these are zombies, and not ghouls?
Ann Homily says
Last year I attended a friend’s niece’s communion at a Catholic church. The sermon included mention of “taking and drinking …blood”. This probably inspired a future generation of Goth/vampire children on that day.
Jim Harrison says
As tempting as it may be to make atheistic jokes about cannibalism and communion, I’ve yet to meet a believer who got any zombie vibes from the mass. What I have sometimes encountered. at least in old books are legends about the host that remind you of stories about human thumbs found in pickle jars.
denise says
Yay! I play a zombie game on-line and our mob is The Pastafarian Brotherhood, this pleases me to no end. I am going to go share it with them. Thanks!
bPer says
Oh, great. Now I can’t get “Sweet zombie Jesus” out of my head. And no, it’s not “good news, everyone”. Thanks, guys.
Kseniya says
I take this as proof-positive that zombies wouldn’t have touched a Chocolate Jesus.
ekzept says
the further question is, is she sexually aroused while doing so?
yeah, i know, some killjoy will opine zombies or ghouls or whatever don’t get sexually aroused.
okay, how do you know?
edhel says
All Jesus must be eaten.
Here’s some other versions:
Star Wars http://i17.tinypic.com/4xp5wev.jpg
Raptor Jesus http://i8.tinypic.com/62oizhv.jpg
and http://i11.tinypic.com/53ypwuu.jpg
khan says
And then there is that scene in the movie “MASH”.
Jeff says
Oooh, don’t eat the brain, it’s nothing but cholesterol.
Kseniya says
Relax.
Sengkelat says
I’ve long held that Christianity is a zombie religion. Christ died, but rose from the grave. He wants you to eat his blood and flesh (thus infecting you with zombieism). Doing so gets you “everlasting life.”
It all fits.
CortxVortx says
Beware the Vampire Jesus! He gave his blood for you — now he wants it back!
— CV
EnoNomi says
Can I get that on velvet?