Topic: did you ever see Christian children's shows when you were a kid and got kind of weirded out by them
Sheila LaBoof started this discussion 6 years ago #96,114
I think these shows helped to push me away from Jesus because everyone in these shows were too much, if you know what I mean. Who the fuck wants to hear your friends mention Jesus to you every day? Maybe I like Steve Martin. But if all my friends talked about him every day, I'd think, fuck what the fuck shut up
Sheila LaBoof (OP) double-posted this 6 years ago, 13 minutes later[^] [v] #1,084,250
Then there's the comic books of Archie but everyone's all fuckin religious and weird and it's two steps away from poison Kool-aid
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,255
I remember watching one called Gerbert, that had this freaky puppet, and he would reenact tales from the bibble.Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,312
@previous (B)
> I remember watching one called Gerbert, that had this freaky puppet, and he would reenact tales from the bibble.
The bibble?
> I remember watching one called Gerbert, that had this freaky puppet, and he would reenact tales from the bibble.
The bibble?
Anonymous B replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,313
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,354
@1,084,250 (Sheila LaBoof)
> Then there's the comic books of Archie but everyone's all fuckin religious and weird and it's two steps away from poison Kool-aid
No one in Archie is religious what are you talking about
> Then there's the comic books of Archie but everyone's all fuckin religious and weird and it's two steps away from poison Kool-aid
No one in Archie is religious what are you talking about
Dreamworks joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,390
no
Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,400
I thought Veggie Tales was fuckin gay and retarded ?
Serious though, when I was a kid we lived across the street from this Pentecostal family. Part of their thing was they didn't watch TV. I laughed at them at the time, told them they were gay and TV is awesome but now, looking back, I think they were just 20 years ahead of me in mental development because now I think TV is gay and I don't watch it ?
Serious though, when I was a kid we lived across the street from this Pentecostal family. Part of their thing was they didn't watch TV. I laughed at them at the time, told them they were gay and TV is awesome but now, looking back, I think they were just 20 years ahead of me in mental development because now I think TV is gay and I don't watch it ?
Sheila LaBoof (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 20 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,422
@1,084,255 (B)
> I remember watching one called Gerbert, that had this freaky puppet, and he would reenact tales from the bibble.
He looks like my testical
> I remember watching one called Gerbert, that had this freaky puppet, and he would reenact tales from the bibble.
He looks like my testical
Sheila LaBoof (OP) double-posted this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,427
@1,084,354 (D)
> > Then there's the comic books of Archie but everyone's all fuckin religious and weird and it's two steps away from poison Kool-aid
>
> No one in Archie is religious what are you talking about
There were these published and put on newstand shelves to fool kids that they were going to read something fun
https://generationexploitation.blogspot.com/2006/06/history-of-christian-archi_114951302719460209.html
> > Then there's the comic books of Archie but everyone's all fuckin religious and weird and it's two steps away from poison Kool-aid
>
> No one in Archie is religious what are you talking about
There were these published and put on newstand shelves to fool kids that they were going to read something fun
https://generationexploitation.blogspot.com/2006/06/history-of-christian-archi_114951302719460209.html
Sheila LaBoof (OP) triple-posted this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,431
fuck off, Archie, everyone knows that you are JewishAnonymous B replied with this 6 years ago, 14 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,438
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 40 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,452
Sheila LaBoof (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 32 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,459
@previous (G)
yes that's pretty much it
why the fuck they thought it was a good idea to make a metaphor of a fighter pilot with the Christian fish symbol on the side of the plane where pilots mark off their kills is beyond me
I count six fish. Archie made six kills.
yes that's pretty much it
why the fuck they thought it was a good idea to make a metaphor of a fighter pilot with the Christian fish symbol on the side of the plane where pilots mark off their kills is beyond me
I count six fish. Archie made six kills.
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Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,512
@previous (Sheila LaBoof)
Are they supposed to look like bombs?! Fuck, that's dark. Why are they flying around in biplanes bombing farmland? I guess it's clever as a metaphor for convincing kids that they are battling the Devil's influence by handing out Chick tracts door-to-door or whatever. I suppose they can feel like they're doing something active that way. But why a military metaphor? Feels creepy like someone just re-wrote ISIS recruitment pamphlets.
@1,084,400 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
I thought Veggie Tales was pretty watchable compared to some of the other low-budget, hamfisted shit.
Are they supposed to look like bombs?! Fuck, that's dark. Why are they flying around in biplanes bombing farmland? I guess it's clever as a metaphor for convincing kids that they are battling the Devil's influence by handing out Chick tracts door-to-door or whatever. I suppose they can feel like they're doing something active that way. But why a military metaphor? Feels creepy like someone just re-wrote ISIS recruitment pamphlets.
@1,084,400 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
I thought Veggie Tales was pretty watchable compared to some of the other low-budget, hamfisted shit.
Anonymous B replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,513
Anonymous H replied with this 6 years ago, 21 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,519
@previous (B)
Comics featuring Archie weren't around until the early 1940s so they're a little late for WWI. Archie comics only gained a real following with boomers growing up in post-WWII America.
The weird Christian Archie panel we're looking at wasn't drawn until the 1970s. It's the work of Al Hartley at Spire Christian Comics.
Comics featuring Archie weren't around until the early 1940s so they're a little late for WWI. Archie comics only gained a real following with boomers growing up in post-WWII America.
The weird Christian Archie panel we're looking at wasn't drawn until the 1970s. It's the work of Al Hartley at Spire Christian Comics.
Anonymous B replied with this 6 years ago, 43 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,532
Anonymous H replied with this 6 years ago, 13 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,535
@previous (B)
I don't know. Maybe spreading the good news is like dropping knowledge bombs? The comparison has a weird edge to it, like it's suggesting that there are other ways to deal with converting people. I feel like a metaphor about spreading light in the darkness or changing fear to compassion would be better.
I don't know. Maybe spreading the good news is like dropping knowledge bombs? The comparison has a weird edge to it, like it's suggesting that there are other ways to deal with converting people. I feel like a metaphor about spreading light in the darkness or changing fear to compassion would be better.
Anonymous B replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,537
@previous (H)
Apparently winners believe in God, and bomb the countryside. ?
Apparently winners believe in God, and bomb the countryside. ?
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Anonymous B double-posted this 6 years ago, 22 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,540
@1,084,519 (H)
When in the 70s was that strip drawn? Could it be Vietnam War/anti-communist propaganda?
When in the 70s was that strip drawn? Could it be Vietnam War/anti-communist propaganda?
Anonymous H replied with this 6 years ago, 4 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,593
@previous (B)
I'm not sure in which issue that panel appears, so I can't find the exact date. It looks like most of it was religious, not political propaganda. The artist is actually a really interesting guy who seemed to have a crisis of faith in middle age and went all born-again Christian in his late 40s. Born in 1921, he was just old enough to enlist and serve in WWII where he flew as a bomber pilot in B-17s over Europe. So maybe that goes some way to explaining why he chose that image.
I'm not sure in which issue that panel appears, so I can't find the exact date. It looks like most of it was religious, not political propaganda. The artist is actually a really interesting guy who seemed to have a crisis of faith in middle age and went all born-again Christian in his late 40s. Born in 1921, he was just old enough to enlist and serve in WWII where he flew as a bomber pilot in B-17s over Europe. So maybe that goes some way to explaining why he chose that image.
Sheila LaBoof (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 21 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,597
There's also the long-standing Crusader or "onward Christian soldier" theme that ties Christianity with combat
jodi !ariasXXmaE joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 57 seconds later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,599
yeah
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Anonymous B replied with this 6 years ago, 11 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,084,691
@previous (Dreamworks)
On an actual fighter, those would be bombs indicating the number of bombs dropped by that plane.
On an actual fighter, those would be bombs indicating the number of bombs dropped by that plane.