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by Barton Gingerich (@bjgingerich)
Here’s a jewel from Faith in Public Life. It’s a short cartoon presentation on a “moral budget” and its parallels to the feeding of the five thousand.
Allow me to share my stream of consciousness while I watched this video:
0:07–I thought it was to show Jesus’ miraculous divine power and mastery over creation, as well as His ability to feed His people. Christians are to feast on Him as Word made flesh. It’s a lot more than “there’s enough to go around.”
0:12–Is that Mitt Romney?!?
0:14–I need to get me one of them “Hallelujah Cuts” signs for my office wall.
0:16–Oh, the flaming golden idol of Moloch? That’s about midway down the DC Mall to the right, not far after the Washington Monument.
0:20–I always knew that nice doctors were really SATAN.
0:24–HAWKMAN!! Paul Ryan, Republican congressman by day and superhero by night.
0:43–The Ryan budget=guillotine. It’s out to get you. Sacrebleu!
0:51–How exactly does one quantify virtues and vices to place them on a graph? I for one want to gain +5 compassion–roll d20.
0:57–The USA, eight states derived from 9 founding colonies.
1:00–I suppose “everyone” who “pays their fair share” isn’t only the fat cat monopoly man with his skyscraper of dollars, but also me and my more modest paycheck–or that’s at least what my 2013 income tax increase tells me.
1:03–That’s not an F-35. This is an F-35.
1:10–Huh, the demographic makeup around the Capitol building changed a lot from earlier.
1:13–What the? FISH N’ BREAD EVERYWHERE.
1:15–“We just need politicians with the faith and courage to prioritize what’s right for our families and communities.” Translation: “If we have the correct regime, God is unnecessary.” This has Dostoevsky’s “Grand Inquisitor” written all over it. Also, labeling fishes and bread loaves as government programs–really?
When you start using 1990s style Sunday School cartoons to spread your message, you may have become a parody of yourself.
H/T Kristin Rudolph
Comment by Sara L. Anderson on March 20, 2013 at 10:04 am
Oh, my goodness. They are using every tired cliche they can find. What is moral about increasing the debt load for the next generation? It follows the “the money will come from somewhere” school of economic thought.
Comment by eMatters on March 21, 2013 at 5:57 pm
Self-parody is right. These moral freaks are pro-abortion yet pose as having a monopoly on compassion. They literally didn’t make it 10 seconds without misinterpreting the Bible. Yeah, the feeding of the 5,000 was about teaching people to share.
And as always, theological Liberals think it is “giving” when you ask Caesar to take from neighbor A by force to transfer to neighbor B. Sorry, folks, Jesus taught to give your own money.
Comment by howardmerrell on March 21, 2013 at 6:15 pm
As part of the faith community, I’m speaking up.
Where do join enough4all? I’ve definitely had enough.
Oh, that’s not the kind of enough they mean?
Never mind.