N. Zealand: Xtian xmas billboard defaced by other Xtians

[VietnamVet-BRIGHT]

What's interesting about this story is that this is a Christian church billboard defaced by other Christians ...

An unholy row has broken out in New Zealand over a church billboard aimed at "challenging stereotypes" about the birth of Jesus Christ.

A dejected-looking Joseph lies in bed next to Mary under the caption, "Poor Joseph. God was a hard act to follow".

St Matthew-in-the-City Church in Auckland, which erected the billboard, said it had intended to provoke debate.

But the Catholic Church, among others, has condemned it as "inappropriate" and "disrespectful".

Within hours of its unveiling, the billboard had been defaced with brown paint.

The church's vicar, Archdeacon Glynn Cardy, said the aim of the billboard had been to lampoon the literal interpretation of the Christmas conception story.

More ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8417963.stm

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[LoneMateria]

I read it took less then five hours to end up defaced.  Thats church on church crap though.  If they aren't afraid to deface an atheist billboard they aren't afraid to deface a Christian one.  The thing is this billboard is doing exactly what it was supposed to.  That is promote discussion about Jesus.  It's great though that the attempt to censor the photo is putting it on the news and all over the internet.  -1 for the defacers.

[VietnamVet-BRIGHT]

I read it took less then five hours to end up defaced.  Thats church on church crap though.  If they aren't afraid to deface an atheist billboard they aren't afraid to deface a Christian one.  The thing is this billboard is doing exactly what it was supposed to.  That is promote discussion about Jesus.  It's great though that the attempt to censor the photo is putting it on the news and all over the internet.  -1 for the defacers.

Notice from the article that it was a Catholic church that complained about the Protestant church's billboard.  Catholics worship, pray to and rank the Virgin Mary character higher than any saint and just a notch below the God and Jesus characters.  Protestants, in contrast, give no ritual attention to her and, moreover, outright condemn Catholics' ritual and theological obsession with this character.

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[Will]

Notice from the article that it was a Catholic church that complained about the Protestant church's billboard.  Catholics worship, pray to and rank the Virgin Mary character higher than any saint and just a notch below the God and Jesus characters.  Protestants, in contrast, give no ritual attention to her and, moreover, outright condemn Catholics' ritual and theological obsession with this character.

Reminds me of the difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.

[LoneMateria]

Notice from the article that it was a Catholic church that complained about the Protestant church's billboard.  Catholics worship, pray to and rank the Virgin Mary character higher than any saint and just a notch below the God and Jesus characters.  Protestants, in contrast, give no ritual attention to her and, moreover, outright condemn Catholics' ritual and theological obsession with this character.

Reminds me of the difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.

I'm just glad this isn't Ireland.

[G-Roll]

Notice from the article that it was a Catholic church that complained about the Protestant church's billboard.  Catholics worship, pray to and rank the Virgin Mary character higher than any saint and just a notch below the God and Jesus characters.  Protestants, in contrast, give no ritual attention to her and, moreover, outright condemn Catholics' ritual and theological obsession with this character.

Reminds me of the difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.

I'm just glad this isn't Ireland.

they would have blown up the billboard?

[LoneMateria]

they would have blown up the billboard?

No they'd have gone into the church and started murdering people.

[G-Roll]

they would have blown up the billboard?

No they'd have gone into the church and started murdering people.

oh, thats much worse. i still think they would blow up the billboard. before or after all the murder...

[Big Mac]

they would have blown up the billboard?

No they'd have gone into the church and started murdering people.

oh, thats much worse. i still think they would blow up the billboard. before or after all the murder...

It's what a loving god would want, damn it!!!

[Ninteen45]

I love that billboard, classic!