Archbishop's mad at Mel

[Snellius]

Add the Archbishop of Canterbury to the list of people cross with Mel Gibson over his movie "The Passion of the Christ."

The head of the Anglican Church doesn't like that the film's Web site is selling crucifixion-nail pendants for $16.99.

"This Sunday is Passion Sunday," a spokesman for Rowan Williams told London's Daily Telegraph, "and there is a tradition of bringing in nails to church which are blessed to mark the Passion."

"It's a shame that, in this case, people are being asked to pay for the privilege. That's the danger of a blockbuster - spreading cheap and shoddy merchandising."

Gibson's spokesman had no comment.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/176939p-153997c.html


http://www.sharethepassionofthechrist.com/jewelry.asp#Nail

[Tansy_Gold]

1. Maybe I'm weird, but I think this is creepy

It would be like wearing a little model of a guillotine around one's neck, or a crematorium door or something. It's just. . . . kinda sick.

I know, I know, there are millions of people who wear crucifixes and think nothing of it, but I find it. . . . creepy.

When I was a teen-ager and still a practicing Presbyterian, our minister explained that Presbyterians didn't have a crucifix because our doctrine resided in the Christ who was no longer on the cross; our message lay in his resurrection and eternal life. To focus on the death of christ was to miss the greater message.

Of course, now I'm an atheist, so it seems even creepier.

But that's just

Tansy Gold

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

5. Reminds me of the Bill Hicks riff

'A lot of Christians where crosses around their necks. You think when Jesus comes back he ever wants to see a fucking cross? It's kinda like going up to Jackie Onassis with a little sniper rifle pendant. "Hey Jackie, just thinking of John."'

[rustydog]

2. Hurry and order now, the crucifixion of Christ nails...

wear as jewelry, crucify your neighbor, be the first on your block to own these fantasstic replicas of the bloody murder of the Son of God!
hurry, operators are standing by, but wait! don't order just yet, there's more:
the next 500 callers in 15 minutes will receive completely free of charge the passion exercise video. learn step-areobics from the risen-Christ!
And if you order now, we'll include Passion's own fragrance: Betrayal by Judas, a bittersweet fragrance you'd pay twenty pieces of silver for. but if you order now, it is completely free!.

Ok Archbishop, get your hands off our kids and give us some more righteous indignation.

[Tansy_Gold]

3. The Archbishop of Canterbury is not Roman Catholic, but

Church of England, aka Anglican, aka Episcopalian.

Not to be confused with the Roman Catholic Church whose priests, bishops, and archbishops are supposed to be celibate but who have had a deplorable tendency to mess around with young men and women with whom they shouldn't.

[rustydog]

4. Dammit, you ruined my rant...a curse on you..well

thank you actually, for educating me...
But now I've wasted a good angry rant, what'll I do?