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2007-03-30 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by tu3031 2007-03-30 15:02|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Catholic League president Bill Donohue outlined his game plan today:

I'm not a Catholic, but I just love to see Bill get up a head of steam on TV. He makes a great interview on these sorts of ~~outrages~~ issues.

Posted by xbalanke 2007-03-30 15:53|| 2007-03-30 15:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Update:

The "My Sweet Lord" display was shut down by the hotel that houses the Lab Gallery in midtown Manhattan, said Matt Semler, the gallery's creative director. Semler said he submitted his resignation after officials at the Roger Smith Hotel shut down the show.
Very well, Matt. Enjoy your new career as a bike messenger...

The six-foot sculpture was the victim of "a strong-arming from people who haven't seen the show, seen what we're doing," Semler said. "They jumped to conclusions completely contrary to our intentions."
Oh, no! Hate mongering! Censorship! The Chill Wind of McCarthyism!

The hotel and the gallery were overrun Thursday with angry phone calls and e-mails about the exhibit. Semler said the calls included death threats over the work of artist Cosimo Cavallaro, who was described as disappointed by the decision to cancel the display.
What'd he do? Cover himself in ketchup?

"In this situation, the hotel couldn't continue to be supportive because of a fear for their own safety," Semler said.
Ya think we had Mohammed cartoons up or sumthin...

Cavallaro is best known for his quirky work with food as art: Past efforts include repainting a Manhattan hotel room in melted mozzarella, spraying five tons of pepper jack cheese on a Wyoming home, and festooning a four-poster bed with 312 pounds of processed ham.
"Quirky". I think that means "really fuckin stupid"...

Posted by tu3031 2007-03-30 16:08|| 2007-03-30 16:08|| Front Page Top

#3 And then just today i spilled a bowl of chili on a table at work and nobody applauded my work as art. they called me a f^&king slob......

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-03-30 17:27|| 2007-03-30 17:27|| Front Page Top

#4 And then just today i spilled a bowl of chili on a table at work and nobody applauded my work as art. they called me a f^&king slob......

It's all in the presentation and the audience.

Posted by xbalanke 2007-03-30 17:36|| 2007-03-30 17:36|| Front Page Top

#5 I sent this story to my friend and asked if we should riot over it. He said no, do nothing, the artist will get his 'just desserts.'

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-03-30 17:59|| 2007-03-30 17:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Roll on Tu! LOL!

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-03-30 18:59|| 2007-03-30 18:59|| Front Page Top

#7 What I read in the New Testament said Jesus was crucified with no clothes on. What's wrong with a little realism?

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2007-03-30 19:29|| 2007-03-30 19:29|| Front Page Top

#8 I spread the word among 5000 chocolate-lovers here in Colorado Springs. There's a 737 full of them ready to go at a moment's notice, with their chocolate picks and plastic bags. Three people are fighting over the ears alone...

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-03-30 20:35|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-03-30 20:35|| Front Page Top

#9 Which translation, Deacon Blues? There was a time when "unclothed" could mean either "not properly clothed for one's station in life and the situation", eg an aristocratic lady not in day gown, hat, gloves, and overcoat, followed by a suitably attired maid when calling on a lady friend, or "wearing only one's own skin with nothing between it and God's fresh air and sunshine". ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-03-30 20:45|| 2007-03-30 20:45|| Front Page Top

#10 Ya got me, tw. In Luke the roman soldiers are said to have taken Jesus' clothes and "cast lots" for them. In the Baptist church this is taken to mean Jesus was naked. In Mathew the Roman soldiers stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, then put his own clothes back on him but there is no mention of the soldiers casting lots for Jesus' clothes. In Mark the robe is purple but Mark does tell of the soldiers crucifying him and taking his clothes and casting lots for them, this is before Jesus dies. John makes no mention of the purple or scarlet robe but does tell of the soldiers taking his garments, "also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout" wich implies the coat was valuable.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2007-03-30 21:07|| 2007-03-30 21:07|| Front Page Top

#11 "I'm melting! I'm melting!"

Whoops! Sorry, wrong movie.

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