LTTE: ‘Homeless Jesus’ has no place in our neighborhood

[TalkingDog]

http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2014/02/26/homeless-jesus-has-no-place-in-our-neighborhood/

Jerry Dawson of the St. Alban’s neighborhood doesn’t like the “Homeless Jesus” sculpture installed last weekend in front of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, on Caldwell Lane. (See Feb. 24, 2014, “Homeless Jesus finds a home in front of St. Alban’s”) He’s asked neighborhood leaders to take a stand against the artwork. The homeowners association president has agreed to put the topic on the agenda for the next meeting. But leaders say they don’t think the neighborhood has any jurisdiction over the church’s decision.

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My complaint is not about the art-worthiness or the meaning behind the sculpture. It is about people driving into our beautiful, reasonably upscale neighborhood and seeing an ugly homeless person sleeping on a park bench. (emphasis mine TD) It is also about walking by this sculpture at night and passing within inches of the grim reaper. These are the impressions that this sculpture gives. I have stepped over actual homeless people sleeping on a sidewalk in New York City and not been as creeped out as I am walking past this sculpture.

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Sadly from my region of NC

[uppityperson]

1. Here is a photo of it. NIMBY indeed.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1321035.1366321523!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/jesus19n-4-web.jpg

[El_Johns]

2. That is a lovely sculpture.

[Laelth]

7. Indeed. It's excellent. n/t

-Laelth

[onethatcares]

3. it's gotta be the hoodie

maybe Jerry should call the Pope? I wonder which bible Jerry reads?

(we need an "f him" emoticon, btw)

[hobbit709]

4. Misses the whole point, doesn't he?

Wanna bet he goes to church every Sunday.

[FiveGoodMen]

5. "Wanna bet he goes to church every Sunday?"

That's where ALL the folks who hate Jesus' words go.

(not sarcasm)

[Autumn]

6. " I have stepped over actual homeless people sleeping on a sidewalk"

See, right there is the fucking problem you sanctimonious little ass wipe.

[TalkingDog]

9. Nail meet Hammer. n/t

[Downwinder]

8. Guilty Conscious?