Poor Joseph. God was a hard act to follow.

[grantcart]

Gotta love those Kiwis



http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/163057/poster-of-naked-virgin-mary-sparks-unholy-row

A church billboard showing an apparently naked Virgin Mary and Joseph in bed together has sparked the ire of conservative Christians in New Zealand.


A handout picture released by the St Matthew-in-the-City Anglican church in Auckland shows an apparently naked Virgin Mary and Joseph in bed together. The billboard has sparked the ire of conservative Christians in New Zealand.

On the poster a sad-looking Joseph lies next to Mary, whose face is turned heavenwards under the words: "Poor Joseph. God was a hard act to follow."

The billboard was erected outside the progressive St Matthew-in-the-City Anglican church in Auckland on Thursday.

St Matthews' vicar, Archdeacon Glynn Cardy, said the billboard was meant to challenge stereotypes about the way Jesus was conceived.

In the bible, the Virgin Mary becomes pregnant after an angel appears to her and tells her she will give birth to the son of God.

Cardy said the billboard was meant to challenge literal interpretations of the Bible.

"It is intended to challenge stereotypes about the way that Jesus was conceived and get people talking about the Christmas story," he said.



Of course since Jesus had siblings Joseph must have gotten over his reluctance to enter the previously holy womb.

[cliffordu]

1. Ah, well....

Mary could always give him a hand.

[NanceGreggs]

2. ...

:rofl:

Why do I have this feeling that if (a) hell existed, and (b) I would spend eternity there for laughing at that comment, that (c) I would think it had been worth it.

[cliffordu]

3. Well...

We do what we can......

:rofl:


Howareya??

:hi:

[NanceGreggs]

4. I'm as fine as can be expected ...

... under the present DU circumstances.

:hi:

[cliffordu]

5. Harrowing times, these....

I'm glad you are here.

Edited to add that damned grantcart.

Glad he's here too. I guess.

:eyes:

Kicked.

[NanceGreggs]

6. I'm glad you're here, too.

Even if I might burn for all eternity as a result of you being here.

That grantcart can be a trial sometimes, yes. (Don't tell him I said that ...)

I'd better stop posting now - someone might accuse me of being a Democrat. Can't take the heat ...

[cliffordu]

7. We have to go underground at Democratic Underground.

The irony is stupefying.

[NanceGreggs]

8. We need our own group, yes ...

Underground Democrats on DemocraticUnderground.

Do you think there are enough of us to get our own forum?

[cliffordu]

9. I would bet there are.....

I believe Grantcart could be pryed away from his Mary 'n Joseph humpfest long enough to join...

Is three a good start.....

[NanceGreggs]

11. Okay, well ...

... if you're in and grantcart is in, I think we can do it.

But it won't be easy, my friend. There will be times when our three-strong, rag-tag group will want to give up, give in, cave out of sheer exhaustion.

But with any luck, and God's good grace*, we should reach the Forum border before sun-up.




(* Oh, right, forgot. Grantcart's little spew means God's good grace might not be forthcoming.)

[grantcart]

12. too bad you two didn't have your love fest on the 'good' thread lol

I just go where Cliffordu tells me to.

[NanceGreggs]

13. I thought your thread ...

... was the good thread.

That's what cliffordu told me ...

[cliffordu]

15. I would NEVER* lie to you, Nance.....

*void where prohibited by law.

"Any person, firm, or corporation proposing to engage in any game, contest, or other promotion or advertising scheme or plan in which a retail establishment offers the opportunity to receive gifts, prizes, or gratuities, as determined by chance, in order to promote its retail business, where the total announced value of the prizes offered to the general public is in excess of five hundred dollars ($500), must file a statement with the secretary of state."

[NanceGreggs]

18. Oooh, cliffie!

I just melt when you speak legaleese!

[cliffordu]

20. Well...

Don't tell Joseph OR JeffR.....

:rofl:

[NanceGreggs]

21. ...

:rofl:

[cliffordu]

16. This was NOT the suggestion I had if you'll recall correctly...

I was talking someplace very far south of here.....

Like GD/P :P

[cliffordu]

14. I guess we have to do it without His help, then....

We can make it, but we have to keep THIS in mind....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MYp0VIbwZk


Life during wartime....


Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons
packed up and ready to go
Heard of some gravesites, out by the highway
a place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance
I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto
I've lived all over this town

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
this ain't no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey
I ain't got time for that now

Transmit the message, to the receiver
hope for an answer some day
I got three passports, couple of visas
don't even know my real name
High on a hillside, trucks are loading
everything's ready to roll
I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime
I might not ever get home

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
this ain't no fooling around
This ain't no mudd club, or C. B. G. B.
I ain't got time for that now

Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
Heard about Pittsburgh, PA?
You oughta know not to stand by the window
somebody might see you up there
I got some groceries, some peanut butter
to last a couple of days
But I ain't got no speakers
ain't got no headphones
ain't got no records to play

Why stay in college? Why go to night school?
Gonna be different this time?
Can't write a letter, can't send a postcard
I can't write nothing at all
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
this ain't no fooling around
I'd love you hold you, I'd like to kiss you
I ain't got no time for that now

Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock
we blended in with the crowd
We got computers, we're tapping phone lines
I know that ain't allowed
We dress like students, we dress like housewives
or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle so many times now
don't know what I look like!
You make me shiver, I feel so tender
we make a pretty good team
Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving
you ought to get you some sleep
Get you instructions, follow directions
then you should change your address
Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day
whatever you think is best
Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks?
They won't help me survive
My chest is aching, burns like a furnace
the burning keeps me alive
Try to stay healthy, physical fitness
don't want to catch no disease
Try to be careful, don't take no chances
you better watch what you say

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

10. The second "Smokin' Joe" didn't make the grade either.

[proteus_lives]

17. It does seem needlessly vulgar.

[grantcart]

22. Well if you know Australians and New Zealanders the funny thing is

I would have bet a million dollars that this was about an Aussie and not a Kiwi.

[trotsky]

28. Ah, blasphemy.

The victimless crime.

[RevCheesehead]

19. Oh, my....

:rofl: There is just way too much here!!

Now we may know the real reason ol' Joe was made a saint. O8)

[grantcart]

23. Being completely reasonable one of the obvious questions you would

have to ask is if any human male would possibly maintain the correct anatomical firmness if he knew that he actually was entering the womb that God had entered and considered sacred.

It would be worse than trying to procreate with your parents sitting their taking notes.

[cliffordu]

24. You obviously never met my mom.

[grantcart]

25. How was her penmanship?

[grantcart]

26. the daytime people wanted to see what you guys were doing last night

but I refused to kick this thread and embarass you.

Your welcome.

[cliffordu]

27. Upyernosewiddarubbahose

[walldude]

29. Saw that this morning on C&L... laughed my ass off...

Wish our religious establishment had a sense of humor...