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gendzwil
10th June 2002, 16:48
...I've still got my plastic Jesus
Scotch-taped to the dashboard of my car

http://www.catholicshopper.com/products/inspirational_sport_statues2.html

The Martial Arts statue is the third one down. But being Canadian, I like hockey Jesus the best.

Charlie Kondek
21st June 2002, 15:24
Man, Neil! I'm Catholic, gotta Anglo-Saxon-looking portrait of Christ on the wall of my office, a Virgin Mary statue in my garden, a St. Christopher medal on my car - and even I find these statues kitschy!

That said, I still want one!

Dahlia
21st June 2002, 17:07
Buddy Jesus is reality... :rolleyes:

Ben Bartlett
21st June 2002, 18:12
The martial arts one particularly amused me. There's a good bit of irony in having one of the best-known pacifists in history standing over two kids learning how to fight.

Cady Goldfield
21st June 2002, 18:52
Ben,

Oh, like hockey is less violent??

Besides, the kids are doing "friendly sport" MAs, not "killer MAs." :)

John Lindsey
21st June 2002, 19:09
I don't know about the others, but this golf one looks a bit strange. That girl is smiling too much for some reason...

Ben Bartlett
21st June 2002, 19:40
Originally posted by Cady Goldfield
Ben,

Oh, like hockey is less violent??

Besides, the kids are doing "friendly sport" MAs, not "killer MAs." :)

True. It's still funny, though. I also like the basketball one. It looks like he's playing keepaway. ;) Or the football one, where some poor kid is trying to tackle him. Actually, pretty much all of these make me laugh really hard (no offense, Charlie). :)

Charlie Kondek
21st June 2002, 20:25
Ha! None taken. I'm sure not all Catholics are like this, but the ones in my family have a highly-developed appreciation for the more... shall we say, colorful aspects of the faith. You know, old-world stuff like holy cards and novena candles, plastic icons. We treasure these the way some folks treasure Elvis or NASCAR paraphanelia and "Gone With the Wind" commemorative plates.

Ninja Kl0wn
24th June 2002, 05:06
Originally posted by John Lindsey
I don't know about the others, but this golf one looks a bit strange. That girl is smiling too much for some reason...

Implying something there? :D

I think this one looks a bit more fishy. Seems like something R-Kelly would have on his dashboard.
http://catholicshopper.com/products/media/DE_3983.jpg

PHILBERT
24th June 2002, 06:06
Seeing these reminds me of something someone e-mailed me (its from Rotten.com) of a Church pamplet or something.

http://coke.rotten.com/jesus-with-boy/jesus-with-boy.jpg

Now is it me or does that seem strange?