A Lone Thought

Those crazy Christians. What will they do next? Or what will they do that they haven't done before more rather.

At recess today - Jesus! This isn't the first time this has happened either. What's more, and I only just thought of this now, this time they chose a Lebanese boy to play Jesus. The choice might not as been as random as I had previously thought... It's quite obvious that most people would think of Jesus as a nice white chap who walked around springing love and joy everywhere - not the sort of person you would associate with a middle eastern person. They've acquired a very different sort of stigma in today's modern society...

He was standing on the stage at the end of the playground for all to see far and wide. He had a cross behind him with a purple rag on it. He was wearing short shorts, and a red shirt. Both of these were then covered by a very "bloody" rag. The reason for the choice of undergarments should now seem more obvious - you can't see his pants, just the rag covering him - which is where the focus was meant to be be (that or the "crown of thorns" on his head.) If by some miracle you could see through all the "blood", you would be greeted by more red underneath, adding to the pain imagery intended. Such a pleasant sight. When I saw this, the usual popped into my head. "I can't believe these people worship DEATH. This is DISGUSTING."

At the front of the stage was a sign with the words on it "I was unfairly condemned. Do you unfairly condemn others?" White cardboard with red writing. Ahh it looks as if it were written with blood. Such a fine colour choice. Initially I tried to think of a good counter apologetic for this, however then turned and thought that might actually be good advice. It's not fair to unfairly condemn others. The use of Jesus might get that point across. However I then turned to the 'unfairly condemned' part. Was he? Unfortunately the details on why Jesus was crucified skipped my mind at the time. It's just not something I ever need to think about. Interestingly, it's something no-one ever really talks about either. You might hear all this talk about Jesus being crucified on the cross, but they never really mention why he was.

Lacking the "primary evidence" for criticizing the sign I turned to some "secondary evidence", which didn't really stand up that well, or at least I thought. He was a heretic! Preaching all this nonsense that contradicted the Jewish Law. The Messiah was meant to uphold the law, not change it. I then posed myself the question did Jesus ever claim he was the messiah? If yes I might've had a legitimate point. However if he never did claim to be the messiah, and that label was just tacked onto him afterwards, then the point isn't as great. One could argue however that anyone who said things that contradicted the law might be considered a heretic anyway. I digress.

I also thought of the Lost Gospel of Judas, in which it's claimed Jesus asked Judas to betray him. It was all part of the plan (to quote The God Delusion). That seemed like a fun idea too, and I asked my friend if he dared me to go up and start a conversation with Jesus. He was all gain for it, but I wasn't serious. I knew better, and I'd probably get in trouble - or Jesus might've got his apostles on me.