August 29, 2008: Crucifrog
 

http://cellar.org/2008/zuerst.jpg

Story from here.

More story at the link if you want.

Having grown up Catholic myself and having family who still are, I fail to see how this is offensive.

I wish some Christians would stop trying to take ownership of a historical form of capital punishment. If they stop trying to make graven images representative of god then artists would no longer see them as valid images to be used in art.

Yebbut, we're talkin' about the Vatican. Is there anything that doesn't trigger offence?

I've been expecting a letter from them for the last year and a half.

Sorry HLJ, I can't seem to get the first draft through comittee.

The article doesn't say what the beer and egg are supposed to mean (if anything). Something German, maybe?

hangover cure... as long as the frog is raw.:headshake

Well it's got that loincloth on, so I guess not. ;)

Beer = yeast = fertility = life (and gets you laid)
Egg = fertility = life (nom nom nom, breakfast in bed)

It all comes down to sex in the end.
The Pope should feel grateful it's not the Crazy Frog with his little frog pecker on display.

This could be a perfect plot for a new Muppet Movie. Fozie Bear could play John, the beloved. Miss Piggy would be Mary Magdelene of course. Someone call Hollywood!

I don't care about the blashemy angle here, but i do have a problem with this being considered art. come on, at some point we need to step up and say, "no this stupid half assed attempt at wit is not art, now go get a fucking job and quit applying for grants!"

SG, I agree with you on one point - Jesus was not the only guy who was crucified, duh. I guess it's all about the *intention* - did he intend to be blasphemous? Was it symbolically referring to Jesus or to some generic other fellow who got nailed up there?

In other words, would it have the same meaning if it was a frog strapped to an electric chair?

My guess is no...so maybe I don't agree with you entirely, I still think it's blasphemous. Still kind of funny though.

Lookout: Agree with you too. It's like something you'd find in a cheesy souvenir shop, with the tourist trap's name screenprinted on the cross.

"I got nailed in...[insert location]" :D

I bet it'd sell!

I'm not really sure what blasphemous means, and I'm not about to go looking it up, just in case they're watching me.

I think it means you can't crucifry a Hindu frog:3eye:

ditto

[thread]
I get the idea that the church/state (secular) conflict is getting more intense in Italy. Mix in the cultural clash with Islam and you've got some difficult choices to make and some serious side-swapping going on.[/jack]