Oh Porcelain God, I Pray to Thee!
by Zeus

Comment by Zeus:

Originally posted by BHuseman: My profile picture? So what? Are you offended by a picture of a bird? If that is the case then you might want to get rid of the internet and tv and move to a commune........

I'm heading out to Burning Man this year. That's supposed to be close to the ultimate in freedom of expression. alanfreed, samanwar, smardaz, you guys need to go there. You'll learn that if you don't like something you see, look the other way. Your way is OK for you, and some other way is OK for others.

I had a thought that a torture chamber, or a witch burning would have been a better photo in this catagory, because it would have been a more truthful depiction of religion. You can't deny that this and the Spanish Inquisition wasn't done in the name of Christianity. Yes, I can go on...

Oh Porcelain God, I Pray to Thee!
by Zeus

Comment by inshaala:
Sorry but i think you missed what religion ACTUALLY means - religion is not just about believing in a particular god - look up the dictionary definition and you will see something which might open your eyes - religion is not christianity, christianity is a religion. Take your own personal religion - christianity or whatever completely out of the equation and try to be objective about this photo. Religious practices worldwide have a rather strange coincidence about them - most religions state that when praying you should in some way prostrate yourself infront of your god as a sign of deference and reverence or whatnot... am i wrong?

Now when artistic interpretation of a theme comes into play (that is why we are competing in these challenges - and please correct me if i am wrong) and when the english language provides a colloquial expression using religious terminology - surely the "religious" pose of praying and the expression meet in a well conceived interpretation of the theme.

Personally i think people were, in this challenge, too caught up in their own religious righteousness to realise that when looking at the THEME and some pictures (including my own) they forgot that we are here for artistic interpretation on a theme - not a subjective application of religious values and preconceptions on a photo.

I didnt vote on this image but i surely would not have given it any less than a 4 - which is what the majority of voters seemed to think it was worth.

Originally posted by whiterook: I agree with you but at the same time. This image doesn't fit in the challenge. God is good getting stoned drunked drunk is evil. I know God forgive your sins but I don't believe you can find God in the toilet! Originally posted by CoinCounter: I liked the idea, the photo wasn't particularly well captured, but I thought it was a mildly amusing, unconventional idea. And certainly didn't deserve all those 1's. Quite frankly, I think some people need to lighten up. The world is full of different people with different ideologies and in this sort of artistic arena, unless you come here with an open mind and an acceptance of that, you will always find yourself offended, especially when it comes to topics such as religion.

Oh Porcelain God, I Pray to Thee!
by Zeus

Comment by BHuseman:

Originally posted by alanfreed: Originally posted by BHuseman: Here is another case in point where the voters of DPC just plain suck. I see. So you would have no expectation that a shot that mocks religion to this extent may just offend some people? Ok... Originally posted by BHuseman: I think the voters of DPC need to stick their righteous attitudes up their proverbial arse!!! Very nice. I guess this shouldn't be surprising coming from someone who has a profile picture of someone flipping the bird. Sorry, pal, but your type of screw-you attitude is what's wrong with society today, not religious people.

Mock religion? that is why this was scored so bad? Lets look at what used to be the 17th place finish until they found out it was a stolen image. a picture of a sexy woman dressed in a plastic nun outfit. Isn't that a mockery of religion? but it deserved 17th place? Where is the justification in that?

And if you want to mock religion look at religion itself. Catholic priests molesting alter boys. Muslims blowing themseleves and others up in the name of Allah. Christians killing millions of Jews for, uh, oh yeah, no reason. Religion does a good enough job of mocking themsleves to the unreligious people that this picture's take on religion should not be offensive to anyone. Clean up your own house before you start looking at someone else's. Or if you would prefer don't thropw stones in a glass house, or let he who has not sinned cast the first stone.

Shall I go on?

My profile picture? So what? Are you offended by a picture of a bird? If that is the case then you might want to get rid of the internet and tv and move to a commune. My screw-you attitude? It isn't a screw you attitude, it is a picture of a guy racing a motorcycle who tosses the bird as he flies around the corner at 70 mph. As a motorcyclist myself I am impressed by his abilities and used it for my picture. But I had to crop it for the profile image. I make no apologies about that.

I hear your priest calling you. You better turn off your computer and tend to his wishes.

Message edited by author 2007-06-06 17:47:33.

Oh Porcelain God, I Pray to Thee!
by Zeus

Comment by samanwar:
Score well deserved. Congratulations. Good luck next time.

Lover of Life
by Zeus

Comment by Simms:
how many attempts did this take? :-) nicely done. should score well.. I think you may get marked down for the background, but I actually like it. 8

Oh Porcelain God, I Pray to Thee!
by Zeus

Comment by whiterook:
I agree with you but at the same time. This image doesn't fit in the challenge. God is good getting stoned drunked drunk is evil. I know God forgive your sins but I don't believe you can find God in the toilet!

Originally posted by CoinCounter: I liked the idea, the photo wasn't particularly well captured, but I thought it was a mildly amusing, unconventional idea. And certainly didn't deserve all those 1's. Quite frankly, I think some people need to lighten up. The world is full of different people with different ideologies and in this sort of artistic arena, unless you come here with an open mind and an acceptance of that, you will always find yourself offended, especially when it comes to topics such as religion.

Oh Porcelain God, I Pray to Thee!
by Zeus

Comment by CoinCounter:
I liked the idea, the photo wasn't particularly well captured, but I thought it was a mildly amusing, unconventional idea. And certainly didn't deserve all those 1's.

Quite frankly, I think some people need to lighten up.

The world is full of different people with different ideologies and in this sort of artistic arena, unless you come here with an open mind and an acceptance of that, you will always find yourself offended, especially when it comes to topics such as religion.

Lover of Life
by Zeus

Comment by aidana:
beautiful!!

Oh Porcelain God, I Pray to Thee!
by Zeus

Comment by colyla:
oh my....I think someone needs a hug!

Oh Porcelain God, I Pray to Thee!
by Zeus

Comment by Zeus:

Originally posted by alanfreed: Originally posted by BHuseman: Here is another case in point where the voters of DPC just plain suck. I see. So you would have no expectation that a shot that mocks religion to this extent may just offend some people? Ok...

Lets keep this in it's proper perspective. Placing YOUR GOD on MY MONEY is offensive. Teaching YOUR GOD to MY CHILD in public school is offensive. Pledging allegiance to MY NATION UNDER YOUR GOD is offensive. That attitude deserves to be mocked, AND shot down in court.

Originally posted by alanfreed: Originally posted by BHuseman: I think the voters of DPC need to stick their righteous attitudes up their proverbial arse!!! Very nice. I guess this shouldn't be surprising coming from someone who has a profile picture of someone flipping the bird. Sorry, pal, but your type of screw-you attitude is what's wrong with society today, not religious people.

If this is your first exposure to the First Amendment, welcome to America!