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Published: 2007-09-12 15:12:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 52496; Favourites: 1902; Downloads: 1233
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I hate when people (or bodies of people IE governments etc) do things in Gods (or Allah or whatever you want to call him/her/it/them) name! Most of us have sort of forgotten whats going on over there in Iraq. That doesn't mean its not happening anymore. We've just started to get used to the thought. Whether we like it or not.Anyway, back to the topic:
I get frustrated when people (or governments) say they follow god and then do something like.... Invade a country?? This piece is dedicated to using God as an excuse for evil.
Just sick of people going out and doing things in Gods name....
And now i'm very sleepy!
*goes to sleep*
DD! WOW! THANKYOU SO MUCH!
Go check these peeps out!
THANKYOU!
I will try and reply to all your comments and such but it might take a little while...
P.S. It seems that some people are wondering how religion comes into play here. One of my main points in this argument is the official US motto. 'In God We Trust'. ( See here: [link] )
I do not believe that you can say such a thing, such a bold statement, without at least IMPLYING that everything you do is of god.
Once you begin to portray your allegiance (If you will) In such a way, you can no longer really separate the two anymore (State and religion).
But thats my belief anyway...
EDIT: Uploaded separate print version because I had to screw with the image to get it a little larger for print. See:
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Agreed. But the question is, how do you stop someone that thinks he's doing the will of god? Tell yourself that long enough and you start believing it.
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it's a sad world we live in
and i meant to typer shouldn't*
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lol. I know. I knew what you meant. Hehe.
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extremely powerful shot, and the message comes through very strong.
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Thankyou! Im glad its clear to you.
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you're very welcome. keep up the great work!
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this is amazing. you convey such a deep and complex idea and message through such simple means. it looks so impersonal, but the feeling it gives me is a very personal one.....very effective communication of the concept at hand.
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Wow! Thankyou very much!
Glad it struck such a note with you!
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Wow I love the purposeful meaning of the piece!
Just such a simple peice yet so meaningful.!
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This piece of $#!t is pissing me of! So we are bad, cause we use Christiandom as excuse, but when they declare jihad it's ok? I don't get you all, you Western Morons - why do you always protect everyone else, give place others and all that political corectness when talking about different countries and cultures. And those peaceful bullshit! Can't you understand that war is something natural and it's piece of human nature? But you all get used to freedom, peace etc so you ALWAYS give place, when someone it treating your nice and pleasure lifestyle. And of course you believe in such utopia like world peace, so you all think that when you will give up, the other side will also go peacfully back home. Can't you see, that when you give someone one finger, he will take all arm? And what will you do, when hostile demands will grow beyond point, when you can still give them what they want? Hm? Idiots...
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You're the moron here, bud.
Learn to read descriptions.
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I would appreciate it if you never called me or ANY of these people morons ever again.
It appears you may have missed the point.
I am NOT saying much about war itself.
I am AGAINST RELIGION dictating war.
To even SUGGEST that a god has told you to go to war, I believe, Is the pinnacle of arrogance.
And war may be something natural, I'll grant you that.
But I ask you this:
Do you want to die?
Do you want to loose everything you have worked for?
Do you want to loose your children, your parents, your relatives?
Despite conflict being natural, it is still BAD.
Disease is natural, would you say that is good?
Would you say its good when thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people die because of some disease?
P.S. Please explain this sentence as I feel it is unwarranted:
So we are bad, cause we use Christiandom as excuse, but when they declare jihad it's ok? I don't get you all, you Western Morons
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Wow. This is an amazing piece. Great concept behind it. This reminds me of the time when the pilgrims killed the Indians back then because "God told them to." Love this piece.
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Sadly, people sometimes like to take advantage of religion for stupid things. But you did a nice job here, as simple as it is.
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Yes it is a sad reality. One which happens too often.
Thankyou!
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Unfortunatly so.
You're welcome.
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Woah, really really nice. It's so creative.
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Thanks! I really appreciate it!
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You're welcome. I loved the fact that you expressed what you meant in such a subtle way.
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I like the message behind this. But the church is not at all independent from the government. The church is very much tied in with it, helping the government to keep people down and obedient.
That is basically the point of religion, and this image shows well how people are inducted into the church and become pawns for the state's wars.
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Mmmmm. It isnt, I agree.
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this is really intense, and the message is so true!
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Yeah. I know what you mean. I'm Catholic from birth, and Evangelists and Fundamentalist Christians keep making me look bad.
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LOL. Having said that, the catholics havent had a very good reputation either you know! Not having a go at you. Just pointing out that no denomination is safe from corruption.
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True.Every thing is relative too a specific scenario. No single book contians the answer, and I have trouble believing a single God can as well.
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Agreed. Some days im really not sure WHAT I believe.
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Belief is largely irrelevant, as it doesn't affect the truth.
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But it CAN affect you PERCEPTION of truth.
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True. That's odd, isn't it. That faith motivates, but lack of it lets you see clearly.
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Its kind of a pain actually LOL.
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I've been talking about topics like this in school. Very nice piece of artwork. I like the message you are trying to propose.
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Thanks a ton! Good luck with those topics! Feel free to use the image for any assignments you have!
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I feel the same way!!! (its a really good Deviation!!) and congrats on the DD!!!
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