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You would have thought the poor guy would have got something out of raising another beings child.
Yup. Lets just hope it wasn’t clamydia.
I laughed so hard when I read your comment! Good job! WIN!
Agreed
I LOL’d.
Well, he got the fame of being the most gullible and naive man in history.
….who wore a lot of brown.
You spelled condom wrong.
That’s what they were called then. Brown’s (now extra thick, for the man who needs to compare!).
I heard he was told. Maybe he thought he’d get something good out of it.
A wife with a bukkit crotch who he had never been with……..
Join the club…
Do we have a secret handshake?
No. We have a secret booty shake though.
Do the booty dance, do the booty dance
*ring ring*
Hello?
*puts on pirate costume*
*looks at Czuhc*
This was wrong wasn’t it?
*sigh
arrrr, ye never wrong!
Actually, this story was started by jealous neighbors who overheard Mary screaming “Jehovah! Oh Jehovah!” all night long.
Joseph was a stud.
♫ If I were a carpenter, and you were a lady ♫
Stop questioning and just shake your booty!
Heehee. I totally agree! God gave us sex to enjoy w/our spouses, so I’m sure Joseph rocked the casbah =)
O_O I <3 Clash!
HAHA that’s brilliant
Atheists say blasphemy is a victimless crime.
I laughed so hard at the sign…
Seeya down there k@!
Ol’ Blade’s already got a time share… =)
“.. going to hell anyway”…. – & you DON’T care? Or really looking forward to it ? I sure as _ _ _ _ wouldn’t be!
We non-religious folk say we’re “going to hell anyway” so that you guys won’t tell us. We don’t believe we’re going to hell–we don’t believe it exists.
Amen
hey im looking forward to it, Satan owes me his job! he’s not much of a poker player
He was paid with two beautiful goats.
But were they fainting goats? ^^^
You spelled feigning wrong.
The real question is: Were the goats horny?
Always!
…and that is true humour- Satyr at it’s best!
The Satyr was a Martyr
Well, someone at least clearly knew what he’d been up to (clickie).
He probably did the goats first.
He wasn’t beheaded by a flaming sword. That’s something I guess…
looks like a win to me
Why is this even on a billboard? What’s the purpose of it?
phone number in bottum right hand corner
This is in Auckland, New Zealand where I live. The Anglicans who put it up wanted to make people think about whether the Jesus story was supposed to be taken literally. Did God really impregnate Mary?
A couple of days later it was removed because it had suffered three attacks by people who were offended by it.
I never got to see it before it was taken down. I see why people would be offended. Epic Fail.
Some people were born offended.
bloody Christians should learn how to take a joke… and perhaps start reading non-fiction (that’s right i went there)
I’m a christian. And I thought the sign was epic win! XD
Funny thing is, it was put up by Christians. *shrug*
i think it’s hilarous
Heh, I was actually wondering if it were in the Cathedral Square in Christchurch NZ.
Love it.
it’s actually the St. Matthews In The City Church in Auckland, NZ. The billboard has been replaced numerous times coz of people painting over it. Hah
I KNEW it was in Auckland!
Now I remember… I went to see the opera several times in St Matthews-in-the-City. Such a lovely church. With a good sense of humor!
To raise awareness of the ‘true’ meaning of Christmas – it was paid for and displayed by a church
HE DID! HE GOT TO SPEND ETERNITY IN HEAVEN. THAT IN ITSELF IS THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL!!!!!!
Only if there’s no Caps Lock Key..
Mary & Joseph had a child together, moron.
First to say first
…WHY?????
First to say onomatopœia.
first to say ‘im not going too, it’ll just be lame and tryhard’….oh f**k
oh, sweet blasphemy
How the hell is stating a possibility blasphemy? You people are over the top stupid. You can’t even have a sense of humor within your own nutty religion.
After she had Jesus, do you think Mary took immaculate contraception?
*Rim shot*
Why would she want to avoid a second coming?
Picture this, you have a child that wanders around temples, telling priests what to do, having constant hissy fits, and turning things into other things, would you really want to tempt genetic fate when you are already saddled with the most annoying child in history…..who to top it off keeps rubbing his step dads nose in the fact someone got to his mother before poor Joseph did.
Hmmm, how to put this delicately. . .
“Second c_ming”
…..and what does that lead to?
My guess is she didn’t let Joseph anywhere near her for a very long time, and DIH!
So Mary was a believer in “Spare the rod, impair a child”?
Drum In Hat?
…..In my mind anyway!
Danced In Hotels ?
….Did It Herself…sorry
*has a vision of a booty shaking piratesse who DIH*
(such visions are very common at sea)
Stop Czuhc!
*Hears Sirens*
♪ Love on the rocks
Ain’t no surprise . . . ♪
a l’eau, c’est l’heure?
Thomas
And speaking of… I’m imagining the leading form of contraception back in the day was the rhythm method… so…
… assuming Joseph got his mack on regularly…
Why didn’t Jesus have any legitimate siblings? o.O
The Bible says he did have at least one brother, James. Most people (ie. most Christians other than Catholics) assume that Joseph and Mary had normal marital relations after Jesus was born which resulted in siblings.
Blasphemy win
Is it appropriate to say OMG to this? (lol)
Was it good for you?
Positively divine!
well…that IS what she said…
Eleventh!
Technically she didn’t even know when it happened. Guess God’s not much of a romantic.
Sounds like my first time too.
*Snickers*
It’s still rape.
Not if you say suprise!
Don’t bend over, then.
I’m tired of being moderated! *buys bus ticket, takes only her new bat*
*runs after BG in an attempt to bring her back*
*Hops on the bus with BG*
Batter up!
Wait…wait…they let my comment through. Harness your bats for one of our next comments.
*tries desperately to slide teeny-weeny harness over the head of a pipistrel*
…..Just checking, why exactly am I doing this?
Holy Shizzle Jeti,
that got me lauffin
lol, hell yeah. Kamikaze ninja topped it off with his comment though. Good thread!
more like a good dentist
R.I.P. The Rev
*sobs in corner*
Sad stuff, he was pretty amazing drummer. hopefully A7F can manage without him.
He was one of the best,I’d be all sniffly if they replaced him..
-sobs with KN-
and how exactly is this a fail?
(maybe a fail for joseph =P but other than that, EPIC WIN!)
This is a WIN!
More like an EPIC WIN, actually!
i know, failblog is pretty retarded. they have no idea the difference between a win and a fail anymore
I think they know the difference, it’s just that whoever submitted this, submitted it as a fail.
Definite win. It got a bunch of fundies all hot and bothered. I even saw one commenting that it was probably atheists that did it. Apparently they didn’t notice that the name of the church that put it up is on the bottom of the sign…
I thought that was a joke in reference to SITC, no?
This church is right in front of my apartment in Auckland, NZ. They are renowned for putting up controversial billboards. this one got ripped down within the first week unfortunately, because it was entertaining as hell to see all the pedestrians double take. sigh, there goes my entertainment for the holiday season
you sooo need to put up a camera, and take pics whenever a new sign goes up! They never do that crap here in America.. “We don’t wanna offend anyone” Freedom of religion, and all that nonsence!
it was not god who impregnated mary, it was archangel gabriel!
guys… read the bible
My bad, I thought it was Chuck Norris
Bruce Lee.
Neville Longbottom.
No guys, it was Jesus.
Oh, wait.
Actually it was the holy spirit which had no name, bo3rn please check you bible again to see if I was right, for your and mine sakes.?
Gabriel was the messenger to tell Mary “god” got her prego
Yes but it was still the holy spirit that did the “act”.
First, lets make sure we are checking the same version. But I was taught the same, holy spirit/God (since God is more title than proper name) and Gabriel told.
maybe it was the holy trinity of a threesome?
I’m not sure you want to follow that to it’s logical conclusion …
“ITS”
that damn “its” rule always makes me mad. let me get this right, you say it’s when shortening it is, but you cannot show ownership with it’s, instead you just say its? erg, english you are one wicked b*tch sometimes.
Of course. It’s logic, my old chum. The “it’s” “its” is the only exception to the ownership rule.
I’m convinced “its / it’s” is one of those cases in which many of us know what we should be typing, but frequently commit errors by phonetic association – it, along with “there / their” and especially “that” for “than” are too common in the messages of people who clearly have a thorough grasp of English to be due always to ignorance.
you forgot about they’re
Well, no, It is just like other pronouns. He, She, They and We have ‘new’ words to denote possession: His, Hers, Theirs, Ours. They don’t use apostrophes. The same is true of It. And that ‘new’ word is its.
hers, his, theirs…
it’s? IT’S?! AAAAARGHHHHH!!!
*screams and runs out of room, arms cartwheeling in the air, while festively donning a santa hat*
“Monty Python’s Flying Cir-CUS”?
*the Liberty Bell March plays*
And now, for something completely different.
its the machine that goes BING! sorry i love random python quotes.
It’s* damn it
One does not silly walk into Mordor.
lol!
@Jaysen says:
December 30, 2009 at 6:20 am
maybe it was the holy trinity of a threesome
BG(not the same one), first of all, you are taught what to believe like me which is not bad. There is a book out there New View????title, it is from a view from people who never knew Christianity(in their 80′s and 90′s). Then read the bible and said three names, three items not one. Merging is of the three items. God was man then had a son and formed a power of alliance called Faith(spirit). It was really interesting their views on the bible.
Must. Find. Book. If you have any more info or can find it, let me know!
I was under the impression that the Holy Spirit was what impregnated her. I’ve always thought of it as–well, what’s a delicate way to put this–God named his jizz.
This was erected in Auckland, New Zealand by a rather liberal thinking minister. Unfortunately it was covered in vandals’ paint within 5 days. Personally I’m an atheist, but I think this is definitely a WIN for the church
OOhhhhh Lisa said “erected” in her sentence about the fail.
And the moderators let it through!
Here is news item about it: http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/vicar-wants-keep-billboard-3313689
This is the Anglican church of St Matthew in the City, Aukland, NZ (http://stmatthews.org.nz/index.php)
It didn’t take 5 days, more like 5 hours, was the news of the week over here.
Don’t forget Tyra watch. There was a good two weeks of that.
It was actually vandalised with brown paint on the same day. The next day it was replaced and vandalised again on the same day. On the third day it was replaced again but surprise surprise someone vandalised it again. They didn’t replace it after the third time
I would have been there with my brown paint.
Is that just because you’re a vandal, or do you honestly think that’s what Jesus would want you to do?
I think Jesus wants us to do lots of things [:
I honestly think Jesus would want me to do that. I’d be willing to pay reparations, but I can’t think of any other demonstration that would express my abhorrence to the poster.
I must have missed that beatitude: blessed be the vandals
Look, none of us like the idea that our mother had sex, but I’m sure Jesus is mature enough not to get all upset about it.
Mary had sex with Joseph. That’s what married people do. Big deal.
Pssht! You think that’s what it’s about? What about God himself having sex with Mary? And Mary boasting about it?
Look, we can argue for hours about details, but that’s as pointless as arguing over the ZIP-code of Gotham. Let free speech flow, some be amused, and others abhorred. I don’t throw paint. I can use words.
That’s really too bad. On the third day, it should have risen again.
Thats definately not a fail.
Well, for me it’s a big WIN
This is a WIN!
Failure is stepping stone to success….Lolz…
http://yazhuspages.blogspot.com/
This entire site begs to differ. I have a problem with people who take things and reverse them into pretty little sayings, pretending it makes sense. like “Sometimes when you are naked, you are the most clothed person in the room” or “Some who are hungry, never really need anything to eat” see i can make this crap up all day, nonsense.
Those who read too much, can prove themselves the most illiterate.
SEE! i should be writing motivational quote books for people to poston facebook. He who works hard, is in fact hardly working….
Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind……damn you Ingersoll that makes sense.
yea…that makes way too much sense. be more whimsical!
Take lessons from Badgers, for they are the workhorses of the wild?
again, too much sense…come on K@ you can do this. just say something, then say the opposite of it,then put a pretty bow on it. I BELIEVE IN YOU!
You may ferret out lies, but the truth will weasel it’s way back onto you.
I’ve come to the conclusion you are too smart for this haha…..
Sometimes, the smarter someone seems, the more profoundly retarded they may be.
Uh… that wasn´t aimed at you, ktc, I was just trying to make up my own adage.
Actually, I know some men like this.
there we go. wasn’t aimed at me either right? Those who wait, will get there quicker.
*snork* It is true though!
The more intelligence you have, the less common sense you own!
(I think the ferret nommed some sense into my last post)
Those who hit reply too soon, are only talking to themselves.
See, just don’t…think and it will come to you!
Sometimes you need to be blind to see.
Are you familiar with “The Sphynx” character in the movie Mystery Men?
He who questions training only trains himself at asking questions.
To learn my teachings, I must first teach you how to learn.
When you can balance a tack hammer on your head, you will head off your foes with a balanced attack.
This is so Win!
Fail? No, EPIC WIN!
Really? Epic?
i saw this billboard. lots of people got pissed of with it and painted over it and an old lady ripped it up
now that’s showing the patience and understanding Christians are known for HA
Never mind that most sources, other than a few radical sects that even most christians are ashamed of, said that Mary went on to have over a half-dozen of Joseph’s sons (and who knows how many daughters, since the books of the time tended to ignore female offspring), would indicate that the billboard’s message itself is erroneous in its conception….
“…hard act to follow”, not impossible.
One billboard the Pope probably doesn’t want to see.
Just nail a giant pope-tart to it.
It was posted by a church.
I am so freaking proud of my country.
lol
You’re from New Zealand, then? (clickie)
St Matthew-in-the-City describes itself as a “progressive Anglican church”:
ht tp://www.stmatthews.org.nz/index.php
Ditto
For once we do something awesome
Oh come on man! … you guy made Lord of the Rings, KingKong and the freakin avatar movie.
Why exactly is this a Fail?
i’m offended, appalled, indignant, and livid. Jesus is frowning about this. nah just kidding i wish everyone had more of a sense of humor about their religion it’s refreshing.
Lulz, well put.
I’m Christian, and find this funny and am not offended. I wish my fellow Christians wouldn’t be such living stereotypes of crazy fanatics with no sense of humor
So, you wouldn’t mind if a group of people mocked and made fun of the one you love in a sexual manner, making crude jokes, encouraging people from around the world to make offensive wise cracks about your wife, husband, partner or someone very dear to you? Sheesh!
actually people do those things to each other without any prompting. It’s the folks who get hung up on it that are the worst, i’m not the least bit concerned with what 99.99% of humanity thinks, because i’ll never meet them and frankly am not interested.
Ha!
I’m in partial agreement with you here, MrReasonable… I, too am little concerned with what 99.99% of humanity thinks.
But not because I’ll never meet them… I’ve met quite a few people… but I AM convinced that 99% of humanity are mentally challenged and lack both common sense and forethought… so I choose not to bother with them.
Not in my church, people in my church do not mock their friends in a sexual manner, make crude jokes about them, encourage sexual wise cracks at the expense of their mothers and fathers. You’re saying that objecting to such behaviour is worse than accepting it? I disagree.
The intention of the church was draw attention to the stupidity of interpreting the story literally. It is not supposed to be offensive to anyone.
Personally I am atheist and find it amusing that people are so uptight. So much for freedom of speach.
“Personally I am atheist and find it amusing that people are so uptight.” I understand that. One of the beliefs is that, to most Christians, God is like a personal father and if someone makes a wisecrack about your actual father you see red.
That depends on what your father’s like, now doesn’t it?
All he poster implies is that Mary had sex with her husband. How is that mocking or making fun?
Just because you read Spiderman comics, doesn’t make you Spiderman.
In the same way, just because you hang a sign over your door that says “church”, doesn’t necessarily a make you a “church” either.
Whoever put this sign up, at the very least, did so in extremely poor taste.
Now now, you can’t judge. That sign could be delicious!
Also your intro makes no sense to me? Are you saying those who read the Bible claim to be God? but aren’t? I find this ironic being that your name is Prophet.
1-Bible
2-Read
3-Safety
4-Mass murder
5-Prophet
Ok so this list is one of two things…your “to do” list, or 5 point summarization of the bible…maybe both
….long running joke list, though I left out ???
1-Bible
2-?
3-Profit!
And just because you call yourself a prophet it doesn’t mean you’re a wise man.
Come to think of it, didn’t some book or other warn folk against self-styled prophets..?
just think of jesus – he hardly wants to see his rents in bed – much less think about them doing it…
I’d say it’s a win…
This is most definitely a WIN
Jaysen,
What I am saying is, just because you read the bible, it doesn’t make you a Christian, or a follower of God.
Perhaps I should have said, as was my intended meaning, “Just because you read Spiderman comics, doesn’t make you superhero”.
…a true enough point, I have read it repeatedly, I find it a rather good read- once you get past the begetting! Yet I am a pagan.
I am however a superhero….
who needs to turn water to wine when you can shoot lazers from your eyes?
My lasers don’t come from there
…you might want to see a gynaecologist about that.
and now i’m curious, and that takes my mind to some very interesting places…..
MY NOSE!
Good grief.
….having a cold is a nightmare, 3 boxes of tissues each time I sneeze.
MY LORD, you should invest in a ShamWow.
…..they burn too!
shoot, good point. *hands box of fire retardant ultra-absorbent Kleenex* hope this helps
I was thinking of a movie I saw fifty million years ago where the womans boobage had guns hidden in them.
I did once hide a 3 litre bottle of cider in my clevage, but guns, not yet.
…..mind you I am out airsofting this weekend, I think my Beretta may just fit nicely.
*mouth hangs open* i love cider….
Wasn’t that in one of the Austin Powers movies? They were called fembots, if I recall correctly.
Actually, it’s an older movie than that. It had Ursula Andress in it. The fembots referenced it. (Imdb.com is my friend) It’s called La Decima Vittima (10th Victim). If you hadn’t mentioned the fembots, I never would have gotten it. I kept thinking it had Brigitte Bardot in it.
*squeeze*
Ah, ok. And yes that’s VERY true. I have read the bible, and I am not a Christian. (Clearly) I do believe the moral interpretation of the bible is a nice standing for society and has the ability to create a sound structure for values. BUT I have a REALLY hard time with the literal interpretation. And this convo just got way too deep for me this early in the morning, and on my favorite web site of all times. Good day
.
Most of what you say except that I’m a Christian. You must be American or Australian or you wouldn’t believe there was a literal interpretation. This convo got way too shitty for me too.
@Jaysen, you and the priest who put this billboard up think on very similar lines (truly – you could look it up). But he’s by definition a Christian. I guess that’s what puzzles some people.
yea, people have a hard time not taking themselves so seriously. we have to learn to laugh at ourselves. i like this priest. (still won’t be an alter boy)
Oh boo-hoo.
When “devout” Christians stop slamming gays, women, atheists and Muslims all the time, then they can complain about a lewd billboard.
Riiiiiiiigggghhhhtttt…. cuz athesist aren’t slamming Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, etc…
By “slamming”, do you mean “disagree”?
This isn’t just Athiests vs. Christians or them vs. us or any of it. When a devout christian can sit down and have a 2-hour theological discussion with a satanist without really arguing or changing their beliefs, then there is still hope that we can all agree. By the way, it HAS HAPPENED. I DID IT. ITS CALLED TOLERANCE.
now the billboard doesn’t answer the question if god is circumsized or not…
Honestly, people take these things way to seriously. I’m not sure exactly what I am, though I was raised as a Southern Baptist and I find this bloody hilarious.
I´m glad people like you exist. Gives me good hopes for the future.
(BTW. I´m an atheist and I do not find the billboard particulay funny)
agreed
Taking ones religion too seriously taint good. That is why I like the laughing Buddha. When was the last time you saw a laughing Jesus?
Amen
This is in the middle of the largest city in NZ (Auckland) – the sign was not destroyed by an old lady. The church itself is an old one (by our standards) and every year holds a Service for the Animals (not at Christmas) – the SPCA is involved and it is fabulous – people take their pets, their is an early morning breakfast in the park (Albert’s Park) first (with pets) and then walk up to the church for the service. I’ve seen donkeys and sheep and goats attending, too.
I say this is a big Win for a very small country (not that I am biased).
Well, bully for them. So they like pets.
Actually, Mary stayed a virgin her whole life.
*facepalm*
Try again, Dude. Read the part about Jesus’ brothers first, though.
Those who choose to believe that Mary stayed a virgin (which is part of Catholic doctrine, IIRC) believe the bit about Jesus’ brothers was in a metaphorical sense, just as Monks are called brother this and brother that right now even when they’re not actually brothers of each other. (I’m not saying that’s what I believe, mind you…)
No she did not
Really? How do you know? The bible doesn’t say she did. The majority of kiwis are atheist (read: intelligent), so how would you win them over to the dark side? Being stubborn, immovable, humourless, literal and ignorant doesn’t work so why shouldn’t a church try something else.
Its nice that some christian institutions want to get with the times, concentrating instead on how the message can be applied to make people happy instead of oppressing them.
I like the “atheist = intelligent” people. These are typically people who are convinced that evolution has explained our existence thoroughly, and when asked “how was the universe created if not by a supernatural being” will reply with something like “the big bang, of course!”
And if you haven’t stepped back to ask “Who or what set off the big bang?” then you’re clearly not as intelligent as you think you are.
Anyway, my point is that “atheist = intelligent” makes no sense. Believing a supernatural being created the universe makes EXACTLY as much sense as (if not more than) believing it sprung into existence from nothingness. All other arguments regarding faith, immaculate conception, etc, are meaningless when NONE OF US can logically explain what made it all.
So then where did the supernatural being come from then???
Funny how people get so upset about something that wasn’t that big a deal in the first place. But that’s religion for you. Being a kiwi myself, I’d definitely like to argue against your gross generalisation that “the majority of kiwis are atheist” – what is your basis for that? It’s a very big statement to make. I also think that it’s unfair to say that atheist=intelligent (implying that non-atheist=non-intelligent). Both sides of the Argument have equal merits and gaping holes, and intelligence is equally balanced among the arguers. Are they not? I think intelligence is being able to appreciate something from all points of view, not just one’s own; and having respect for everyone else as well. For the record, I’m agnostic, so I’m a fencesitter in this particular discussion. Just thought I’d throw in my 10c
Well said. Bravo.
Personally I think anyone who keeps an open mind is intelligent. Being open to new ideas, never closing your mind and considering everything, is key.
That’s what makes a good scientist, a good philosopher and/or a good leader.
Matthew 1:25 “But [Joesph] had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.”
the “until” implies an after…
Matthew 1:25 says that Joseph waited until after Jesus was born to sleep with her. This implies that they did, in fact, have a normal marriage afterwards. Yeah, she wasn’t a virgin forever.
I think I’ve seen this before…no wait, I know I have. Just can’t remember where….
I’d actually consider this a “Win”, not a Fail.
Id call that a win
I’d call that a win.
Love this, This happened in my town actually, all these christian nutbags kept on defacing it because it implied that “mary” was cheating on Joseph
THAT’s why they defaced it?
Looks like they missed the punchline… /sad
Looks like a win to me too
Fail? I say WIN for sure.
Definitely a WIN.
Actually, Mary only remained a Virgin until Jesus was born. After that she was like any other married woman during that time in Israel, having lots of kids (Matt 13:55). Note she was never referred as the Virgin Mary ever again after she had Jesus.
Stupid progressives (liberal) churches can’t get anything right.
I’m not sure you can call a belief system that’s over 1,000 years old “progressive”. I’m not disputing your interpretation, but the idea that Mary was a virgin until her death has been around for a long time. Here’s one Catholic’s POV on the matter:
{http://www.bringyou.to/apologetics/a27.htm}
Roman Catholics got it wrong too (Matt 1:25), Sorry to ruin Mary’s rep, but she was a sinner just like you, and needed a savior just like you. Just read the book(bible) and quit depended on a priest, they are not above the law of God
Good evening. Here is the news on Friday, the 27th of Geldof. Archeologists near mount Sinai have discovered what is believed to be a missing page from the Bible. The page is currently being carbon dated in Bonn. If genuine it belongs at the beginning of the Bible and is believed to read “To my darling Candy. All characters portrayed within this book are fictitious and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.” The page has been universally condemned by church leaders.
Now let’s go play some Zero-G Kickboxing!
Not sure if that last bit was directed at me, but I’m an atheist. I was just pointing out that the original person wasn’t an idiot since a lot of people have devoted a lot of time arguing the point. I agree that it does take a certain amount of willing suspension of disbelief, but that’s sort of what faith is all about, no?
“Not sure if that last bit was directed at me, but I’m an atheist. I was just pointing out that the original person wasn’t an idiot since a lot of people have devoted a lot of time arguing the point. ”
That doesn’t make the point any less idiotic.
it was a progressive church responsible for the billboard. I was under the impression that they would embrace Mary not remaining a Virgin, since that would be in direct conflict with all Catholic Churches.
Well there’s your issue, trying to apply rational thought to religion. That’s what science is for, dude.
Strange how some of the greatest scientist, like Newton, Galileo, and even Einstein believed in God. Science is Latin for knowledge. It is also strange how so-called modern day scientist forsake the scientific method when it comes to human origins.
Darwin was a man of faith as well.
Look how well that went for him… =/
Not to get too intellectual but there is pretty good evidence that Einstein was an atheist. He made many statements that he did not believe in a personal god. Some of his quotes have been misinterpreted by theists. Newton was profoundly religious and wrote more about religion and alchemy than any thing else. He did not believe in the holy trinity which he had to keep secret. ( there is one God not a trinity that includes the Holy Spirit)
@the Title
Yes, I can say it isn’t true.
My hometown and the Rev is a very cool guy. Def a WIN -the poster of the Fail just doesn’t get it.
What do you MEAN Fail?! This is hilarious!
So christians are now saying Jesus’ birth was bad?!
Boring zzzzzzz
This is win, not fail.
I know how he feels. I just noticed that my wife was pregnant and she told me it was Gods child, but damn god sure does look like my mailman.
Christchurch, New Zealand, Fails Again
its Auckland
Christmas is OVER! Please, put that off!
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
I’m sorry that is just too much, not funny.
Fail? That’s win. Screw oversensitive bible thumpers.
No, FAIL. Study your history. Jospeh and Mary had fully intended what is called A Jospehite marriage. No sex involved. Also, God skipped the whole sex thing anyway. Screw over indulgent harassers of so called bible thumpers.
You just lost me. You do know mary and joseph had like 6 other kids. Read your bible, Jesus is often asked about his other siblings.
Why the F*** does Mary have blue and white hair back in 1 BC? I guess it’s true, every fashion is cyclical.
I think it’s like a hat thing.. Not her actual hair..
My question is… why are they white?
Joseph – being descended from David – was born in Bethlehem.
From the last few anthropology classes I took, they should both *at least* have ‘swarthier’ complexions… if not be lightly brown skinned.
And… I gotta say… ol’ Joseph looks totally c*kkblocked there… lol
Ha. I don’t think this sign was up for more than a day before someone went and painted over it.
It wasn’t. Some guy did it in broad daylight, his pictures were all over the news. They put it back up though
FAIL?? Are you kidding? If a church had THAT as its billboard, that’s an epic WIN for having the balls to do it.
Holy crap, was somebody really that tasteless as to come up with that idea for a banner?
OMG way too hilarious! I love it!
Auckland, NZ. Seen it. EPIC.
It’s been defaced now though.
its really hard when shes yelling out “oh god, oh god”
Auckland, NZ – caused quite a controversy here! I think it’s hilarious. Some guy defaced it, and the Archbishop condemned it, but they put it back up.
Good for them! Putting a ‘slightly naughty’ spin on a true enough story will bring attention to the church and put butts in the seats.
lol this is new zealand. OMG THIS MAKES ME LOVE MY COUNTRY SO MUCH
and ever since god has been paying child support.
God: “I’m never doing that again!”
Wow, LOL! I love all the jokes and puns you guys came up with. It’s blasphemously delicious. I’m an atheist and this sign is an epic win in my view. *wipes a tear from laughing so hard*
Agreed.
Funny thing was: I didn’t even know who Joseph was before I saw this post.
The only fail i see, is fail blog calling this fail.
It’s clearly an epic win!
It’s a little joke to get people interested, and it’s posted by a church for goodness sake! so it can’t be all that bad.
People really need to stop taking religion so seriously and stop reading everything so litterally. The bible that you read today is an interpritaation of what happened back then. There are hundreds of other books written by many other people ‘back in the day’ of Jesus the christ.
You have ot take everything with a grain of salt as they say. Religion in the old days was around ot more or less keep the people in order because laws and police weren’t around or had little effect. It was a way to keep everyone living peacefully. You have to put everything in context on when, where and by whom it was written.
For example, where Jesus was at the time of his ‘walk on water’ miracle not many people could swim. There wasn’t huge rivers and seas for people to do so. But Jesus however grew up in egypt where every knew how to swim because of them living on the edge of the nile and other big rivers. So doesn’t it make logical sense that someone who had never seen someone swim or had any knowledge that you could do so would think you are ‘walking on water’ if you can seemingly magically move through it? furthermore it even states in the bible that this ‘miracle’ happened in the early morning around when the sun is rising. It is commonly known that this is the worst time for humans seeing due to poor light and the fact you should be still asleep.
You also have to take into account the numerous translations the bible has gone through. It didn’t start of in modern day english you know. And anyone can tell that if you translate anything through a few languages it comes out quite different then how it started.
i could argue this all day, so my advice: take everything with a grain of salt, life isn’t so serious.
Whoa, whoa, sister. High horse, come down now. It’s okay. There are friends here, too. I’m learning how to ignore the trolls my own self, so let’s practice together, shall we?
I totally get where you are re: Biblical translations, but you know, not everyone in Egypt “back in the day” knew how to swim, either. I wouldn’t want to swim in the Nile, with all the crocodiles and other critters around there. Your first swim could be your last! I think you’re thinking of Moses, in any case. He’s the one who grew up in Pharoah’s court, not Jesus. The big river in Jesus’s neighborhood was the Jordan. And the Dead Sea isn’t far off, which is so saline anyone can float easily in it. Not so much wildlife to worry about, either.
i’m not on any high house nor am i any sort of troll, i’m simply stating the fact that people need to take it with a little grain of salt. Life isn’t so serious.
It does actually state that in the bible Jesus and his family did go to Egypt for several years. And saying ‘everyone can swim’ was a generalization, just like if i said everyone has jumped. It’s clear not EVERYONE has it’s just a generalisation so i don’t have to type for hours to chisel out all the annoying little details that everyone gets so hung up on.
My point of all above: Stop getting so hung up on everything in life, take one step back, enjoy the view and have a bit of a laugh.
and as said by the fabulous Monty Python crew:
“Life’s a piece of s***
When you look at it
Life’s a laugh and death’s a joke, it’s true.
You’ll see it’s all a show
Keep ‘em laughing as you go”
wow i think ur a fail bcuz u care too much about a silly picture…
lets not overreact :O
Okay, I want to go to this church! Too bad it would involve an all-day plane ride.
I just think it’s a bit tacky–even if it is supposed to be a conversation starter. In my opinion, it crosses a line and is inappropriate. Besides, God made Mary pregnant by they power of the Holy Spirit by Supernatural means. It was a sexless conception–that’s how Mary stayed a virgin. It’s not rocket science–it’s basic Theology. That’s my two cents.
Please read your Bible, Jesus had several brothers. SO Joseph and Mary did have relations. One of his brothers wrote the book of James.
According to some REALLY old documents he had a twin brother too. But shh it’ll blow some peoples minds
*head asplodes*
YAY someone with a sense of humour!
the human race isn’t completely lost after all =P
The human race is… not completely lost?!
When did that happen?!
*runs away screaming, cursing the utter lack of any media coverage on the event*
I didn’t do it …. I swear.
Eeeeeep
No need to panic the human race is still 99.999% lost all is still well
*sighs in relief*
For a minute there, I was scared beyond healthy of the need to rethink all of my world views and long held beliefs
Kiwis sure know funny… this billboard is actually outside a church in Auckland, New Zealand!
That is a win!
110% WIN!
She wore that head-rag to bed???
HAHAHAHA
This is a total WIN, not a fail.
Dude… that is DEFINITELY a win, made my day. I guess telling your husband that you were a virgin but got impregnated by a divine cumshot doesn’t work anymore nowdays.
Why is this a fail? It is a WIN !!!!!!
I would say WIN… religion is the FAIL
EPIC WIN !!!!
poor jub
who deplored maria jesus?
**cue angry catholics**
OMFG! This is the funniest sign ever!
I beg to differ, that sign is a win.
this was in nz, until someone spray painted it over in black, probably a church.
Yeah, this billboard was put up to challenge perceptions about her virginity as this link shows
http://news.iafrica.com/quirky/2125700.htm
Yeah poor Joseph imagine your wife cheating on you with God.
I thought this was an epic win when I saw it on the news. Somewhere in Auckland is a church with a sense of humour. I never thought I’d see the day. Sadly the billboard was taken down a few days later.
Neither. They’re actually quite free-minded there too, I went to see an opera held by Chapman Tripp there (pretty sure it was them) and they even allowed us to drink wine et cetera. The minister even cracked some jokes in the pre-opera service!
St-Matthews-In-The-City is awesome.. I love going there. My poor grandmother however, who was baptized, married.. everything… there was vastly offended though… oops
so WIN!
I go past that place every week, the’ve got some great ads
I think we should start the church of necromancy all these other religions are boring. C’mon yall get a necronomicon and join the party!
win imo
AHHAHAHAHAHA yesss! go the kiwi humour!!!!
this is awesome! the best bit is that the church put it up, and got more publicity from another church painting over it because they thought it was irreligious!
St Matthew in the City church believes that God is less a person and more a force in the universe – they arent all that well liked either
We kiwis that arent all uptight religious farts actually think this is bloody hilarious!
Its nice to know that there are church liberals in Australia… usually the Australian christians we hear about in the US are idiots like Mel Gibson.
Tell your vicar to keep up the good work of trying to inject some 21st century theological thought into the common man!
*New Zealand.
EPIC WIN IN MY BOOK!
You should label this “Fail Blog Fail!”
Just because you don’t understand something doesn’t make it a “Fail.”
The vicar’s explanation is 100% in keeping with the theology of the left side of the modern episcopal church. Read Marcus Borg. Or if you can’t handle that, his popularizer +John Shelby Spong
I’d call that a win.
I remember laughing my head off when I seen this on the news x)