Jesus and Jojo Rabbit
Jojo Rabbit is a style of serious humour that reminds me of Jesus’ sense of humour.
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Jojo Rabbit is a style of serious humour that reminds me of Jesus’ sense of humour.
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It was April Fools’ Day recently. In an absolute monarchy, the jester (the fool) could communicate information to the monarch that other people, if they did this, would lose their head for. In a democracy, a political cartoonist or a late-night TV comedian has this role of a jester (a fool). A cartoon can convey
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The irony of going to the Coen Brothers’ movie Hail, Caesar! was that it was preceded by a trailer for a “religious” film coming out by Easter, Risen. The religiously-motivate Risen is about a Roman soldier, at the time of Christ, coming to terms with who Jesus is. I have been sorely disappointed with recent
I use the word “contemporary” as much as, or more than, the next person. In fact I use “contemporary” when some use “modern” because, naysayers notwithstanding, I think much of our contemporary world is more “post-modern” than “modern”. Sometimes I joke that some contemporary artists, on their deathbed, will go, “ha, ha – gotcha!” [We’ve
I recently shared an image of the Crowning which resulted in some fascinating discussion. Some object to nudity. Others suggested it is blasphemous. A good question arose: Where is the line? Where does “challenging” become “objectionable”? And “blasphemous”? I have worshiped in Sydney Anglican churches which regard an empty cross as idolatry. Their line lies
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I received an email from our diocesan office yesterday: “Back to Church Sunday in New Zealand CANCELLED for this year” I thought it was a joke, and clicked on the link provided: here Note for my overseas readers: back to church has been cancelled nationally, not just in Christchurch, where, as you know, some of
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So the Dalai Lama walks into a pizza shop and says, ‘Can you make me one with everything?’ My favourite bits are the Dalai Lama saying, “theoretically possible”, and the presenter at the end who still doesn’t get the joke: “you should have said make me one with the lot”! I recently sat in a
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I drove past the above advertising billboard recently and thought it was an obvious topic for a blog post. I enjoy a good laugh about religion, and think we miss a lot of Jesus’ jokes in the gospels because we are often too precious. Sometimes, however, I think something is beyond a joke – a
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