These are both perfectly good reasons to stay in jail over a long weekend...

[conuly]

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What would Jesus do?

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Be kind and keep the party going!
14 (29.2%)

Beat up some bankers and curse out a tree
34 (70.8%)

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[lilysea]

What would Jesus do?

Have homoerotic tension with Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar

that may or may not be consummated...

[conuly]

Oh, is that what the musical is about? I've never seen it.

[lilysea]

A lot of people think it's part of what the musical is about...

https://youtu.be/5lTwmK__TDo

[lauradi7dw]

All of the above.

[bibliofile]

And then some.

[zhelana]

I'm concerned that 60% of your friends pick cursing out a tree? OK Really, what's the story there?

[lilysea]

There were no figs on a fig tree

at a time of year that was the wrong time of year for figs

so Jesus cursed the fig tree

because he wanted some figs and there weren't any

[zhelana]

wut?

[lilysea]

Mark 11:12-25

"12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.

13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.

14 Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it."

[zhelana]

I don't suppose Christians are as obsessive about their gospels as Jews are about their Torah, so there's probably not 2000 years worth of priests explaining this one?

[lilysea]

The only explanations I've ever seen are that it's a metaphor

for Christians who don't produce the "fruits" of good work/good acts

which I really think is stretching it...

[zhelana]

Weird. Thanks for the info, though :)

[melannen]

Most churches read through the Gospels over the course of the year, so every minister has to preach on this one every year! I have heard many different sermons on it over the years.

My favorite is probably pointing out that this was during Easter Week; Jesus knows he's only got a few days left on Earth and he's cranky and scared and tired and knows he'll probably never eat fresh figs again himself and being very human about it. (But that depends on how human your preacher is willing to let Jesus be, which varies a lot.)

[zhelana]

Well, that makes it very sad.

Thanks!

[jessie_c]

It's the reason why the very best counter-protest to the Westboro Baptist Church is signs reading GOD HATES FIGS. https://boingboing.net/2010/10/30/god-hates-figs.html

[zhelana]

lol!

[archersangel]

i don't think i've seen that before.

[pauamma]

Missing context. Which party?

[conuly]

Any party?

[melannen]

They're the same picture!

[brokenallbroken]

This!

[tielan]

I was thinking "por que los no dos?" But this is better.

[acelightning73]

https://youtu.be/7RI9rWjJeiA

"Would you recognize him if he bought you a beer?"

(OH, thanks, Yeshua, but I really don't like the taste of beer. Anything else will be fine - and you know I'm not one of your followers to begin with. But you gave the world a whole lot of wise advice, which few people manage to follow. And you seem like an okay enough kind of guy in person.

[conuly]

Except for the time he cursed out a tree.