Extra Jesus Dot Com » Jesus In The News http://extrajesus.com A collection of all things Jesus Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:19:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Stolen Jesus http://extrajesus.com/2008/09/10/stolen-jesus/ http://extrajesus.com/2008/09/10/stolen-jesus/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:40:29 +0000 Drew http://extrajesus.com/?p=165 Jesus, among other things, has been stolen from a church in Detroit. I’m wondering why they were storing 150 year-old water…sheesh.

]]> http://extrajesus.com/2008/09/10/stolen-jesus/feed/ 0 Winking Jesus still popular http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/16/winking-jesus-still-popular/ http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/16/winking-jesus-still-popular/#comments Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:21:00 +0000 Drew http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/16/winking-jesus-still-popular/ The New York Daily News is reporting that the “winking Jesus” that showed up in Hoboken, NJ last year is still drawing visitors. I don’t get why people show up at these things, isn’t it forbidden in the Top 10 Commandments to worship idols? I’m reading this article and I’m seeing nothing but idol-worship. Winking Jesus? Puhleeze.

]]> http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/16/winking-jesus-still-popular/feed/ 1 It’s like Doom but with Jesus http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/08/its-like-doom-but-with-jesus/ http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/08/its-like-doom-but-with-jesus/#comments Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:38:17 +0000 Drew http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/08/its-like-doom-but-with-jesus/ Hmm. Seems like there’s a collection of violent video games available that are supposed to encourage ’spiritual warfare’ amongst younger Christians. Man, I just don’t get Christians.

]]> http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/08/its-like-doom-but-with-jesus/feed/ 0 Jews for Jesus feeling some heat http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/08/jews-for-jesus-feeling-some-heat/ http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/08/jews-for-jesus-feeling-some-heat/#comments Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:32:36 +0000 Drew http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/08/jews-for-jesus-feeling-some-heat/ The group Jews for Jesus is currently running some advertising in New York City and apparently not everyone is happy with this. Personally, I think it’s hilarious. Why shouldn’t they use advertising? Some guy in the article is quoted as saying “I personally don’t think religion has any place in advertising…” but I don’t hear him screaming about religion and our government. Whatevs, I say that if you have the budget use whatever advertising you can. Another article about it here.

]]> http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/08/jews-for-jesus-feeling-some-heat/feed/ 0 The real face of Jesus? http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/05/the-real-face-of-jesus/ http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/05/the-real-face-of-jesus/#comments Thu, 06 Jul 2006 05:23:22 +0000 Drew http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/05/the-real-face-of-jesus/ This old (December 2002!) Popular Mechanics article has been making the rounds on the internets today for some reason. The article claims that British scientists have what they believe to be the most accurate image of Jesus. I think that’s a pretty bold claim to make but the picture seems more real to me than the one that I grew up with (in Mormon churches there is always a picture of Jesus and he has fair skin, light eyes, long straight hair). What do you think?

]]> http://extrajesus.com/2006/07/05/the-real-face-of-jesus/feed/ 0 Jesus and tech http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/28/jesus-and-tech/ http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/28/jesus-and-tech/#comments Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:31:12 +0000 Drew http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/28/jesus-and-tech/ Cnet has an article titled “Is Jesus the next killer app?” that takes a look at how high tech is transforming the church and maybe even making church interesting. I think it’s great that so much technology is readily available and pretty cheap to boot. Now days even the preachers are giving Powerpoint presentations. Just think about the day when churches employ webcams and you won’t even have to leave the comfort of your own bed to attend church. While some may think that going to church in your underwear is sacreligious I think it’s okay, I can’t recall anytime that Jesus specifically forbade it…

]]> http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/28/jesus-and-tech/feed/ 0 BBC planning their own big-budget Jesus drama http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/26/bbc-planning-their-own-big-budget-jesus-drama/ http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/26/bbc-planning-their-own-big-budget-jesus-drama/#comments Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:37:00 +0000 Drew http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/26/bbc-planning-their-own-big-budget-jesus-drama/ The Stage is reporting that the BBC is making their own Jesus drama and it’s set to be released sometime around Easter 2008. I’m not sure if this will be too late to take advantage of all the recent Jesus stuff that’s been going on but I always welcome new Jesus documentaries.

]]> http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/26/bbc-planning-their-own-big-budget-jesus-drama/feed/ 0 Scary-Ass Clowns for Jesus http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/26/scary-ass-clowns-for-jesus/ http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/26/scary-ass-clowns-for-jesus/#comments Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:32:39 +0000 Drew http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/26/scary-ass-clowns-for-jesus/ Is it just me or does the kid in this picture of a “Clown for Jesus” look like he’s about to punch the clown and run? I can’t say that I blame him. I can think of better ways of getting kids to recite Bible verses than getting a scary clown to hover nearby. Sheesh, I get the shivers every time I look at this. I’ve wondered where my fear of clowns comes from and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus and a clown killed my dad.

]]> http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/26/scary-ass-clowns-for-jesus/feed/ 0 ACLU Hatin’ on Jesus again. http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/21/aclu-hatin-on-jesus-again/ http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/21/aclu-hatin-on-jesus-again/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:07:07 +0000 Drew http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/21/aclu-hatin-on-jesus-again/ The ACLU are at it again, this time wanting a picture of Jesus removed from a school. Unlike the last time I wrote about them I have to agree on this one. Institutions should be free of any sort of religious crap strewn about, unless those institutions happen to be religious in nature like a Catholic school or something. Otherwise, always seperate the Church from State. Period.

I previously wrote about the ACLU here.

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]]> http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/21/aclu-hatin-on-jesus-again/feed/ 0 Jesus Underwear http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/20/jesus-underwear/ http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/20/jesus-underwear/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:41:36 +0000 Drew http://extrajesus.com/2006/04/20/jesus-underwear/ The Khaleej Times is reporting that some store is selling underwear with bible verses printed on them and the names of God and Jesus are visible (as in "For God so loved the world…). I have to ask, has Jesus become some sort of turn-on for people? I’m trying to understand why there would be underwear with printed bible verses. I can think of two reasons although neither one of them makes much sense.

The come-on could be for people that are turned on by seeing or reading bible verses. While I’ve never encountered this fetish in person I’m sure that such a thing must exist. Why do I say that? Well, if you can think it then somebody else already has and set up a webcam to show everyone else how erotic it is. Anyway, if the intention of printing bible verses on underwear is to heighten sexual arousal in certain individuals I think it fails. You have to remove the underwear in order to have sex, thus removing said bible verses from the field of vision. I think that if you’re trying to sell a product to this crowd it needs to be more along the lines of a pair of glasses with some text on the inside of the lenses that only the wearer can read. Problem solved for scripture fetishists.

The only other reason I can think of to print bible verses on underwear is to provide some sort of protection to the wearer. The problem I have with this though is that only your genitals are protected. What good does that do you if you happen to like having a head or arms? While I understand the want for protection I think this sort of thing is only good as extra protection. In order for the holy underwear to provide extra protection you must be wearing outer clothes with bible verses printed on them as well and as far as I can tell you wouldn’t be able to wear short sleeves. Also, your head would have to be completely covered and this would make it difficult to see. Unless you cut holes in your holy garment and wore the glasses that I talked about earlier.

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