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People find the Bible obtuse...
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even hokey.
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Now, in an effort to disprove
all that...
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the Church has appointed this year
as a time of renewal...
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both of faith and of style.
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For example, the crucifix.
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While it has been a time-honored symbol
of our faith...
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Holy Mother Church
has decided to retire...
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this highly recognizable...
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yet wholy depressing image...
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of our Lord, crucified.
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Christ didn't come to Earth
to give us the willies.
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He came to help us out.
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He was a booster, and it's
with that take on our Lord in mind...
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that we've come up with a new,
more inspiring Sigil.
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So, it is with great pleasure
that I present you with the first...
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of many revamps
the Catholicism Wow! campaign...
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will unveil over the next year,
I give you...
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"The Buddy Christ."
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That's not the sanctioned term
we're using for the symbol.
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Just something we've been
kicking around the office.
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But look at it.
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Doesn't it pop?
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Buddy Christ.
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Well, there you have it.
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Let me get this straight.
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You don't believe in God
because of Alice in Wonderland?
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No, Through the Looking Glass.
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That poem,
"The Walrus and the Carpenter"...
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that's an indictment
of organized religion.
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The Walrus, with his girth
and his good nature...
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he obviously represents either Buddha...
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or with his tusks,
the Hindu elephant god, Lord Ganesha.
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That takes care
of your Eastern religions.
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Now, the Carpenter, which is
an obvious reference to Jesus Christ...
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who was raised a carpenter's son,
he represents the Western religions.