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My dear LJ friends, whose posts I so love to read every day, please keep in mind that you ARE my friends and I'm not angry at you when you read this.
I've seen several references to "Zombie Jesus." I think it's pretty funny myself. It'd make a good drink, too (anyone want to post a recipe?). The other comments about the Resurrection are mostly pretty decent, too, and I'm not really offended. In some ways, I'm excited that some non-Christians are familiar enough with our mythology that they're making jokes about it.
However, I'm a little confused. See, I'm hearing two different things from people:
1. It really sucks when those naughty Christians
2. Hee! I'm going to joke about the holiest day in the entire year for Christians, and post it on the day itself!
Am I doing something silly and confusing myself into believing that these are the same people saying both things, when there are really two different groups of people? See, it seems that it's hard to believe that people really don't want to be pushed into the pool, when they're wearing their swimsuit and arm-floaties and paddling around in it for half an hour. If someone really doesn't want to know about Christianity, that's certainly their right, but saying things that aren't quite correct, or making fun, it's not a good way to put out the "I don't want to talk about it" message.
When I used to read the Straight Dope boards, there was an often-joked-about rule, that anyone who asked a question about Judaism that would be best answered by an Orthodox Jew, always posted it on a Friday afternoon or evening, and then returned to it Saturday afternoon complaining that no one had answered it yet. (For those unfamiliar, Orthodox Jews follow the rule about not working on the Sabbath fairly strictly, and almost always interpret it to mean not using electricity-- so, none of them would be able to read or post to the thread between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday.)
It seems to me that a similar thing happens with some of the Christian holidays. A lot of Christians spend the day away from their computers, and when they return the next day have a lot of stuff to wade through. So, when slighting comments about Christianity are made on a holiday, they usually slide right through because the more devout Christians don't see them until a day or two later when they catch up (and sometimes by then, they don't think it's worth commenting on, because almost everyone has already read it).
So, my dear LJ brothers and sisters, after pointing all of this out, I would like to ask you to consider what you write about Christianity according to your own consciences, and not only according to what your Christian friends say about it. Simply because they don't reply to say they're bothered doesn't mean that they saw and liked it; it may mean that they were observing the holiday at which you're poking fun, instead of reading your post.
