Jesus Christ! You are drinking coke!

[JollyRoger]

I would complain about it. Our lord and savior is not meant to be used as a marketing ploy.

You sound like Martin Luther.

 

[JollyRoger]

So, is Coke the new blood of christ?

Yep, have one while eating a chocolate Jesus.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

I would complain about it. Our lord and savior is not meant to be used as a marketing ploy. Plus it does not even make sense since he was the one who overturned merchant tables that were inside the grounds of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.

Boy you never cease to find religious things to whine about. Why does marketing have to be historically accurate? Is it some sin to use Jesus of Nazareth in a commerical? That's a rhetorical question, but I know you'll answer it anyway.

 

[GenMarshall]

You sound like Martin Luther.

Unlike the heretic, I remain loyal to the Catholic Church .

Boy you never cease to find religious things to whine about.

So all of a sudden when I state my opinion relating to religion, you consider it whining? Please, Cry me a river.

In fact, I have as much right to give my opinion as you do.

Why does marketing have to be historically accurate? Is it some sin to use Jesus of Nazareth in a commerical? That's a rhetorical question, but I know you'll answer it anyway.

The point that I was trying to get across is that the use of any holy person or place as a tool to get money and marketing is sacreligious.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Unlike the heretic, I remain loyal to the Catholic Church .

Martin Luther was a reformer, not a rebel. If trying to fix a broken system is heretical, then by all means, demonize him.

The point that I was trying to get across is that the use of any holy person or place as a tool to get money and marketing is sacreligious.

Why?

 

[GenMarshall]

Martin Luther was a reformer, not a rebel. If trying to fix a broken system is heretical, then by all means, demonize him.

He was only a heritic when he split away from the Catholic Church in a schism that paved the way for Lutheranism and the other Protestant Reformation. Also, in no way did I demonized him in any way.

Why?

Do you know why they are considered holy? People, places, and things? Is because people hold special reverence for them. Marketing them and using them for money is sacreligious because it is using a holy object, place, or person for materialistic gains.

 

[Nylan]

It's disrespect for someone held in a regard infinitely above the rest of the world.

I'm sure Christ has a sense of humor, but it's not going to be one that relies on someone else's expense.

 

[Prince_Imrahil]

Do you know why they are considered holy? People, places, and things? Is because people hold special reverence for them. Marketing them and using them for money is sacreligious because it is using a holy object, place, or person for materialistic gains.

Wonder why tithes are collected....
And the Vatican does, tours

 

[Nylan]

Doesn't hurt my argument

 

[Prince_Imrahil]

But not everyone holds so and so in such respect... must they respect what others respect?

 

[GenMarshall]

Wonder why tithes are collected....

Tithes are only used for the maintenance of the church and any extra goes into local charities. It had to take the Protestant Reformation and the Council of Trent to fix the mess that the Medici Popes have cause.

And the Vatican does, tours

So does The Eiffel Tower, the Washington Monument, Grand Canyon. Your point?

 

[Nylan]

PI:

No

but they can certainly refrain from commercializing and doing what others may take as mocking the most revered figures of their beliefs.

Similar to making gay jokes around homosexuals.

 

[Prince_Imrahil]

So does The Eiffel Tower, the Washington Monument, Grand Canyon. Your point?

My point is these arent considered holy.

See your post.

 

[GenMarshall]

My point is these arent considered holy.

See your post.

I dont see anything wrong tours in the Vatican. They have a thing called a Museum (Museums need to have maintenance too, nothing in this world is free) for people to go into and see the history of the Vatican and their collection of artwork. Nice try trying to accuse the Church of using holy places and things for money.

And no, I'm not going to see my post.

 

[Prince_Imrahil]

Do people, um, pay?

 

[Nylan]

CG makes a point

It's not "at the Vatican's expense".

Were there to be a movie where there were coke banners hanging from it though, it would be a problem for Catholics

 

[Prince_Imrahil]

No, CG did not mention expense, he said plainly that mrketing and using anything holy to make money and material gain is sacrilegous.

 

[GenMarshall]

No, CG did not mention expense, he said plainly that mrketing and using anything holy to make money and material gain is sacrilegous.

Look at my post again, I specifically stated that thythes are for the expenses of the church, any extra money left over goes to local charities! No money gained at all!

 

[Prince_Imrahil]

And tours? And do these ministers get paid? Even non-greedy making money is making money. And I'm sure theres materialistic gain aplenty from all things religious.

 

[Nylan]

Not in my church, but idk about the Catholics

CG?