# New Chick Tract: "It's Not Your Fault" **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 1, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988 "2009-11-01T22:48:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/21 "2009-11-02T04:27:55Z")
“The ones we thought would help us didn’t! The U.N. abandoned us. The “cowardly” superpowers didn’t care. While the terrorists butchered all our church members, my husband tried to stop them. They chopped him to pieces before my eyes! After murdering Bob, they turned on me like wild dogs…I was next! The monsters attacked and did unspeakable things to my body. Hours later, they left me for dead. But Jesus was with me through it all…not the United Nations!” “So the United Nations did nothing to stop the Tutsis being slaughtered?” “Exactly” “And they stood by while your husband was murdered?” “Yes.” “And did nothing while you were being raped for hours?” “Nothing.” “And the United Nations is worthless because of this?” “That’s right.” “And Jesus was with you the whole time” “Yes he was. Praise Jesus.” “And what exactly did he do?” “Excuse me?” “What was Jesus doing while all of this was going on?” “Uhhh…I told you…he was there with me…” “So was the U.N. but you said they did nothing to stop the crimes that were going on so they’re worthless.” “Yes…” “Did Jesus do anything to stop them? Did he stop the killings or the rape?” “No…” “So Jesus was just like the United Nations. Saw it all happening and did nothing to stop it.” “That’s not the point I was trying to make…” “No, I think it’s clear. I can’t rely on Jesus to be there when I need him. Thanks for telling me that.” ---
**Author:** ![wierdaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/22 "2009-11-02T04:29:31Z")
> [@Tony](#): > > It’s a good thing Jesus was “with her through it all” after the marauders butchered the entire town, including cutting her husband to pieces before her very eyes, raping her and beating her to a pulp before leaving her for dead or who knows what terrible things might have happened. “The lord works in mysterious ways” covers those kinds of arguments. But if _one_ tiny detail of evolution doesn’t make _absolute_ sense… ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/23 "2009-11-02T04:57:57Z")
Jesus as a supernatural hitman? Gotta love it. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/24 "2009-11-02T05:22:46Z")
It’s a shame that none of the people trying to shut down the orphanage thought to pray to Jesus about that evil judge. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/25 "2009-11-02T05:29:46Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > It’s a shame that none of the people trying to shut down the orphanage thought to pray to Jesus about that evil judge. Well, they did, but they prayed to that fake, nonexistent Jesus that the evil entity known as **organized** religion tells you about to control you, not the real Jesus people like Jack Chick believe in. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/26 "2009-11-02T05:42:44Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Man, if I was Romeo Dallaire, I’d be pissed. Why, I thought his caraciture looked better than he does. For what is essentially a christian message for children, I can’t help but take notice of the gratuitous right wing political dig at the ineffective UN. ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/27 "2009-11-02T08:30:13Z")
Check out the guy in the background of the “We’re peace keepers, not peace makers!” panel. Do U.N. troops really wear circa 1942 German Army helmets? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/28 "2009-11-02T14:32:28Z")
> [@](#): > > For what is essentially a christian message for children I believe that our dear friend Jack isn’t just aiming his tracts at children, but at adults who are either reluctant to read, or who can’t read well. That’s supposed to be one of the selling points, that Chick tracts are easy to read and understand. Easy to read, yes. Easy to understand, no, not unless you’re missing most of your logic circuits. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/29 "2009-11-02T14:38:34Z")
I’m sorry, but I don’t even know what the point of that one was. That the UN hates Jesus? ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/30 "2009-11-02T15:27:12Z")
Why exactly was Judge Stone in the orphanage in the first place? Assuming he needed a better excuse for the staff than, “Hey, that six-year-old’s hot.” ---
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/31 "2009-11-02T15:38:53Z")
> [@wierdaaron](#): > > I think he thought he was writing an episode of Law & Order or something. > > When I got about halfway through something snapped in my brain, like I’m sure would happen if gravity reversed. I had to double back and make sure I was still reading the same strip and that I hadn’t just lost time, X-Files style. Law&Gospel:SVU ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/32 "2009-11-02T15:55:12Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > This tract appears to depict Jesus as a sort of benevolent mafioso… Huh. Maybe I’ll become a Christian. I kind of like this version of Jesus. “Nazareth Knuckles.” ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/33 "2009-11-02T16:34:10Z")
Did the words “The Great White Throne Judgment” make anybody else think it must have something to do with toilets, or was that just me? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/34 "2009-11-02T16:41:27Z")
> [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](#): > > Why, I thought his caraciture looked better than he does. Oh, I didn’t assume Dallaire was being specifically caricatured (or that Chick has even the faintest clue who Dallaire is), just that the generic U.N. Forces officer is depicted as being bureaucratically indifferent, whereas Dallaire would have gladly mowed down the murderers if he’d had the firepower he was desperately requesting. The decision to do nothing in Rwanda was well out of military hands. I wouldn’t have minded as much if the “peacekeepers” line had been delivered by a civilian with the U.N. Assembly in the background, i.e. in New York. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/35 "2009-11-02T16:48:27Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > “Did Jesus do anything to stop them? Did he stop the killings or the rape?” > “No…” > “So Jesus was just like the United Nations. Saw it all happening and did nothing to stop it.” Ah, but Jesus kept her alive. He let her friends get slaughtered and her husband hacked to pieces and herself raped and beaten within an inch of her life, but he _kept her alive_ so that she could pray for her enemies, thereby ensuring that they would drop dead of heart attacks or malaria or whatever and stand naked before Jesus and burn in hell. Or something. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/36 "2009-11-02T18:09:23Z")
> [@Anne\_Neville](#): > > Did the words “The Great White Throne Judgment” make anybody else think it must have something to do with toilets, or was that just me? _Now_ it does. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/37 "2009-11-02T18:27:22Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Oh, I didn’t assume Dallaire was being specifically caricatured (or that Chick has even the faintest clue who Dallaire is), just that the generic U.N. Forces officer is depicted as being bureaucratically indifferent, whereas Dallaire would have gladly mowed down the murderers if he’d had the firepower he was desperately requesting. The decision to do nothing in Rwanda was well out of military hands. I wouldn’t have minded as much if the “peacekeepers” line had been delivered by a civilian with the U.N. Assembly in the background, i.e. in New York. As much as it pains me to defend Jack Chick, that is _exactly_ what happened. No offense is meant to Romeo Dallaire, who did the best he could under terrible circumstances. While the mandate was written by the UNSC, peacekeepers really did stand around saying “it’s not our job to intervene”. (I’m sure they would have if they could have, though, it’s not like they were malicious.) > [@](#): > > A few yards from the French troops, a Rwandan woman was being hauled along the road by a young man with a machete. He pulled at her clothes as she looked at the foreign soldiers in the desperate, terrified hope that they could save her from her death. > > But none of the troops moved. ‘It’s not our mandate,’ said one, leaning against his jeep as he watched the condemned woman, the driving rain splashing at his blue United Nations badge. From [The Guardian, April 12, 1994](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/1994/apr/12/rwanda.fromthearchive) ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/38 "2009-11-02T18:53:37Z")
Gotta say, I love that last panel. “Jesus doesn’t play games. He died for you… and then he rose from the dead”. I can not not hear this sentence in George Carlin’s voice. “Jesus don’t fuck around, son. He gets shit done. One prayer, that’s all it takes. He shows up with a baseball bat made from the True Cross and goes to town”. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/39 "2009-11-02T20:04:43Z")
_Perverted Judge Stone Why don’t you leave me alone? Well, I’ve gone to Jesus At my new foster home_ ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988/40 "2009-11-02T20:10:40Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > Why exactly was Judge Stone in the orphanage in the first place? Assuming he needed a better excuse for the staff than, “Hey, that six-year-old’s hot.” Wouldn’t Dan Fielding be the one saying that? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988.md?page=3)