Uproar over "Sexualised Jesus" picture

This Emo Jesus was in a hallway in a diocesian guest house in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He seems hawt.

All I can say is

JESUS!

People looking to make a fuss will find a fuss. Black Jesus, buff Jesus, screaming in agony Jesus, beatific Jesus, emaciated white as snow Jesus … the only non-depicted Jesus is Decrepit Old Jesus.

I have a print titled ‘Jesus In His Yoga Posture,’ in full lotus, painted by a disciple of Krishnamurti. I’m fond of it.

I feel like someone need to do a cover of Depeche Mode, "Your own sexual Jesus…"

I wouldn’t stop her from anointing me. Not sure what anointing is, but hey.

Per Ambrose Bierce:

,‘’

ANOINT

-v.t.

To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.

As sovereigns are anointed by the priesthood,
So pigs to lead the populace are greased good.

-Judibras

Oy vey.

Or maybe they’d prefer this rather intimidating Jesus at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in the Catholic U campus in DC.

It looks like there are evil spiders ready to come out from under the cloth. Shudder.

Can’t make him too ripped or it breaks the story:

That’s Angels wings. But the shoes they wear?

Huh? Angels wear shiny black heels? Did not know that.

I can buy that he was dressed like that right before the Crucifiction, when the Roman soldiers were gambling for his cloak. But that sure doesn’t look like the facial expression of someone about to be crucified.

And god said: “I’d hit that!”

Mary wouldn’t be anointing anyone by proxy or any other way. Not her role. Priests do that and she wasn’t one of those.

A porn model named Mary is of course another matter. But you’re treading on thin ice in the direction you’re heading. Blasphemy is a-ok on the dope but not misogyny. I am not a mod, just thin skinned.

Yep. Kinda nasty.

I remember a sermon where the minister spoke about various images of Jesus - Jesus as a white guy, Jesus as an Asian guy, Jesus as a Black guy, Jesus as a woman. The point that she made that day was she thought it was important for us to see Jesus in everyone we meet. And, she said, if we’re really diligent in following Jesus’ love and mercy, we might just catch a glimpse of Jesus in the mirror…

@Love_Rhombus - “Cross fit”?!? ISWYDT! :smiley:

I am so glad hell isn’t real, because I laughed so hard at this.

My favorite Jesus is Jesus Loves Cats. Now that’s hot.

I don’t think his post was anywhere in the ballpark of misogyny. The entire tone of this thread is about sexualizing deities, it’s funny as hell, and if Jesus isn’t off the table, Mary shouldn’t be either.

Oh, and there’s nothing about that Mary image that marks her as being Mary. If it’s supposed to be, it needs some context or iconography or something. At least paint a babe at her breast, or a halo around her hair, or something.

Although Cleansing the Temple was less an ordeal than cleaning that litter box