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October 26, 2006

Political Jesus Ad

by AltHippo @ 10:37 am. Filed under Religion, hacks

The vociferous youngsters at NRO seem to be in a pickle. While they don’t want to support the public prosecution of Parkinson victims, they don’t want to support Michael Fox’s pro-stem cell views, either.

This has always been a dicey area in theocratic-Republican circles. They may well know someone who is suffering from Parksinson’s and other diseases that would benefit from stem cell research. But, like a B Science Fiction movie from the 1950’s, they believe that without their supervision, Science will go too far. They truly believe that they posess that piece of objective knowledge that allows them to discern when God’s law is being violated, and human intervention is needed.

Which is why they’re mostly comfortable that “Fake Jesus” (the actor who starred in The Passion of the Christ) is doing an anti-stem cell commercial. As the moral authorities they approve “Fake Jesus” because his views correspond with WWJD, while “Not Fake Michael Fox” should STFU.

As far as using Fake Jesus to advocate for a candidate, why not? I’ve even written my own Political Jesus commercial:

Hi! I’m Jesus. Over 2 thousand years ago I started a religion based on the principle of treating others like yourself. I confounded the scribes and pharisees of my time with a message that the poor in spirit, the meek, and those who thirst after righteousness are blessed. I turned water into wine, fed the masses with 3 loaves of bead, and brought a dead man back to life. Now, I sit at the right hand of the Father, where I judge the quick and the dead.

Well, I’m here today to tell you to vote no on stem cell research. As I say in the New Testament, the existing stem cell lines are good enough, and that’s where we need to draw the line. Render unto Ceasar what is Caesar’s, and unto me what is mine. The stem cells belong to me, and the liberal elites and feminists of the left can’t have them.

My name is Jesus, and I approve this message.

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3 Responses to “Political Jesus Ad”

  1. Roxanne Says:
    October 26th, 2006 at 2:56 pm

    The real pickle is that the MJF ad seems to be working in MO.

  2. AltHippo Says:
    October 26th, 2006 at 3:38 pm

    I recall reading somewhere out there in the blogosphere that the ad produces a 5% increase of support for stem cell research.

    Meanwhile, it has the advantage of tying up Rush and Hannity trying to defend the attack.

  3. KathyF Says:
    October 27th, 2006 at 5:18 pm

    Dave Gahan voice:Your own. Political. Jee-sus. (da da ta da da ta da etc.)

    It had to be said.

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