Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks")
No, really: “Mark 11:12-14 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. 14Then he said to the tree, ‘May no one ever eat fruit from you again.’ And his disciples heard him say it.”
H/T boingboing
-David Drumm (Nal)
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If He hates figs, what must he think of prickly pears??
LOL. Kinda like “Get a brain morans” …
Fig – ures
The barren fig tree should be a symbol for Congress
There’s a conflicting message here and all I have to do to illustrate the problem is say the words “fig leaf” and “Northern Renaissance art”.
Can I guess that this mental giant is a Teapublican??
Whelp, if’n they wuz a god, and thar aint no god, I wood haff to side with *him* ’cause I hate *figs*, even in Newtons..
No. You missed the whole point on this one. This guy is probably a counter protester to the Westboro Baptist Church, the “God Hates Fags” people.
The Bible reference on the sign refers to a particularly embarrassing passage where Jesus – the supposed Son of God loses his temper at a fig tree because it didn’t have fruit on it when he was hungry, so he cursed it and killed it. You know, like any omniscient deity full of boundless love would be wont to do.
So, the fellow is likely an atheist making a point. And the polar opposite of most teabagging Republicans.
GB,
I do not think that is an atheist holding the sign. That has to be James Carville because there cannot be two people in this whole-wide-world with that face…
Gingerbaker, Weeeelll, not necessarily an atheist. He could just be an actual christian that refudiates the the perversion of Jesus’ message as preached by the WestboroWacko’s. That would be an encouraging sign.
FF LEO said:
LOL. Now you made me have to blow up that pic and look close, so you win. ;>D
But, I don’t think that is James Carville.
First of all, the guy in the pic is in his twenties, so he is younger than JC (he-he) by decades. Secondly, the guy in the pic looks healthy and not like a love child between Skeletor and Gollum.
Plus, he’s smiling, so he can’t be married to Mary Magdalene, er Matalin.
FFLEO, LOL! Excellent observation. He does look like Carville but happy and well fed.
Gingerbaker, That was a match made in the bowels of hell fersure. If ever anyones children should have been checked for the mark of the beast ala “The OMEN” it is theirs
Very funny Gingerbaker and lottakatz.
One certainty about this blawg is that one comment most often leads to other observations that I would never have considered.
BTW, I could not bring myself to enlarge the photo of JC (ha) for clarification/verification–some images are just too scary, even on Halloween…
Apparently he does hate figs and used it as a lesson to his disciples. I imagine many Tea Partiers are taking the lesson to heart and praying right now.
12And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
13And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
14And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
15And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
16And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
17And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
18And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
19And when even was come, he went out of the city.
20And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
21And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
God hates figs. Praise the Lord–and pass the dates.
Now that it was brought up, he does look like Carville!
I’m pretty sure this picture came from the Sanity\Fear rally in DC yesterday, at least I saw this same guy in a photostream of rally pictures.
There were some great signs, my personal favorite so far, a guy dressed as a Redcoat with a sign saying “Repeal the 3rd Amendment”
C.Everett,
One of my favorite signs was held by a young boy. The sign read:
“Glen Beck brainwashed my grandparents!! I want them back Glen!!”
Elaine M.
should be lots of photos showing up on the web today, that surely looked like a good time, wish I could have made it.
by the way, I can never say this enough(not just to you)
thanks for being a Librarian
Librarians rock!!
ROFL… He also apparently hate religious people with equal employment rights too: http://lawblog.legalmatch.com/2010/10/28/how-far-must-religious-accommodation-in-employment-go/
Because, you know, that’s God’s plan.
“God hates figs. Praise the Lord–and pass the dates.”
Does the the Lord allow hisself to date, and if so, isn’t it rather risky behavior to be passing his dates around?
FF Leo,
You devil! You know there was no double-entendre intended in my comment.
What gender are you supposin’ those dates mighta bin?
Ms. EM,
Regarding the gender of date question, can I put that one off until the morrow to answer?
While I don’t believe in the Lord ner sich nonsense, it is a’lightenin’ n’ a’thunderin’ outside with ternader-like winds a’howlin’ n’ other possible acts of god occurrin’, plus it is Sunday, after all. That is, it is still wise for us older atheists to ‘hedge our bets’…
FF Leo,
I think you may be an atheist in name only. Are you sure you ain’t one-a-them agnostics? An ole feller sech as yerself should know that the Sabbath can be Saturday too. I guess you’re gonna have to start behavin’ yerself all weekend long–just to ensure you don’t bring down the wrath of a Supreme Being upon yerself.
(Sigh) I guess you are right again Mz. EM. I must be a closet atheist since I often sang the following song and it has been a favorite of mine since my early 1950s Southern Baptist Sundee Skool Daze…and ‘those were the daze, my friend, I thought they would never end’, and my mind is still dazed from that Sundee larnin’
Full Disclosure/Disclaimer: my sangin’ aint nigh as melodious as these songstress dueters due:
FFLEO I guess you should have been brought up catholic as we never read the bible. I still don’t know my way around the bible, and now I don’t care.
Swarthmore,
You are right about not reading the bible as a Catholic. We had to read our Catechism, but that was it.
rafflaw,
I attended parochial school. We were required to memorize answers from the Baltimore catechism. I did have a missal that I brought to church with me every Sunday. I’m with Swarthmore mom.
FF Leo
Here’s Ricky Gervais on atheism for you:
FF Leo
If you wanted to, you could even start the sabbath on Friday night just before sunset and end it Saturday evening. This would leave the rest of Saturday night for whatever, and all day Sunday for fishing.
16And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
would that include the offering plate?
Buckeye & Ms EM,
All my 60++++++years, bein’ a country boy, I missed the true meaning of sabbath until today, in this thread.
Since country folk only takes a bath onest a week–on Saturdee–I thought my momma said the word Sat-bath for brevity. Momma always sayd I never did warsh my (y)ears out with soap very good…I ‘spect now she wuz rite.
From figs to Saturday night baths and everything in between … this is a great thread!
My favorite sign from Saturday’s rally was the guy who ran out of letters and couldn’t finish his sign about running out of letters …
Blouise
Is there a site or youtube that has all the signs? They were so much more creative than the Tea Party signs. No surprise.
Buckeye,
Huffington Post has pictures of hundreds of signs. Here’s the link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/30/the-funniest-signs-at-the_n_776490.html
If this isn’t an excuse to link to the Brick Testament, I don’t know what is.
http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_life_of_jesus/jesus_curses_a_tree/mk11_12-13.html
Thanks Elaine.
That’s a keeper. I’ll send it to all my inlaws – they’re not talking to me anyway. (Joke)
Buckeye: here are some
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/gallery/2010/10/sanity-restored-photos-from-the-stewartcolbert-rally.php?img=1
Buckeye: and some more
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40315941@N03/sets/72157625150428157/
Thanks CEK.
Buckeye,
Just to let you know I read your post … Elaine’s suggestion to go to Huffington was the best site I found … enjoy it. I saw my favorite sign during the rally as it was being broadcast.
Gyges, ooooh Legos! thebricktestament.com rocks, thanks for the link.
Blouise
Thanks. I thought your pick and the one for this thread were both hilarious. Somehow I think I’d rather hang out with this group than with the T.P.ers. I’m really glad Stewart and Colbert did this. They could have just stayed in their cozy studios and made money. I thought Stewart’s speech was great.
It will be interesting to see if it had any effect on the election. Supposed to be sunny and cool everywhere but Louisiana and they have enough problems without worrying about voting.
Ms. EM,
That Gervais guy is funny. He reminds me of–and looks like–Lou Costello.
I do too…..