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Welcome to the Church of Consumer Jesus

Submitted by John on March 24, 2008 – 9:00 amView Comments
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shoppingjesus.jpgWelcome to
The Church of Consumer Jesus
The eternal prophylactic,
Protecting you from
The scum
Of the earth
And all their mortal filth.
Protecting
For your peace of mind
The Holy Status Quo,
The warmth of knowing
That somebody else
Will get around to
Cleaning shit up
On someone else’s dime,
‘Cause Consumer Jesus
Died to give you
A mansion in the sky.

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Photo 5.jpgAuthor Bio:: John O’Hara is trying to follow Jesus. He rambles on at Arrogant Poetry and loves his wife and son.

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  • That's juris "naturalist" not "nationalist". Yuck! Nationalism is bad, pagan at its root. Natural Law attempts to uncover human nature as it is, and to allow the best rules for coexisting to emerge spontaneously.

    This poem is great.

    Anyone know a good church in the DC Fairfax area?
  • Sorry! Shows how well I concentrate there. :(
  • Pragmatism and utilitarianism OCCASIONALLY intersects with Christian faith, but as jurisnationalist mentions, not nearly enough to marry them together.

    This poem is a frightening stark look at the baseline foundation of a consumerism-based utilitarian gospel. No thank you.
  • I have been trying to convince street=corner preachers and youth-group leaders that consequentialist arguments in favor of the Christian life are entirely out of place. We don't believe in Jesus because He promises a perfect healthy life. We don't abstain from fornication because we might get pregnant or get an STD. We don't abstain from drugs because we could get addicted or hurt our bodies. We don't give to the poor in order to be blessed by God.
    We practice the Christian ethic in response to the One who called us. We live the peculiar life because He gave His life for us. Brethren, we are not utilitarians!
    Nathanael Snow
    ndsnow@gmail.com
  • The image is a perfect embellishment, and appropriately inappropriate. Thanks, Mark.
  • nice work. strong images. i like it.
  • I love it. I hope you are ok with me adding this image to go along with your poem. It is a digital redoctoring of a banksy stencil I found.
  • The imagery of the first three lines makes me nauseous, but that doesn't make it untrue.
  • jason
    deep stuff
  • Excellent poem. I especially like the ending.
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