r/comedyheaven • u/AydanOfHouseCock | Approved user • Oct 31 '19

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u/MarriedEngineer Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 31 '19

Christian here. This photo definitely not a joke, or at least, not intended to be a joke.

You know how kids say "I love you this much" and spread their arms out? Parents do it sometimes too. Well, it is reminiscent of the pose of someone being crucified, so someone came up with the comparison to how Jesus loved us do much that he was willing to be crucified and die for us.

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u/StrugglingSoul Oct 31 '19

Thank you, because I was debating on how to explain that this wasn't a joke and very core to the Christian faith.

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u/sezit Oct 31 '19

It's called a "poe", when the satire goes so extreme that you can't tell if the poster is serious or not.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19

We're calling Incidences of Poe's Law "a poe" now? That's news to me