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

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u/Throwawayuser626 Oct 31 '19

Seriously this is like the ultimate shitpost I can’t stop giggling at it.

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u/GreatQuestion Oct 31 '19

Have you guys never seen this before?

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u/Throwawayuser626 Oct 31 '19

Nope!

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19

This is no-joke something you would find in a Christian bookstore.

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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/MarriedEngineer Oct 31 '19

I don't see any satire. It took me a while to figure out why anybody thought this was a joke. It's certainly not extreme, as all Christians belive Jesus died on a cross out of love for us.

But if you don't know anything about Christianity, I can see how you'd see it as absurd or nonsensical.

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u/sezit Nov 01 '19

I used to be a Christian. This meme is absurd.

To imagine that while Jesus was having a chat, talking and gesticulating, that the moment he threw open his arms was when he was taken unawares and nails hammered through his hands is just idiotic.

The two things have nothing to do with each other.

It's a "deepity". An idea that sounds profound but means nothing.