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Find Jesus by Flitworth
December 15th, 2007 5:33 AM
I hadn't intended to complete this task but then I stumbled upon a Jesus that was particularly remarkable.
This is the largest single image of Jesus I have ever seen. Below you can see the full context, it actually covers a huge chunk of a building.
Korea is somewhere between one half and two-thirds Christian. I actually had an undocumented and very interesting Jesus-finding experience earlier by complete accident as well. A woman stopped by my apartment with a friend and asked if I would like to take a survey and, being open to new experiences, I agreed even though I suspected what was coming. She came the following Saturday with her brother, an English version of the survey, and a bag of clementines for me.
We sat on our knees in my kitchen and I took the 5 question survey, which were questions about my current religious leanings and several bible quotes. My answers to the survey prompted an hour long lesson on the beliefs of her church in mixed English and Korean. It was fascinating and, oddly, the role of Jesus was somewhat diminished in comparison to the protestant branches of Christianity that I am familiar with. I declined the invitation to be baptised in her church (I've already been baptised twice because my grandmothers are of different protestant faiths and I was hoping this would be a polite escape route as I am not religious). She (very kindly) indicated that most churches hand out baptisms like candy and that I really ought to consider the more discerning Church of God.
Funnily, the same day that I found this Jesus I ran into the kind young woman who had tried to convert me the week before. I was saved by having a co-worker with me and politely indicated that we were on a mission and could not stop to accept Jesus into our hearts. This then launched a long discussion, with the coworker, of varying interpretations of Jesus. Part of his family is of the German Catholic variety, which features a lot of imagery of Jesus at a maximum level of suffering on the cross. Most protestant branches are more about the robed, cheery Jesus who hugs children and heals lepers. If it is still up, I will go take a picture of the cartoon version of Jesus that I once saw on a banner near a subway stop here for contrast.
This is the largest single image of Jesus I have ever seen. Below you can see the full context, it actually covers a huge chunk of a building.
Korea is somewhere between one half and two-thirds Christian. I actually had an undocumented and very interesting Jesus-finding experience earlier by complete accident as well. A woman stopped by my apartment with a friend and asked if I would like to take a survey and, being open to new experiences, I agreed even though I suspected what was coming. She came the following Saturday with her brother, an English version of the survey, and a bag of clementines for me.
We sat on our knees in my kitchen and I took the 5 question survey, which were questions about my current religious leanings and several bible quotes. My answers to the survey prompted an hour long lesson on the beliefs of her church in mixed English and Korean. It was fascinating and, oddly, the role of Jesus was somewhat diminished in comparison to the protestant branches of Christianity that I am familiar with. I declined the invitation to be baptised in her church (I've already been baptised twice because my grandmothers are of different protestant faiths and I was hoping this would be a polite escape route as I am not religious). She (very kindly) indicated that most churches hand out baptisms like candy and that I really ought to consider the more discerning Church of God.
Funnily, the same day that I found this Jesus I ran into the kind young woman who had tried to convert me the week before. I was saved by having a co-worker with me and politely indicated that we were on a mission and could not stop to accept Jesus into our hearts. This then launched a long discussion, with the coworker, of varying interpretations of Jesus. Part of his family is of the German Catholic variety, which features a lot of imagery of Jesus at a maximum level of suffering on the cross. Most protestant branches are more about the robed, cheery Jesus who hugs children and heals lepers. If it is still up, I will go take a picture of the cartoon version of Jesus that I once saw on a banner near a subway stop here for contrast.
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posted by susy derkins on December 15th, 2007 11:08 AM
How is the Jesus made? A humongous acetate stencil?
(writing the Jesus feels awfully disrespectful, I expect a thunder falling on me anytime now)
posted by rongo rongo on December 15th, 2007 7:22 PM
Gosh, that's a Jesus that really hits you over the head or something.
Priceless.
I've never been baptized and I remember my best friend, upon hearing that, telling me that I was going to go to hell. At 9 years old, that was sort of scary and I spent about a week freaking out as I didn't really have the resources to go about getting saved and at the time my mom certainly didn't have the time or interest in helping me save my soul. These days I am sure she would probably jump at the chance. After about a week I decided that any god that would not accept me on the basis of not being saved was not my god and felt much better. I still have always found it interesting and somewhat enjoyable to attend church with different people as some of the sermons are quite engaging.