Comments on: Christian Lawyers sue gallery over ‘blasphemous’ erection

By: LowLife

LowLife — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:12:38 +0000

There was a big movement, as it were, in the Middle Ages where artists would show Jesus with an erection. There were also lots of depictings of Mary pointing at, and the wise men inspecting, his junk. This was after the Church had been emphasizing Jesus as God but then had to turn around and convince everyone he was man enough to do repentance on our behalf.

By: deowll

deowll — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:42:13 +0000

Um, very poor anatomy. It is located to low,a bout mid thigh, and the object of interest doesn’t just out like a nail in a floor. It stands up.

As a work of art, I’d give it an F-.

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:35:26 +0000

#33, Bobbo,

… most torts are violations of law …

Uuhh, no. A tort is where you have been injured due to another’s party’s willful or negligent actions. Violations of the law are criminal offenses.

My understanding about Private Prosecutions is that anyone may file a criminal charge against someone they believe may have committed a crime. If the Crown Prosecutor does not wish to proceed with the charge, the private citizen may apply to a Judge to proceed privately. The private citizen would have to convince the Judge there is sufficient evidence before the charge can go forward. This is relatively a rare occurrence but it does occur.

I remember one case, I believe in the ’70s in Ontario, where a prisoner was killed by some guards. The Crown prosecutors refused to prosecute. The family hired a lawyer and investigator and convinced a Judge to proceed with a trial. Just before the case went to trial the Prosecutor stepped in and took over the case. He then promptly dropped the charge. The family cried foul, the court agreed, and the case proceeded with the province paying a private lawyer to present the case. The guards were fired shortly after that even though they were acquitted.

By: hhopper

hhopper — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:01:07 +0000

How about this art... from inside a church?

By: Angel H. Wong

Angel H. Wong — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:43:06 +0000

Jesus rose from the dead… With a morning wood.

By: Kevitivity

Kevitivity — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:33:50 +0000

Another piece of art that screams “first year art student”.

By: Cursor_

Cursor_ — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:19:55 +0000

Ok first of all the guy is using the ITALIAN version of Jesus.

Jesus was a friggin jew.

So ANY image of Jesus as ANYTHING other than a JEW is never an accurate portrayal. So thi sis just shit work. End of the story.

Fake christians getting pissed off from a fake jesus figuring. Damn these people have too much time on their hands.

Cursor_

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:15:24 +0000

OMG! I had no idea jesus was so well hung. The second coming is going to be a mess.

By: Sea Lawyer

Sea Lawyer — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:43:58 +0000

#33, If I thought I could never be wrong, I’d be busy riding Obama’s coat tails as his VP running mate.

By: bobbo

bobbo — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:12:27 +0000

#31–SL==very clever. Try to dodge being wrong on the first subject by cleverly being wrong on the second subject?

The article says she: “launched a private prosecution against the gallery for outraging public decency…”

Doesn’t sound like a personal tort to me and does sound like a private enforcement of the law for illegality.

I’m too tired to look up the finer points, but most torts are violations of law, so I don’t know what point you are trying to draw out. In addition, this is an English case==not American.

By: Sea Lawyer

Sea Lawyer — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:08:55 +0000

#31, 25, ohh, nevermind, I somehow missed the line in the story where he plead “not guilty.” Heh, I guess this is some sort of retarded criminal case.

By: Sea Lawyer

Sea Lawyer — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:58:38 +0000

#25, seems they are suing because they believe they have been injured somehow. Their task is to convince a judge that they have been. Has nothing to do with a violation of the law.

By: Rabble Rouser

Rabble Rouser — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:41:08 +0000

Don’t people know that Jesus had no penis?

By: bobbo

bobbo — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:32:24 +0000

#26–Matt Garrett==you are such a one note douchebag. I read the story thinking the artist was a nut ball, the religious nut bag was a nut bag, the public interest law firm was a publicity hound, and the law is an ass.

Looks like the world is going nutty and your only job is to choose your flavor.

By: eyeofthetiger

eyeofthetiger — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:23:28 +0000

http://tinyurl.com/6pxa9c

Put a yellow ribbon on him and he could be the new mascot of the grand old party of viagra.