{"id":5586,"date":"2005-09-02T09:36:29","date_gmt":"2005-09-02T14:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2005\/09\/02\/may-the-force-be-with-you-and-also-with-you-2\/"},"modified":"2005-09-02T09:36:29","modified_gmt":"2005-09-02T14:36:29","slug":"may-the-force-be-with-you-and-also-with-you-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2005\/09\/may-the-force-be-with-you-and-also-with-you-2\/","title":{"rendered":"May the force be with you. And also with you."},"content":{"rendered":"

An Australian artist’s work that shows a "Star Wars" robot hanging from a cross has outraged some churches.<\/p>\n

The Melbourne Herald Sun reports that "Crusci-fiction" is part of an exhibit called False Idols by artist Jud Wimhurst which opens this month at a
\nMelbourne gallery. "Crusci-fiction" is a room-sized installation with 25 replicas of C3PO nailed to crosses.<\/p>\n

Wimhurst said his work is not intended as sacrilege.<\/p>\n

" We’re talking about sacrilege and the fact that everything’s for sale," he said.<\/p>\n

But Monsignor Lee Tomlinson, the city’s Roman Catholic vicar general, suggested the art trivializes the central symbol of Christianity.<\/p>\n

" It’s disappointing that Christian symbols seem to be able to be ridiculed, but those of other religions or groups are not," Tomlinson told the newspaper.<\/p>\n

Jim Wallace, head of the Australian Christian Lobby, also finds the art offensive.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, David Richardson, dean of the Anglican St. Paul’s Cathedral, found "Crusci-fiction" interesting and said Christians don’t have a monopoly on crucifixion. [Source<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Then C3PO was led by his programming into the wilderness to be tempted by Darth Vader. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was still not hungry since he never ate anyway.<\/p>\n

I didn’t realize the C in C3PO stood for Christ, but I guess 3 is a good trinitarian number.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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