The wild ride of the Stag God at 10 mph towards the BBQ

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The local Christian college has one of those events where prospective students come and get a tour, etc, like most colleges.

For some reason, they use this as the banner for it on their home page:



I'm not sure why the high school outreach admissions event for a Bible college should be represented by a figure with the body of an Office Casual man in chinos and buttondown shirt, and the head of a stag. It puts one in mind of Herne the Hunter or Cernunnos rather than Our Lord. And why the hell is he on a SEGWAY?

Comments

[besskeloid.livejournal.com]

Why the hell is anybody on a Segway?

[nosrialleon.livejournal.com]

If I were really feeling cynical I'd ask "isn't that imagery a little... PAGAN????"

exactly my point!

[substitute.livejournal.com]

The Conforming Stag God of Orange County

[alienhand.livejournal.com]

Isn't Christian College an oxymoron?

ID is diametrically opposed to everything college represents.

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[kynn.livejournal.com]

Not all Christians and not all Christian colleges are proponents of intelligent design.

Re: The Conforming Stag God of Orange County

[alienhand.livejournal.com]

ID posits an intelligent agent began the universe as we know it.

What other choice is there for Christians?

Re: The Conforming Stag God of Orange County

[kynn.livejournal.com]

On one extreme, Creationism. (Intelligent Design isn't biblical literalism.)

On the other extreme, science. There are many Christians who reject ID and Creationism, and argue that science, not theology, gives us the tools we need to understand the natural world.

Such Christians tend to be vocally opposed to teaching Intelligent Design in public classrooms.

E.g., Americans United (http://www.au.org/site/PageServer) is full of Christians, including the head of the organization, Rev. Barry Lynn.

The rational voice in Christianity may be a minority one in the public dialogue, but it certainly does exist and there are choices for Christians beyond simply ID.

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[substitute.livejournal.com]

As a former Christian I have to say:

1. Not all Christians demand a Biblical explanation for each and every piece of science. The Bible describes a relationship with God, and only ignorant people insist that it also explain the motion of the planets or why we have aardvarks.

2. I.D. isn't just "positing an intelligent agent", it's denying the validity of evolution through natural selection. Many Christians are thoroughly able to believe that their God wills every single event in the universe, ever, without resorting to attacks on scientific theory.

3. This is probably the wrong place to have That Discussion about I.D. Back to making fun of pagan gods in chinos riding Segways, you!

[kynn.livejournal.com]

FURRIES ON SEGWAYS

[wrecking--ball.livejournal.com]

When hte baby jesus comes back, he will be riding through the streets on a segway, and he WILL NOT be worried about tipping over while working miracles.

[srl.livejournal.com]

I think an enterprising young pagan should visit them and ask about their connection with Cernunnos, when the official monthly circles are, etc.