April 14, 2005
Jesus the Pot-Smoking, Flashing Hippie
(Filed under: Comics)
An Austrian comic book, The Life of Jesus, depicts the Son of God as a pot-smoking hippie who flashes people from a surfboard. The comic is the work of Gerhard Haderer and had been banned in Greece since 2002 thanks to complaints from the Greek Orthodox Church. Haderer had been found guilty of "malicious public blasphemy." Now the ruling has been overturned and the book is again available for sale.
I'm never quite sure what to think about stories like this. There's always the kitsch factor, like the Barbie-sized Jesus doll or the "Jesus is my Homeboy" T-shirts. They're corny, a bit off the wall, and frankly weird. But there's often a pure motivation behind them (OK, maybe not the homeboy shirts), and honestly, I think Jesus has a sense of humor. But Jesus smoking pot? Flashing people? Binge drinking? I think we've gone over the edge.
Of course freedom of speech gives people the right to do that. Just like Mel Gibson has the right to make The Passion of the Christ, Haderer has the right to make The Life of Jesus, whether we agree with it or not. And I think that's one of the cool things about freedom. Sometimes we need to see Jesus in a different light. We need to remember that Jesus became fully human. He faced bullies and the awkwardness of an adolescent voice change and the temptation to get blasted with a stolen wineskin. Let's face it: Jesus farted. Sometimes it's good to see Jesus as more than the holy do-gooder people like to dismiss him as.
But there's also a time for reverence and respect. I think Haderer's pot and nakedness has gone too far, but you know what? I'll let Jesus take care of it. I know who Jesus is, so there's no sense worrying about some guy's goofy comic book. The real Jesus is seen every day in the not-so-common actions of his followers, and that trumps any hippie Christ.
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at April 14, 2005 08:26 AM
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