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Fred Clark shared<\/a> a link to a post about a Jesus action figure<\/a>, which I blogged about before<\/a>, and which poses a choking hazard. Reading that reminded me that I had not yet shared this image I came across, in which Jesus seems to be reenacting a famous scene from Star Wars: A New Hope<\/a>\"\".<\/div>\n
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Some may find the above blasphemous. But if you do, then I would encourage you to ask yourself whether you don\u2019t envisage God and\/or Jesus as being a lot like Darth Vader, saying \u201cif you\u2019re not with me, you\u2019re my enemy\u201d rather than \u201cwhoever is not against us is for us,\u201d and planning to kill all those who will not willingly submit to his rule. If so, then it is hard to see where the blasphemy is.<\/div>\n
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Fred Clark shared a link to a post about a Jesus action figure, which I blogged about before, and which poses a choking hazard. Reading that reminded me that I had not yet shared this image I came across, in which Jesus seems to be reenacting a famous scene from Star Wars: A New Hope. 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