Tea Party Jesus – Laying the Smack

By James Sheldon on July 2nd, 2010

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I have felt need to comment on Tea Party Jesus for some time now.

Not familiar with Tea Party Jesus? Basically, it’s a blog that borrows all of the artistic depictions of Jesus Christ, and adds to these depictions comic book-style speech balloons, filled with quotes, quips, and feet in the mouth spoken by those who have labeled themselves Christian.

Knowing the teachings of Jesus, I can attest to the fact that Jesus could lay some smack, but it was always thought-provoking, revolutionary within the culture and really annoying to the political figures and religious leaders sitting in power during his walk on this earth.

More often than not, WWJD would mean standing up for the guy or gal who’s being persecuted by the bigs. He wouldn’t have been someone lobbyists would have been fond of.

Many conservatives are apparently appalled by the blog. I say apparently, because I believe it’s another act based on pretense. Some are stating that it’s a “liberal” ploy, but allow me to say that I’m a highly conservative-hearted individual and I love it! Let’s be completely honest, in Jesus’s culture, he was viewed as an extreme liberal who was supremely, moralistically righteous and conservative. C’mon. Hangin’ out with women as though they were equal? Healing people on the Sabbath?

I don’t think you could strike a nail any more squarely on the head. If it doesn’t call into reminder who a Christian is supposed be representing in “word or deed,” then I don’t know what does. And if you push into politics or ministry and hope to call yourself representative of Christ, or like Christ, “a Christian,” then that would trump all lobbyist and constituency desires, correct?

For those who would like to tell me that I’m making a mockery of the image of Christ, c’mon, people. A Middle-Eastern Jew with light hair and blue eyes? And to think that some people really believe the man would have looked like such. Digressing, I wanna know what you think. Tea Party Jesus: Offensive, unfair, right on the money?

(Image via: Tea Party Jesus)