Worst Jack T. Chick Tract- EVER!
"What's Wrong with this?"
Plot: A woman who is formerly intolerant towards religion becomes converted at an art museum.
Good Material:
Objectionable Material: Thinly veiled attacks on Catholicism(Right Panel, Page 18, if I'm not mistaken about the man in the painting), Islam(Left Panel, Page 19), and Buddhism(Right Panel, Page 19; I could be mistaken about the particulars, but I think that's what it shows. Then again, no matter what religion is being depicted, it is hardly tasteful or tolerant.)
Objectionable Dialogue
Curator: "Some are taught to...(lists several religious practices)...all for one reason."
Woman: "And that is?"
Curator: "To get them to miss God's precious gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ and billions will miss it."(I've heard plenty of offensive rhetoric towards all religions, but I don't think anyone has yet suggested that they're deliberately trying to make people go to hell)
And there's more...
-"(people) want to feel like they had something to do with it. And that's where religions- and the devil- step in"
-"Bible Christianity is not religion...it's a living relationship with Jesus Christ!"
Webster's dictionary defines religion as "an organized system of beliefs(The Bible), rites(going to church, praying and the like), and celebrations(church held weddings and funerals) centered on a supernatural being power(God and Jesus), belief pursued with devotion" Not only do they attempt to make Christianity somehow unique, but they also gloss over the fact that it is, by definition, a religion.
"Instead of going to Jesus, they pray to these deaf, dumb, blind statues of all shapes and kinds, begging for guidance and help." This is quite condescending and intolerant.
Strange quotes: "He's worshipping a THING!"(This sounds a little too ambiguous).
Strange material: The curator seems to be defending the man in the painting's religion, saying that it's his god, but then goes on to denounce icon worship.
Bad analogy: "(Jesus) is like a defense attorney, protecting you from the judge's anger". Don't they protect you from the prosecutor's anger?
Classification: The Ugly(This seems to be the most offensive tract that Chick has ever produced. It's fitting that they gave it the title that they did)
Tracts like these are part of the reason why I feel compelled to make a critique of Chick and his work. His intolerance not only makes acceptance of religions more difficult among those who read his tracts, but also puts forth a bad image of religion to those that otherwise would tolerate Christianity(I believe Trubble once made this paraphrased statement to SnakeBlisken, "Occasionally I start wondering if some Christians aren't that bad. But then you put me back on the right track").
Plot: A woman who is formerly intolerant towards religion becomes converted at an art museum.
Good Material:
Objectionable Material: Thinly veiled attacks on Catholicism(Right Panel, Page 18, if I'm not mistaken about the man in the painting), Islam(Left Panel, Page 19), and Buddhism(Right Panel, Page 19; I could be mistaken about the particulars, but I think that's what it shows. Then again, no matter what religion is being depicted, it is hardly tasteful or tolerant.)
Objectionable Dialogue
Curator: "Some are taught to...(lists several religious practices)...all for one reason."
Woman: "And that is?"
Curator: "To get them to miss God's precious gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ and billions will miss it."(I've heard plenty of offensive rhetoric towards all religions, but I don't think anyone has yet suggested that they're deliberately trying to make people go to hell)
And there's more...
-"(people) want to feel like they had something to do with it. And that's where religions- and the devil- step in"
-"Bible Christianity is not religion...it's a living relationship with Jesus Christ!"
Webster's dictionary defines religion as "an organized system of beliefs(The Bible), rites(going to church, praying and the like), and celebrations(church held weddings and funerals) centered on a supernatural being power(God and Jesus), belief pursued with devotion" Not only do they attempt to make Christianity somehow unique, but they also gloss over the fact that it is, by definition, a religion.
"Instead of going to Jesus, they pray to these deaf, dumb, blind statues of all shapes and kinds, begging for guidance and help." This is quite condescending and intolerant.
Strange quotes: "He's worshipping a THING!"(This sounds a little too ambiguous).
Strange material: The curator seems to be defending the man in the painting's religion, saying that it's his god, but then goes on to denounce icon worship.
Bad analogy: "(Jesus) is like a defense attorney, protecting you from the judge's anger". Don't they protect you from the prosecutor's anger?
Classification: The Ugly(This seems to be the most offensive tract that Chick has ever produced. It's fitting that they gave it the title that they did)
Tracts like these are part of the reason why I feel compelled to make a critique of Chick and his work. His intolerance not only makes acceptance of religions more difficult among those who read his tracts, but also puts forth a bad image of religion to those that otherwise would tolerate Christianity(I believe Trubble once made this paraphrased statement to SnakeBlisken, "Occasionally I start wondering if some Christians aren't that bad. But then you put me back on the right track").