No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest
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@Renauda said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
It predates Christianity as it predates Judaism.
Pretty confident rainbows even predate the dinosaurs. Something to do how the laws of physics act upon the refraction of visible light in the atmosphere. Nothing to do with man made organized religion at all.
All items in iconography predates man’s attempts at explaining the universe. Cats predate the ancient Egyptians. The stars and their formations predate ancient Greeks and sailors. That’s irrelevant to the conversation. The story of Noah and the flood predates the existence of Judaism and Christianity, but the symbolism involved is in both religions. Biden was explicit. No religious imagery at the Whitehouse tomorrow.
@LuFins-Dad said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
@Renauda said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
It predates Christianity as it predates Judaism.
Pretty confident rainbows even predate the dinosaurs. Something to do how the laws of physics act upon the refraction of visible light in the atmosphere. Nothing to do with man made organized religion at all.
All items in iconography predates man’s attempts at explaining the universe. Cats predate the ancient Egyptians. The stars and their formations predate ancient Greeks and sailors. That’s irrelevant to the conversation. The story of Noah and the flood predates the existence of Judaism and Christianity, but the symbolism involved is in both religions. Biden was explicit. No religious imagery at the Whitehouse tomorrow.
Of course it’s irrelevant. That’s why I posted it. The symbolism behind imaginary bunny rabbits bearing chocolate confections for kids is irrelevant fun as well.
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It's a little known fact that the first covenant God made was with the dinosaurs and involved a large asteroid.
The northern lights were a promise that he'd never pull that shit again.
Personally, I don't trust him.
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Per the Independent....
(But this year’s celebrations have been marred as Republican politicians and commentators falsely accused President Joe Biden’s administration of banning religious themes and symbols from the celebration’s art contest — failing to note that the policy has been in place during every administration for almost 50 years.
Much of the backlash began after Fox News published an article with the headline, “Religious-themed designs banned from White House Easter egg art contest,” citing a poster about the event that said religious symbols and themes are banned from submissions. Mr Trump shared the article on his social media platform, Truth Social — however, he did not comment on the article in his post.
The rule, however, began in 1978 under former president Jimmy Carter — and has remained in place ever since, including during Donald Trump’s administration.)...
But this year’s celebrations have been marred as Republican politicians and commentators falsely accused President Joe Biden’s administration of banning religious themes and symbols from the celebration’s art contest — failing to note that the policy has been in place during every administration for almost 50 years.
Much of the backlash began after Fox News published an article with the headline, “Religious-themed designs banned from White House Easter egg art contest,” citing a poster about the event that said religious symbols and themes are banned from submissions. Mr Trump shared the article on his social media platform, Truth Social — however, he did not comment on the article in his post.
The rule, however, began in 1978 under former president Jimmy Carter — and has remained in place ever since, including during Donald Trump’s administration.
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Per the Independent....
(But this year’s celebrations have been marred as Republican politicians and commentators falsely accused President Joe Biden’s administration of banning religious themes and symbols from the celebration’s art contest — failing to note that the policy has been in place during every administration for almost 50 years.
Much of the backlash began after Fox News published an article with the headline, “Religious-themed designs banned from White House Easter egg art contest,” citing a poster about the event that said religious symbols and themes are banned from submissions. Mr Trump shared the article on his social media platform, Truth Social — however, he did not comment on the article in his post.
The rule, however, began in 1978 under former president Jimmy Carter — and has remained in place ever since, including during Donald Trump’s administration.)...
But this year’s celebrations have been marred as Republican politicians and commentators falsely accused President Joe Biden’s administration of banning religious themes and symbols from the celebration’s art contest — failing to note that the policy has been in place during every administration for almost 50 years.
Much of the backlash began after Fox News published an article with the headline, “Religious-themed designs banned from White House Easter egg art contest,” citing a poster about the event that said religious symbols and themes are banned from submissions. Mr Trump shared the article on his social media platform, Truth Social — however, he did not comment on the article in his post.
The rule, however, began in 1978 under former president Jimmy Carter — and has remained in place ever since, including during Donald Trump’s administration.
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Claude Lévi-Strauss would appreciate the times we live in. Myth or in our case narrative shouldn't be evaluated as to whether it is true or false, but rather effective or not effective. This one was effective - and taken with the trans day messaging - a powerful one. AND that assumes that the Independent is telling the "truth"...
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Claude Lévi-Strauss would appreciate the times we live in. Myth or in our case narrative shouldn't be evaluated as to whether it is true or false, but rather effective or not effective. This one was effective - and taken with the trans day messaging - a powerful one. AND that assumes that the Independent is telling the "truth"...
@kluurs said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
Claude Lévi-Strauss would appreciate the times we live in. Myth or in our case narrative shouldn't be evaluated as to whether it is true or false, but rather effective or not effective. This one was effective - and taken with the trans day messaging - a powerful one. AND that assumes that the Independent is telling the "truth"...
Excellent points. I would be happy to admit I got suckered in as well, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if the answer is somewhere in between. Plus, removing religious imagery from a religious observance is wrong. I get there’s a Church/State thing there, but…
The Brad
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@kluurs said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
Claude Lévi-Strauss would appreciate the times we live in. Myth or in our case narrative shouldn't be evaluated as to whether it is true or false, but rather effective or not effective. This one was effective - and taken with the trans day messaging - a powerful one. AND that assumes that the Independent is telling the "truth"...
Excellent points. I would be happy to admit I got suckered in as well, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if the answer is somewhere in between. Plus, removing religious imagery from a religious observance is wrong. I get there’s a Church/State thing there, but…
@LuFins-Dad said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
Plus, removing religious imagery from a religious observance is wrong.
It's also impossible, so it's stupid to try.
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Biden made that announcement in 2022.
So what if Easter fell on 31 March 2024? It won’t fall on 31 March again until 2086.
In 2086 it won’t be an issue for feigned indignation and outrage. Instead it will be forgotten in the archives or a footnote some history books.
And some people wonder why I am apathetic.
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@kluurs said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
Claude Lévi-Strauss would appreciate the times we live in. Myth or in our case narrative shouldn't be evaluated as to whether it is true or false, but rather effective or not effective. This one was effective - and taken with the trans day messaging - a powerful one. AND that assumes that the Independent is telling the "truth"...
Excellent points. I would be happy to admit I got suckered in as well, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if the answer is somewhere in between. Plus, removing religious imagery from a religious observance is wrong. I get there’s a Church/State thing there, but…
@LuFins-Dad said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
removing religious imagery from a religious observance is wrong
The thinking is probably that the "Easter Egg hunt" is not a religious observance, just a tradition that happens to fall on
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@89th said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
@Renauda said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
It predates Christianity as it predates Judaism.
Pretty confident rainbows even predate the dinosaurs. Something to do how the laws of physics act upon the refraction of visible light in the atmosphere. Nothing to do with man made organised religion at all.
Yeah but can your “science” explain why the rain falls?
...YES.
Yes it can.
@Aqua-Letifer said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
@89th said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
@Renauda said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
It predates Christianity as it predates Judaism.
Pretty confident rainbows even predate the dinosaurs. Something to do how the laws of physics act upon the refraction of visible light in the atmosphere. Nothing to do with man made organised religion at all.
Yeah but can your “science” explain why the rain falls?
...YES.
Yes it can.
Sort of not? It seems to me science describes gravity rather than explains it. And that’s the case for the Newtonian explanation as well as general relativity.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
@89th said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
@Renauda said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
It predates Christianity as it predates Judaism.
Pretty confident rainbows even predate the dinosaurs. Something to do how the laws of physics act upon the refraction of visible light in the atmosphere. Nothing to do with man made organised religion at all.
Yeah but can your “science” explain why the rain falls?
...YES.
Yes it can.
Sort of not? It seems to me science describes gravity rather than explains it. And that’s the case for the Newtonian explanation as well as general relativity.
@jon-nyc said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
@Aqua-Letifer said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
@89th said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
@Renauda said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
It predates Christianity as it predates Judaism.
Pretty confident rainbows even predate the dinosaurs. Something to do how the laws of physics act upon the refraction of visible light in the atmosphere. Nothing to do with man made organised religion at all.
Yeah but can your “science” explain why the rain falls?
...YES.
Yes it can.
Sort of not? It seems to me science describes gravity rather than explains it. And that’s the case for the Newtonian explanation as well as general relativity.
Bro it's an Avatar quote.
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Jon may not have seen the movies...
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@Jolly said in No Religious Themed Artwork Allowed for Whitehouse Easter Egg Decorating Contest:
Jon may not have seen the movies...
Likely not, but he certainly hasn't seen the cartoon, which is how far back that quote goes. For whatever reason, it's some dumb shit 89th and I both remember as roommates.
