http://metachat.org/index.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:15:23 +0000 c25637@http://metachat.org If you are hungry, eat my face. Oooooooooookay. That's pretty much all I need to know right there. If you are hungry, eat my face.
Oooooooooookay. That's pretty much all I need to know right there. ]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2005/08/12/anpan_man#c25637 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:11:30 +0000 c25692@http://metachat.org My kid loves Anpanman. I hate Anpanman, but I have to pretend I love anpanman, too. http://metachat.org/index.php/2005/08/12/anpan_man#c25692 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 21:03:17 +0000 c25706@http://metachat.org And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” I apologize but it was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the picture and frankly, if Jesus had said "If you are hungry, eat my face" I proably wouldn't have dropped out of Sunday school so quickly. And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

I apologize but it was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the picture and frankly, if Jesus had said "If you are hungry, eat my face" I proably wouldn't have dropped out of Sunday school so quickly.]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2005/08/12/anpan_man#c25706 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 21:10:02 +0000 c25710@http://metachat.org From the Anpan FAQ: Are the adventures of Anpanman an analogy of the mission of Jesus Christ? No. While both Jesus Christ and Anpanman were immaculately conceived, and while both were born in humble locations beneath a bright and shining star, and while both live(d) selfless lives dedicated to relieving the distressed, and while both exhibit transubstantiation (whereby ordinary bread becomes, in fact, living flesh), and while both ascend into heaven, and while the images of both frequently and miraculously appear in tortillas, hubcaps and oil spots... the similarities end there.
Are the adventures of Anpanman an analogy of the mission of Jesus Christ?

No. While both Jesus Christ and Anpanman were immaculately conceived, and while both were born in humble locations beneath a bright and shining star, and while both live(d) selfless lives dedicated to relieving the distressed, and while both exhibit transubstantiation (whereby ordinary bread becomes, in fact, living flesh), and while both ascend into heaven, and while the images of both frequently and miraculously appear in tortillas, hubcaps and oil spots... the similarities end there.]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2005/08/12/anpan_man#c25710 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 21:28:07 +0000 c25712@http://metachat.org Heh. I didn't even see that. http://metachat.org/index.php/2005/08/12/anpan_man#c25712