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ONTARIO, Calif. — Jack Chick, author of Christian tracts, made a surprise purchase of some of the world’s best-loved comic strips and is spreading the gospel in typical Chick fashion through the Sunday funnies.
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Must be a major move to expand his empire before his death.
Previously there was also Chick-fil-A
http://www.splendoroftruth.com/curtjester/archives/005258.php
How frustrating for Mr. Chick. Having a comic where Dagwood is beholden to God for gluttony and sloth — these are Catholic teachings of “works” that he has devoted his entire life and not a little amount of bile to speaking against! Funny how, in the end, he gets lumped in with conservative Christians and ends up being painted in broad Catholic strokes in this satire.
And I mean funny haw haw…
you know, i can never quite tell when it’s caricature, given the weirdness of the underlying realities.
+J.M.J+
I’ve long wanted to do a Chick tract spoof in which Jack Chick dies and his guardian angel brings him before the Judgment Seat of Christ (shades of “This Was Your Life).
Only Christ has a face (and His Sacred Heart), and Mary is standing at His right hand. Jack then learns to his chagrin that Catholicism was true after all. He also learns that Mary’s merciful intercession on his behalf has spared him from Hell, but he has to stay in Purgatory a while.
Chick: “But, but, there is no such place!”
Guardian Angel: “Oh yes there is!”
Something like that.
It would have funny lines, like Chick exclaiming, “Lord, You have a face?” and Christ replying “Of course; I’m the Lord, not a light bulb.” Unfortunately, I’m not good at drawing comic book-style.
In Jesu et Maria,
Poor garfild…
lark news is funny 🙂
_JMJ_
Interesting news.
I am guessing we will soon see series of Ziggy comics where we learn that poor Ziggy never wins because it was a Vatican conspiracy carried out by Jesuits who follow the teachings of ancient pagan Egyptian sun god worshipers who spoke English!