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Cartoonist

(7,537 posts)
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 04:15 PM Nov 2018

They just can't leave well enough alone.

Here's the last page of a six page story from the religious comic book Treasure Chest.



It's about the importance of keeping your eye on the ball. Many sports are covered, and they all have one thing in common, they all are played with a ball. So what is up with that last panel? Is Christianity played with a ball?

Source
http://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=36075

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They just can't leave well enough alone. (Original Post) Cartoonist Nov 2018 OP
Love how they use volstork Nov 2018 #1
That is pretty funny. nt. Mariana Nov 2018 #5
Classic cult propaganda. nt Permanut Nov 2018 #2
It's a metaphor intended for the consumption of morons Major Nikon Nov 2018 #3
Religious propaganda like this sounds convincing to the young, the inexperienced, and the uneducated Nitram Nov 2018 #4

Major Nikon

(36,904 posts)
3. It's a metaphor intended for the consumption of morons
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 08:32 PM
Nov 2018

...who can only think in terms of analogies. Not to mention the weak minded who are manipulated by the conveniently unverifiable promise of reward or punishment.

Nitram

(24,625 posts)
4. Religious propaganda like this sounds convincing to the young, the inexperienced, and the uneducated
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 10:05 PM
Nov 2018
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