Hobby Lobby-funded Jesus Super Bowl ads can't hide the hate that fuels the Christian right

[Frankenstein]

‘Of the many weird, cringeworthy, or confusing ads to run in the Super Bowl on Sunday, one stood out as especially eyeroll-inducing: a foot washing ad from the "He Gets Us" campaign. The commercial flashed a series of images of people washing another person's feet, with most offering an attention-grabbing role reversal of oppressor and oppressed: A cop washing a young Black man's feet, a white woman serving a migrant, and, for the one that made me guffaw the loudest, an anti-abortion protester kneeling before a presumed patient of a family planning clinic. "Jesus didn't teach hate," reads the tagline as an INXS cover plays. "He washed feet."

The funders of the ad were obscure to the audience, leaving open the question: Are the people behind this simply naive? Are they the last remaining liberal Christians, trying to convince Donald Trump-obsessed evangelicals to stop the tidal wave of hate? Or is this ad a bait-and-switch, trying to lure unchurched people in with a phony message of love and acceptance, only to push them into joining up with the MAGA movement?’

Hobby Lobby-funded Jesus Super Bowl ads can't hide the hate that fuels the Christian right

The "He Gets Us" ads are an expensive bait-and-switch trying to trick people into believing in MAGA Jesus

www.salon.com

The latter, clearly.

The rank hypocrisy of ‘he gets us’ – and of Christianity in general – is illustrated by this bad-faith (pun intended) campaign of dishonesty and lies; Christian dogma may not teach hate, but those on the Christian right certainly practice and promote hate.

The only feet Jesus washed were those of the disciples. This ad was not to say stay trapped in your sin and Jesus will overlook it!

 

[Frankenstein]

The US churches have an image problem because they focus on hate. Its really ugly.

That is a lie, we focus on salvation which comes form repentance of sin including homosexuality ! We are not afraid to speak the truth to people trapped in sin, and that is love!

 

[Frankenstein]

So when can I come by so you can wash my feet?

Repent Homosexual

 

[Curried Goats]

Repent Homosexual

First of all I'm not offering to wash anyone's feet, Christians are. Secondly, if washing other people's feet is gay doesn't that make Jesus gay?

 

[Frankenstein]

First of all I'm not offering to wash anyone's feet, Christians are. Secondly, if washing other people's feet is gay doesn't that make Jesus gay?

Jesus washed the disciple feet only!

 

[Tommy Tainant]

The Bible talks about servants and masters.

So slavery is ok ?

 

[Mr Natural]

Jesus washed the disciple feet only!

That doesn’t make it any less gay.

(Not that there’s anything wrong with that.)

 

[Curried Goats]

Jesus washed the disciple feet only!

So no homo then?

 

[Flash]

‘Of the many weird, cringeworthy, or confusing ads to run in the Super Bowl on Sunday, one stood out as especially eyeroll-inducing: a foot washing ad from the "He Gets Us" campaign. The commercial flashed a series of images of people washing another person's feet, with most offering an attention-grabbing role reversal of oppressor and oppressed: A cop washing a young Black man's feet, a white woman serving a migrant, and, for the one that made me guffaw the loudest, an anti-abortion protester kneeling before a presumed patient of a family planning clinic. "Jesus didn't teach hate," reads the tagline as an INXS cover plays. "He washed feet."

The funders of the ad were obscure to the audience, leaving open the question: Are the people behind this simply naive? Are they the last remaining liberal Christians, trying to convince Donald Trump-obsessed evangelicals to stop the tidal wave of hate? Or is this ad a bait-and-switch, trying to lure unchurched people in with a phony message of love and acceptance, only to push them into joining up with the MAGA movement?’

Hobby Lobby-funded Jesus Super Bowl ads can't hide the hate that fuels the Christian right

The "He Gets Us" ads are an expensive bait-and-switch trying to trick people into believing in MAGA Jesus

www.salon.com

The latter, clearly.

The rank hypocrisy of ‘he gets us’ – and of Christianity in general – is illustrated by this bad-faith (pun intended) campaign of dishonesty and lies; Christian dogma may not teach hate, but those on the Christian right certainly practice and promote hate.

The only hate here is coming from you.

 

[Batcat]

‘Of the many weird, cringeworthy, or confusing ads to run in the Super Bowl on Sunday, one stood out as especially eyeroll-inducing: a foot washing ad from the "He Gets Us" campaign. The commercial flashed a series of images of people washing another person's feet, with most offering an attention-grabbing role reversal of oppressor and oppressed: A cop washing a young Black man's feet, a white woman serving a migrant, and, for the one that made me guffaw the loudest, an anti-abortion protester kneeling before a presumed patient of a family planning clinic. "Jesus didn't teach hate," reads the tagline as an INXS cover plays. "He washed feet."

The funders of the ad were obscure to the audience, leaving open the question: Are the people behind this simply naive? Are they the last remaining liberal Christians, trying to convince Donald Trump-obsessed evangelicals to stop the tidal wave of hate? Or is this ad a bait-and-switch, trying to lure unchurched people in with a phony message of love and acceptance, only to push them into joining up with the MAGA movement?’

Hobby Lobby-funded Jesus Super Bowl ads can't hide the hate that fuels the Christian right

The "He Gets Us" ads are an expensive bait-and-switch trying to trick people into believing in MAGA Jesus

www.salon.com

The latter, clearly.

The rank hypocrisy of ‘he gets us’ – and of Christianity in general – is illustrated by this bad-faith (pun intended) campaign of dishonesty and lies; Christian dogma may not teach hate, but those on the Christian right certainly practice and promote hate.

The simple fact is we can’t afford allowing millions of illegal immigrants from all over the world to just walk into our nation with their hands out expecting to be supported by the citizen taxpayers of our nation.

Soon the benefits our citizen’s enjoy will have to be cut to provide care for the illegals.

California is broke. We cannot afford universal healthcare for illegal immigrants.

It is well past time for Republicans to take a strong stand or risk being complicit in the financial decay of our state.

www.ocregister.com

 

[Frankenstein]

That doesn’t make it any less gay.

(Not that there’s anything wrong with that.)

He was modeling being a servant you tool

 

[Frankenstein]

So no homo then?

Shouldn't you be out trolling parks?

 

[Curried Goats]

Shouldn't you be out trolling parks?

Why? Because you fantasize that? Your fantasies say more about you guy.

 

[Frankenstein]

Why? Because you fantasize that? Your fantasies say more about you guy.

Sigh, you are boring, seriously do better than the typical gay trying to cast aspersions on straight folk

 

[Curried Goats]

Sigh, you are boring, seriously do better than the typical gay trying to cast aspersions on straight folk

You're entertaining. Doing more fantasy isn't going to hide the previous fantasy, Cosplayer. If you're going to dress up in costume then at least do so with confidence.

 

[marvin martian]

So slavery is ok ?

Only when DemoKKKrats are in charge.

 

[Curried Goats]

Only when DemoKKKrats are in charge.

So you're anti George Washington then?

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Those are paranoid delusions that arise from the fact that you don't know anything about any of those media outlets. You live in your little bubble and think what you're told to think about them.

And islam is not a political force in this country anyway. So take your pathetic whataboutism attempt and cram it.

No they are not delusions. We see it every day.

 

[22lcidw]

Now that the evangelicals have become political extremists who back an extremely unfit and depraved candidate, they are fighting to stay mainstream.

So, of the major religions from your views as Progs we have seen in our nation, Christianity and Judaism are headed for extermination. Islam is beloved for now.

 

[Arlette]

Shouldn't you be out trolling parks?

^^ thinking about homo stuff again

Very telling