Critical Miss: The GameChurch

[Xman490]

The second panel's punchline was enough, but put into context, it makes sense. Too bad that I don't see too much value in flying all the way to Boston (let alone Seattle) for a 2-day convention, even if my mom lets me and I can afford it considering my schedule.

 

[Madara XIII]

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!

I have to admit, most of the time when I see a religion trying to be "cool" I die a bit inside, but this brings a smile to my face.

(Disclaimer: God is the truth, religion is the lie.)

And to you sir I happily shout AAAAAAAMEEEEEEN

 

[ryo02]

What are the six levels of irony there? Let us count the ways.
1. Jesus playing videogames
2. A Theme park mascot playing videogames
3. Jesus as a theme park mascot
4. A church condoning videogames
5. Said church condoning Dead Rising
6. And the doozy, Said jesus-Theme-park-mascot playing Dead Rising 2 with a hilariously awkward partner.

Any others I missed?

Jesus was dead and came back to life. Dead Rising. See?

Edit: Ninja'd one minute early.

As mentioned, that was supposed to be #6, I got carried away with the rest of the circumstances.

if he rose from the dead to play the game it would be the 2nd rising "dead rising 2" no one picked up on that?

 

[AbstractStream]

And I thought I had heard everything already...I stand corrected.

 

[Jodah]

What's with the bird wearing glasses? I don't get it....

What's with the bird wearing glasses? I don't get it....

See it's clearly a goose not a bird; but I have to agree with the sentiment. The first thing I noticed was a goose wearing corrective lenses. I can handle a giant bobblehead Jesus playing Dead Rising 2, but I don't know if I can deal with waterfowl sporting eye-wear.

I assume its one of her random game hallucinations. Now what one its from I couldn't tell you.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

Well shit this is something that I can actually get behind, I would love to play against Jesus in Mortal Kombat, that would be awesome!

I wonder what His thoughts are about Assassin's Creed? Would He kick my ass in multiplayer.....probably.

DON"T STAB LEST THEE BE STABBED!

EDIT: Plus there's beer! Free beer even!

 

[leviadragon99]

Well there you go, that's a fragment of the church I could get along with...

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Now THIS is how to recruit Christians!

Indeed. This is almost enough to make me reconsider converting back to Christianity. ...almost.
Still diggin' the irony though.

 

[Biodeamon]

I don`t get it...wait...ohhhh, I see what you did there!
hahaha! XD

 

[Toriver]

Yet more proof that gaming and religion can, in fact, get along, despite what extremists on either side say. You don't have to give up one for the other, and anyone who forces you to do so is quite frankly a massive dick. I've seen even fundamentalist churches with game consoles in their youth group areas, and I remember playing Soul Calibur 2, of all games, with the youth group leader, in the church! In college, after Hurricane Katrina, the campus ministry held a Guitar Hero tournament (with beer) in the campus bar to help raise money for relief efforts. One of the priests in charge of the campus ministry is a proven huge Star Wars geek, and sometimes referenced Star Wars in his sermons. In college, I was a founding member of a student-run ministry group that did something very similar to GameChurch, but with a broader scope. Sadly, in-fighting among us founding members doomed it after a short time, but I liked the idea.

Long story short, it's OK to be a religious geek, and don't let anyone tell you different!

 

[DayDark]

What are the six levels of irony there? Let us count the ways.
1. Jesus playing videogames
2. A Theme park mascot playing videogames
3. Jesus as a theme park mascot
4. A church condoning videogames
5. Said church condoning Dead Rising
6. And the doozy, Said jesus-Theme-park-mascot playing Dead Rising 2 with a hilariously awkward partner.

Any others I missed?

The game is called "Dead Rising" and Jesus raises from the dead in the bible.

It gets even better. Jesus is supposed to return again = Dead Rising 2

EDIT: ryo you GOD DAMN ninja, I read the whole first page and thought I was safe.

 

[Mysnomer]

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I have trouble deciphering irony, so I was wondering if there really are six layers, or if you just used any old number. I get the "Dead Rising" and Christ rising from the grave, but I'm at a loss to find any other connections.

 

[Aprilgold]

If I were to join, I would make different Sects for the ULTRA lols, a Notch sect, a Final Fantasy Sect, a TF2 sect, Halo Sect [ a bungie employee helmet] AND many more. This makes me want to go to church, MY GOD BELIEFS [I don't HAVE any] BE DAMNED, THIS WOULD BE HILARIOUS TO DO TO THE WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH MEMBERS!

 

[rayen020]

i... this is... i'm at a loss for words. just good job. good job...

 

[Sonic Doctor]

That is hilarious, I'd like to see that.

What's with the bird wearing glasses? I don't get it....

See it's clearly a goose not a bird; but I have to agree with the sentiment. The first thing I noticed was a goose wearing corrective lenses. I can handle a giant bobblehead Jesus playing Dead Rising 2, but I don't know if I can deal with waterfowl sporting eye-wear.

Hmm, I believe it is clearly a goose and a bird. Both are right. What is a goose if it isn't a bird? You yourself call it a waterfowl, fowl means bird.

Sorry, I just find what you said odd.

 

[The Wooster]

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I have trouble deciphering irony, so I was wondering if there really are six layers, or if you just used any old number. I get the "Dead Rising" and Christ rising from the grave, but I'm at a loss to find any other connections.

Protip: Stout is Canadian. Consider the strip's subtitle.

 

[Wandrecanada]

That is hilarious, I'd like to see that.

What's with the bird wearing glasses? I don't get it....

See it's clearly a goose not a bird; but I have to agree with the sentiment. The first thing I noticed was a goose wearing corrective lenses. I can handle a giant bobblehead Jesus playing Dead Rising 2, but I don't know if I can deal with waterfowl sporting eye-wear.

Hmm, I believe it is clearly a goose and a bird. Both are right. What is a goose if it isn't a bird? You yourself call it a waterfowl, fowl means bird.

Sorry, I just find what you said odd.

Sorry I guess I was trying to be specific and communicated that badly. Birds are a generalization while fowl or more specifically waterfowl can indeed be defined as birds but fowl and bird are not really synonymous (anymore).

To be clear I wanted to point out that it's a goose of some sort, which to me seems even more bizarre. Although the fact that there is a Canadian element in the creation of the comic might be the root cause. Canada is full of geese. Weird, weird, geese.

 

[Wandrecanada]

What are the six levels of irony there? Let us count the ways.
1. Jesus playing videogames
2. A Theme park mascot playing videogames
3. Jesus as a theme park mascot
4. A church condoning videogames
5. Said church condoning Dead Rising
6. And the doozy, Said jesus-Theme-park-mascot playing Dead Rising 2 with a hilariously awkward partner.

Any others I missed?

Probably the most obvious.

a = Jesus was dead.
b = Jesus rose.

Jesus = Dead Rising

PS: Jesus is a zombie which is also an irony.

 

[Mysnomer]

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I have trouble deciphering irony, so I was wondering if there really are six layers, or if you just used any old number. I get the "Dead Rising" and Christ rising from the grave, but I'm at a loss to find any other connections.

Protip: Stout is Canadian. Consider the strip's subtitle.

Ah-HA! Canadians have an innate misunderstanding of the word irony. I get it! Actually, after posting that, I was reading over at one of my favorite websites [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Irony] and I thought, Wait, that's not ironic at all. >:[ You got me this time Carter, but I'll be ready next time.

 

[Alar]

Now we all need to start making awesome religions out of hobbies! It'll be the dawn of a new age where religion becomes little more than a glorified hobby combined with a pseudo-religious experience! Fantastic!