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This week’s bad Jesus picture comes from Trevor Debenning.

Bush is not only a Jesus fan, but he also is a Lord of the Rings fan.

Looks like we have a lot in common. I bet if I had the chance to meet him, that he would like me, we would become friends and then I could hang out at the white house.

Commentary: I love it when people are creative. The person who made the above photo obviously dislikes Bush, but unlike many other Bush haters I actually considered his position. Activism done creatively, with some sense of tact, is easy for people to take and may even win over other followers, but sadly this isn’t the nature of american activisim. It’s a culture of “we hate you, and we want you to hate us”. These sort of radicals only attract other radicals. This may explain Bush’s win in november. He clearly had a lot of shortcomings as a president, but the people who flocked to him, were running away from extremists (on both sides).

A simple photoshop created image carries the same message as “Bush is a communist, neo-fascist, nazi, homophobic, Jesus loving, liar who has oil running in his vains and poops on little helpless children for fun”, but it says it in good humor. Some might argue this is watering down the message but its not. I myself am very passionate about certain issues (the watching of television, for one) and I believe at times it is necessary to seperate oneself from the crowd, even though it may offend people, but when I know my actions will push someone farther from the re-thinking of an idea/issue, I try to take a path which allows them to make the same discovery I have. So next time your gonna change the world try to bring a couple people with you, it just might help. There is a reason that optimism, positivism and activism all end in the same three letters.