@korybing:

Moses wouldn't be to happy either.

Ibelieveinsandwitches

@natejosiah:

well technically he did die

Ibelieveinsandwitches

Does it come with a pre-tied mistletoe suspension system?

i keed!

nutbastard

@korybing: That's pretty much the point. Aside from this being a common comedy routine, there are dozens and dozens of books on the subject... if you're looking for the condensed version (and arguably, most interesting), see The Everlasting Man from Chesterton, or Orthodoxy (he makes almost the same argument in both).

MichaelBrazell

@92BuickLeSabre: Because he thought you were a Hopi Indian, obviously.

junyo

Happy Birthday Jesus (in a little over a month)! Oh wait, not you Jesus Diaz, the other one.

Unless Jesus D.'s B-day is around the same time. We will never know.

Wess

@aeroworks: LOL. Outstanding imitation of...

Oh wait, you're being serious aren't you.

92BuickLeSabre

Not bad. Does it come with white "Prayer Hoods"?

PastorDoodah

@korybing:

wayta copy Bill Hicks AND Sam Kinison

jchabotte

This is whats wrong with this country. Pansy's who are afraid of hurting some poor guys feelings because it might remotely bring up a fricken memory of something that NEVER happened to them. Lets see how "offended" they get if china were to invade us.

aeroworks

Why are the KKK using our resources? They need their own KKK brand i.e. KKK lighter fluid, KKK Xbox, KKK Internet, etc., not stuff made outside their clan. Hypocrites.

Earthslide

@92BuickLeSabre: oh, they understood.

Anonymoose

I never did understand why the cross became such a symbol for Jesus. I'm just thinkin' that if the Second Coming happened and Jesus came down and saw all these people wearing and displaying miniature versions of the thing he was nailed to and left to die on he'd be a little creeped out.

korybing

@Anonymoose: To be fair, the public never really understood why you insisted on putting it up on my house.

92BuickLeSabre

I must buy this and give it to a black person.

Glare

"Because nothing says "Let's celebrate Jesus' birthday" better than the symbol of his dead..." death?

natejosiah

Personally, if I were to be a vicitm of a hate-crime, I'm much rather have the LED version thrown upon my lawn than the burney-hot version.

But that's just me.

Chromeo

@king_of_fools: agreed. my lit up swastika wreath just never got on with the public either.

Anonymoose

If it was upside down would you be more "tolerant" and give "religous freedom" consideration?

VideoVampire

@Hiphopopotamus:

agreed it could very easily be a case of mistaken intentions but how sucky is that, trying to do something different for a Christmas decoration, and it just comes out tacky and misunderstood.

king_of_fools

Silly pagan, Christmas is for gentiles!

DigitalSciGuy

Let's be fair here... That picture is kinda overexposed and gives that flamey burning cross look to it. I am sure it real life the thing looks much less like a symbol of hate and more like a tacky piece of crap.

Hiphopopotamus

@aeroworks:

You are just bitter because burning crosses aren't in stile anymore.

Ibelieveinsandwitches

@aeroworks: My friend, you must have a pretty thin skin if you think your statements are capable of such impact.

92BuickLeSabre

I know many part time Constables in and around Houston Texas that will love giving this item to their "friends" *cough*.

EVEs_Mako

@nutbastard: Now that's just wrong

aeroworks

@92BuickLeSabre: why? did i offend you? ;) reparations coming in 3..2..1..

aeroworks

@aeroworks: Is your argument that if enough people put burning crosses on their lawns then Jesus will fly down from heaven and fight off the Chinese Army for us?

Hiphopopotamus

@Rabid Penguin: Well have you ever tried to hang an stable around your neck, that shit is heavy

Thats Dr Bear to You

@a_pink_poodle: Funny I always thought it was a symbol of Roman Torture

Thats Dr Bear to You

@Gann: haha. I'm surprised no one else has made that comment.

lol. That can be the title for the next Mississippi Burning movie.

Mississippi Burning 2: White Christmas.

Rabid Penguin

It's going to be a white Christmas, dammit!

Gann

If they had mounted it on the roof it probably would have gone over better. But right outside the front door really does look like the work of the KKK.

EBone

@Ibelieveinsandwitches:

He eventually came back after a certain amount of days! It would seem more that the cross represents his conquest of death.

a_pink_poodle

@korybing: You know. I never really thought about it. Why would someone use a symbol of Christ's death to celebrate his birth. Strange.

I believe the original symbol that Christians used was the fish. Kind of like the fish you see on the back of people's cars nowadays. I think they used to use the symbol to denote where meeting places would be and safe places for Christian's to go to escape persecution. The cross was originally a pagan symbol and was adopted by the Catholics.

I don't know if that's true or not, but that's what I heard, and I believe everything I hear... unless I hear something that contradicts something I've already heard.

Rabid Penguin

lower case "t"...for..for..."time to leave"?

conannug

so... is THIS how do you keep the Grinch out of your back yard?

nutbastard

@92BuickLeSabre: It's because of your Charlie Chaplin mustache I think.

Lite

@aeroworks:

thanks : )

nutbastard

@nutbastard: Thanks, I LOLed pretty hard at that

FelixCentaur

@korybing: He'd be confused by a lot of things. Like:

- Why people are calling him Jesus, when his name was Joshua?

- Why are people celebrating his birthday on Dec 25th, when he was probably born in March? Dec 25th was the end of the pagan Roman feast of Saturnalia.

- Dudes! Why are you still wearing those foreskins?

And most importantly...

- How did his little apocalyptic cult (many historians believe that Jesus was one of those "the end of the world is nigh" types) turn in to a major religion?

LittleJon

@Gann:

There's only one grinch so... yeah i guess he is a minority.

Doesn't really help the cause that he breaks into houses and steals christmas...

nutbastard

@conannug:

Must be one of those types...you know.......rich people.

fsusmithc2

yay for Ignorance!

vgart

@nutbastard: If by "Grinch" you mean minority.

Gann

@Rabid Penguin: It's the Ichthys, and was the symbol of the early church. It has several possible meanings - the feeding of the multitudes, the fact that many of the disciples were fishermen. I believe you're also right about the cross being a "christianized" pagan symbol (much like the saints, christmas, etc.)

Gann

@EVEs_Mako: I think Tommy Thomas will be first in line with his card in hand

Cordfucious v 2.0.1

@nutbastard: come on man......

Cordfucious v 2.0.1

I'm proud of the Gizmodo staff for not using "KKKristmas" in the title of this article.

Alchemistmerlin

I guess we can't expect to see this on the White House lawn for next Christmas. AFA = Assholes and Fucktards Association

MelanieScipio

@Earthslide: I agree. All them KKK's out there better look closely at the clothes they wear, the food they eat, the car they drive, and any electronic appliances they use. Make sure they're 100% certified "confederately" made. Otherwise, throw it in the trash!

LouisJebber

It kind of makes me want to set it on fire...

ideaman2020

I drive past a house where they have multicolored flashing lights in the shape of a Star of David. It makes me think of King David in Vegas.

Curves

Just pray it's not wrapped with cheap black market christmas decorations. It may catch aflame, and then really piss someone off. All it needs now is Matthew Mcconaughey screaming at the window.

Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine

@nutbastard: You make me feel wrong, and I hate you, and love you, and then hate you some more.

Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine

This sure will keep X-mas carolers out.

os_2

@Alchemistmerlin: But I'm sure it was damn tempting.

Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine

@nutbastard: damn richers

ffoofighter2001

@nutbastard: That's the perfect symbol for Christianity instead of the CROSS cause that's TOO PAGAN

TBM-Fan

@nutbastard: hahahhahahhahaha!!

Mona

@Hiphopopotamus: what is it that you are arguing against? All i am saying is that the united states is being over sensitive to everything. By all of your replies i assume you would vote for more sensitivity?

aeroworks

@aeroworks:

"This is whats wrong with this country."

Yes it is.

aeroworks <---- prime example
(I could get into a discussion about your obviously moronic statement but I think you'd like it)

br4nd0n

@nutbastard: that made me LOL

Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

@korybing: well there are different varieties. protestants tend to use an empty cross - emphasizing the whole 'victory over death' thang, while catholics tend to go for the tiny replica suffering jesus on a cross - not growing up catholic but living in a largely catholic town, the crosses with jesus on them did creep me out. in retrospect, i am sure that wearing a constant reminder of how much your god suffered for you isn't going to mess with your head or anything. i am sure that was a healthy thing to do.

that aside, i agree - using the symbol of his death to celebrate his birth is weird. Can you imagine anyone celebrating Ghandi's birthday by putting a giant litup gun on their front porch?

vinylrake

Oooooooh, we're half way there.
Oooh, Oh, Livin' on a Prayer.
Take my hand, they won't hang you I swear.
Oooh, Oh, Livin' on a Prayer.

Rabid Penguin

@nutbastard: If that were OLED,I'd so be there!

FiveLiters

@VideoVampire: If it were upside-down,it would probably be on Marilyn Manson's front porch.

FiveLiters

More like, "Merry KKKristmas"!

Pi-face