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an aggressive progressive message from God in art

Submitted by Mark on June 7, 2005 - 4:38pm.

Hot Off the Presses

Hi all dem-dot-com people,
First, I am very happy that your website exists! I have been glued to it repeatedly since the elction, when I discovered it.

I am an artist who is also a "socially progressive" Christian, as the saying goes. And VERY Democratic (I am in the party, in Democrats Abroad, MoveOn, People for the American Way etc.) I worked hard for Kerry against Bush and was very disheartened, to say the least, at the "election." I appreciate you guys are doing in a direction not so "heralded" (in the media) at the moment, yet even that much more important.

I made an artwork recently from a vision I believe I had from God. The work of art is highly critical of right-wing radicals, right-wing Christians and GWB.(http://www.markstaffbrandl.com/the_lord_saith/behold.html)
I would like to get the image out into the public beyond the insular artworld --- especially among my fellow Democrats, Liberals and Christians, many of later may disagree with what God has told me. I believe you will appreciate and understand it. Not only right-wing radicals hear from God! There are various resolutions of the image at the link. Please check out the painting, if you like it, use the image on your website, print it out, hang it up, send it, suggest it to others, use it as a banner, as placemats at an anti-right-wing luncheon, do what you feel will help. We need to get several discussions going, maybe this will help a small bit. Maybe not, but I can hope.

Best,
Mark Staff Brandl

http://www.markstaffbrandl.com/the_lord_saith/behold.html

Welcome to the forums

Submitted by dinamic on June 8, 2005 - 11:28am.

Welcome to the forums Mark.

Proud member of the reality based community.

Lords Work

Submitted by demokat on June 13, 2005 - 10:48am.

You are certainly doing the “Lords Work” there and I’m just guessing but you might be getting front row seats to the reckoning when Bush meets St. Peter at the pearly gates. There’s a picture for you to paint. Whats that sound bite that they use on AARadio?
“You have meddled with the primal forces of nature, and you will atone!”

I'd say offhand that yer god talks to a strange

Submitted by grinch (not verified) on June 13, 2005 - 11:12am.

mix of people. One would think that someone like that would be more selective in the people contacted. After all, many of the major players on his team are: Dobson, Falwell, Robertson and the rest of the holy haters.

Sorry, I see the line 'god talks to me,' and I just shut down. It could be construed as just so much more proselytizing. If this condition continues, you might want to consult a doctor. Bush, with the same problem, is destroying the world.

Good God Almighty grinch,

Submitted by demokat on June 14, 2005 - 7:40am.

Good God Almighty grinch, God finally takes the time to talk to one democrate after all this time and you have to knock him. You really are a grinch!

God called me last night,

Submitted by Bill Harding (not verified) on June 14, 2005 - 2:15pm.

God called me last night, but She had to put me on hold because Dubya was on the other line.

Bill...

Submitted by clwilk on June 14, 2005 - 2:23pm.

put down the crack pipe. You're beginning to scare me.

LOL! Welcome to the club --

Submitted by Bill Harding (not verified) on June 14, 2005 - 2:32pm.

LOL! Welcome to the club -- I've been scaring me for years...

Can I have some?Ahh.

Submitted by Jim on June 14, 2005 - 3:25pm.

Can I have some?

Ahh. Under the influence I would have to say:

Do geese see god?
Do go to God
Dog sex at noon taxes God.
Dog--no poop on God!
Dogma: I am God.
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http://www.palindromelist.com/d.htm

Did you hear about the

Submitted by Visitor on June 14, 2005 - 8:40pm.

Did you hear about the dyslexic atheist who didn't believe in his doG?

I was trying to think of a

Submitted by Jim on June 14, 2005 - 8:56pm.

:) I was trying to think of a palindrome using dog and god and decided to make life easy and run to google :)

(Later edit: I heard there is a palindrome NOVEL! Must be fun.)

(Later Later edit: Bill, I really want to use the phrase: possessive aggressive progressive so bloody well say something that feeds me the correct straight line. Oh hell, forget cause and effect, consider it said and you add the set up line after the fact. Perhaps we can tear the space-time continuum and do away with these last 5 years!)

Which end do you start

Submitted by Bill Harding (not verified) on June 14, 2005 - 9:12pm.

Which end do you start reading first? Or do you start in the middle, and use a mirror? I think that I will just take a little green and white pill and wait for Godot.

I don't think you read it so

Submitted by Jim on June 14, 2005 - 9:16pm.

I don't think you read it so much as buy it and point at it with a smirk when company is over. Hell it better not actually be a good novel.

Marge lets Norah see

Submitted by Visitor on June 14, 2005 - 9:30pm.

Marge lets Norah see Sharon's telegram.

On a clover, if alive, erupts a vast, pure evil; a fire volcano!

Do good? I? No! Evil anon I deliver. I maim nine more hero-men in Saginaw, sanitary sword a-tuck, Carol, I -- lo! -- rack, cut a drowsy rat in Aswan. I gas nine more hero-men in Miami. Reviled, I (Nona) live on. I do, O God!

- Hannah Alula

111100101101001111 So there.

Submitted by Jim on June 14, 2005 - 9:45pm.

111100101101001111

So there.

You guys are sooo strange.

Submitted by kwahlf on June 14, 2005 - 10:11pm.

But I love ya. ;-)

eye heart u 2

Submitted by Jim on June 14, 2005 - 10:24pm.

eye heart u 2

Bill...if yer waitig for Godot...

Submitted by grinch (not verified) on June 14, 2005 - 10:28pm.

yer in good company.

And, Yes, I truly am a grinch. I was of course, the resident heathen on the old boards. Had something that got me through life and hate to keep hearing about everyone elses favorite diety.

Ya can sell tin, ya can sell your god...guy in the god business makes more money. I do try to keep the site reasonably free of Fred Phelps and other christians who want to tell me how good their 'guy' is(will accept Bill's 'lady' however).

Make you all a deal...you leave your religion at home and I'll return the favor. In 1776, this has been said: "Much is made of religion in early America, but in fact, at the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, only 7% of the people in the 13 colonies belonged to some church."