People of various religious and political backgrounds have shared it. "My IQ is one of the highest - and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure it's not your fault." Trump or Jesus? "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." Trump or Jesus? People of various religious and political backgrounds took and shared the quiz, which the Los Angeles couple describe as a kind of parody - because the difference it creates is so stark. With an approach that's part political science, part satire, part modern-day advertising, the couple in a few days created - a sleek Web quiz that has been taken by 1.5 million people in the six days since it was launched last week. Karber, who is also a digital game designer, came up with an idea: a quiz. Or to imagine Trump saying, as Jesus is quoted in the Book of Matthew as saying: "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions."īut the pair of liberal Christians both grew up going to church and Christian schools - he, Catholic, her, Lutheran - and felt the concept behind the tweet was important. It was too difficult, they felt, to imagine Jesus saying something like: "If you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them," as Trump said at a February rally. Quickly, however, Messerschmidt and her boyfriend Greg Karber, who is also a writer, decided the concept was too abstract. "If any #Christians are on the fence about voting for just pick any Trump quote and try to imagine Jesus saying it." In late July, a comedy writer, Trump critic and Christian, Dani Messerschmidt, tweeted the following out of disgust:
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |