We received a comment today, regarding this week’s North Coast Journal cartoon:
“…love the cartoon in today’s Journal, but I’d like to offer a brief theological observation. I recognize “Calvinism” was intended to be a play on words, but true Calvinists don’t raise their hands in worship (too demonstrative), or genuflect (too Catholic), and they certainly don’t speak in tongues (Pentecostal and possibly of the devil, depending on their mood). But thank you for taking on the praying Calvin phenomenon, which is as irritating as “baby on board” and somehow even less meaningful.”
We’ve covered the Calvin rip-off stickers here before, but the fad persists, and I just had to wring one more pun out of it.
Update: Teresa comments at the NCJ site: “…you have no clue about Calvinism. There would never be speaking in tongues. True Calvinists are more strict than the most pious Catholics.”
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October 8, 2009 at 6:01 am
Almost as maddening now are the Calvin pissing on (fill in the blank).
October 8, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Great cartoon, Joel.
October 11, 2009 at 7:41 pm
More Winco Toons!
October 15, 2009 at 5:53 am
It's ironic that the Calvinist ideal of God fearing subservience helped to popularize the Mormon revolutionary notion of a personal relationship with the same. Ironic because they're both faith based drivel.
October 15, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Thanks Ed, for your ecumenical take on the cartoon.
While I appreciate the criticisms, the cartoon's catholic spirit and humorous essence would have been diminished had it taken arcane denominational differences into account.
November 3, 2009 at 3:43 am
agh! Today I saw an even worse corruption of Calvin…a female-ish version of the peeing Calvin
like this here:
http://www.customonlinesigns.com/product/103024
The SUV had both a peeing Calvin and a peeing female Calvin. Talk about overkill.