I like this piece, I really do. The fact is that dispite how you choose to live your life, by which religion you follow or doctrine you believe, there is always more to know. Nobody is absolutely certain, there is reasonable doubt in everything. "Faith" is not always religious; and I resent the idea that to have faith is to follow a religion. Faith is to believe in something and trusting its findings. If people chose to believe and have faith in any religion then that is perfectly fine, as is anyone who choses to follow scientific doctrines, or any philosophical stand-point. To be honest the quote applies to us all; as I don't think any of us on DA are actively investigating what we take to be fact.



OK so the use of a Bible, Crucifix, and the blood is a little anti-christian to be specific, but then the bible and crucifix are the most well-known images to depict organised religion... ever?



I take this piece to shine a light not just on religion, but on everyone's readiness to trust and have faith in any doctrine he or she does not then actively investigate. I'm an atheist, but then I do not seek out the presence of a god or other to falsify my own beliefs, and for that reason the quote is as much aimed at atheists as it is at religious followers.



I do however honestly find it funny how much uproar can be caused by such an image and how ready people are to pass comment on one person's right to create art. Even if this image was solely aimed at slandering the Christian faith, why would Christians care, why should they? It is their lives they have control of, and their actions that effect their judgement, not the actions of a random DA member who's submission they happen to pass.



Apologies if I've got anything religios wrong in that, I'm not religious myself and to be honest I don't know too much about any religion.





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But yeah, I love the piece; I really do. +fav