If you were in the Bible Belt, presumably you’d be under god’s protection since the population devotes so much of themselves to him. You wouldn’t get struck by lightening as much there, therefore Florida is not in the Bible Belt.
However, one of god’s stereotypical smiting tools is a bolt of lightening. This may happen more often in the Bible Belt as god’s paying more attention to them, or believers who are in higher concentration there get punished by their lord when they sin. Therefore, Florida is in the Bible Belt.
Frazz is standing away from him because if there is a god, that kid (forgot his name) is messing with theocratic issues he shouldn’t be and might be in for a lightening bolt.
I mean: ‘theological issues’. Sorry.
I think “theocratic” is a perfectly appropriate word when talking about “moral enforcement” that uses an energy source rated in mega-amperes.
Caulfield.
My interpretation is similar to Stan’s but a bit different…
Caulfield is operating under the following assumptions:
1) God is fair and just.
2) Being struck by lightening bolts is a punishment for the most severe levels of blasphemy, heresy, and disobedience.
3) The practice of religion ought to reduce the number occurrences of severe blasphemy, heresy, and disobedience.
To these three assumptions we are also adding an additional fact about the increased frequency of lightening strikes in Florida. This creates the following possibilities:
A) Florida IS NOT in the Bible Belt and the resulting den of iniquity results in the increased frequency of lightening strikes.
B) Florida IS the Bible Belt, but the type of religion practiced in the Bible Belt is actually counter-productive in creating the type of believers God wants.
Based on assumptions 1-3, the seemingly obvious answer would be A. However, Caulfield is wryly suggesting that either of the possibilities seems equally likely. This is a jab at the intolerant fundamentalist evangelical brand of Christianity widely practiced in the Bible Belt.
Just in case God does not appreciate this criticism of some of his more zealous followers, Frazz decides to keep his distance.
What Caulfield and Frazz don’t realize is that Florida only saw a spike in lightning strikes when Lou Christie moved to the state.
@billytheskink- Again and again and again.
“lightening bolts”
How light do they make you, and are they less dangerous than lightning bolts?
Oh no – that was marvelous! More here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSfxCnhagYE
but then, I like Prince Poppycock, Tim Curry’s Frankenfurter, Conchita Wurst . . . anything/anyone of an ‘unusual’ persuasion. Thanks!
Just FYI –
and
Let me just say, Kamino and Andrea, that I admire your kink. It’s not to my taste but is oddly appealing. I can see the “good” in it. Hallmark cards require a countervailing force.
1) I admire anyone who has a beautiful voice, and these three do.
2) I admire anyone who can be him/herself as flamboyantly as these three.
3) I went to drag shows in Chicago back in the 80’s; I don’t think RuPaul had even been born then!
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How’s this:
If you were in the Bible Belt, presumably you’d be under god’s protection since the population devotes so much of themselves to him. You wouldn’t get struck by lightening as much there, therefore Florida is not in the Bible Belt.
However, one of god’s stereotypical smiting tools is a bolt of lightening. This may happen more often in the Bible Belt as god’s paying more attention to them, or believers who are in higher concentration there get punished by their lord when they sin. Therefore, Florida is in the Bible Belt.
Frazz is standing away from him because if there is a god, that kid (forgot his name) is messing with theocratic issues he shouldn’t be and might be in for a lightening bolt.
I mean: ‘theological issues’. Sorry.
I think “theocratic” is a perfectly appropriate word when talking about “moral enforcement” that uses an energy source rated in mega-amperes.
Caulfield.
My interpretation is similar to Stan’s but a bit different…
Caulfield is operating under the following assumptions:
1) God is fair and just.
2) Being struck by lightening bolts is a punishment for the most severe levels of blasphemy, heresy, and disobedience.
3) The practice of religion ought to reduce the number occurrences of severe blasphemy, heresy, and disobedience.
To these three assumptions we are also adding an additional fact about the increased frequency of lightening strikes in Florida. This creates the following possibilities:
A) Florida IS NOT in the Bible Belt and the resulting den of iniquity results in the increased frequency of lightening strikes.
B) Florida IS the Bible Belt, but the type of religion practiced in the Bible Belt is actually counter-productive in creating the type of believers God wants.
Based on assumptions 1-3, the seemingly obvious answer would be A. However, Caulfield is wryly suggesting that either of the possibilities seems equally likely. This is a jab at the intolerant fundamentalist evangelical brand of Christianity widely practiced in the Bible Belt.
Just in case God does not appreciate this criticism of some of his more zealous followers, Frazz decides to keep his distance.
What Caulfield and Frazz don’t realize is that Florida only saw a spike in lightning strikes when Lou Christie moved to the state.
@billytheskink- Again and again and again.
“lightening bolts”
How light do they make you, and are they less dangerous than lightning bolts?
Never heard o’ Lou Christie . . . now I can see/hear why . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BAepxjMxh0
Are we all just ignoring the fact that Frazz becomes transparent in the last panel? Perhaps God smote him with lightning and now he’s a (holy) ghost.
It’s just a long-running setup.
When the strip ends, it will be revealed that Frazz never even existed.
Comics version of “Sixth Sense”?
Or… Calvin and Hobbes.
Andrea – I prefer Klaus Nomi’s version of that song, though the very aspects I enjoy, I can certainly see turning off other people.
Oh no – that was marvelous! More here –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSfxCnhagYE
but then, I like Prince Poppycock, Tim Curry’s Frankenfurter, Conchita Wurst . . . anything/anyone of an ‘unusual’ persuasion. Thanks!
Just FYI –
and
Let me just say, Kamino and Andrea, that I admire your kink. It’s not to my taste but is oddly appealing. I can see the “good” in it. Hallmark cards require a countervailing force.
1) I admire anyone who has a beautiful voice, and these three do.
2) I admire anyone who can be him/herself as flamboyantly as these three.
3) I went to drag shows in Chicago back in the 80’s; I don’t think RuPaul had even been born then!