- Almost as popular as contest submissions today is a story floating around about the famous Buddy Christ appearing in Iraq, and causing some ire amongst the locals — And rightfully so, perhaps. Judge for yourself. This story from the Chicago Sun-Times:
Why is ‘Buddy Jesus’ in Iraq?
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi troops backed by American military advisers arrested a suspected Shiite militiaman Saturday, but a gunbattle at his house left a woman and a girl dead, Iraqi police said.
Afterward, angry men at the scene held up a color photo of a smiling, winking Jesus giving a “thumbs up†that they said was left by troops at the raided house — an allegation denied by U.S. and Iraqi officials.
The photo, known as the “Buddy Christ,†is from the movie “Dogma,†a 1999 religious satire in which “Buddy Christ†is part of a church campaign to improve Jesus’ image.
U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Barry Johnson said the photo was a â€rather ridiculous attempt†to discredit the raid. It was unclear how it ended up at the site in Baghdad’s Shiite stronghold of Sadr City .
The scan above comes from “The Californianâ€.
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