To think the parish newsletter is not appropriate

[NikoBellic]

I'm not talking about the notices regarding the horticultural society, nor am I referring to the village "300 Club", or Gwen's amazing contribution to the village hall this month...

...I realise that unless you live in a rural area, much like fibre broadband, you won't get this...

Each month the parish council post a newsletter through my front door. A quaint little wedge of folded paper with some useful information on local gas safe engineers and who is raising what for which charity, interspersed with reminders to pick up dog poo. The outer cover is usually a lot quality 1995 clip art file along religious lines, printed onto coloured paper of some sort. This month, for the start of spring and the Easter period, its a sort of yellow. Its the cover that I'm not completely comfortable with...

We always hear, particularly from the type of person who lives in a village and reads the parish newsletter, that children should not be subjected to images of violence, sex, and general "bad stuff"...

SO WHY IS OK TO POST A PICTURE OF A BLEEDING MAN BEING CRUCIFIED THROUGH MY LETTERBOX!? (Even if it is in 1995 clip art form).

If I were to post an image of a man being hung through someone's front door I'd have to face, at the very least, a police caution. Seems like double standards from where I'm sat.

In an area where Nigel Farage gets a pat on the back (a man who is offended by seeing a breastfeeding mother in a pub...) why does religion get special dispensation?

Is it OK because its, you know, Jesus?

Am I being unreasonable?

Levels

Make it a secular magazine. Man on a cross bleeding, shepherds in the fields below, one slitting a sheep's throat for food.

Well, Alisvoltapropiis... I would hope those images put my children off smoking. Maybe the parish newsletter will put them off Christianity?

To point out, cigarettes are sold behind closed shutters (you can't see them - unless someone leaves a pack out or gives to a young'un) whereas this one was on my doormat

You think that's a worry. Our school recently organised a fundraiser whereby children's Easter artwork would be produced into handy home items. My 5 year old son took this very seriously and went down the holy route, and we are now the proud owners of a Crucifixion Coaster.
(The background is bunnies in pastel colours.)

The image of crucifixion is well known and is in no way similar to a picture of someone being killed by firing squad.

Simply ask not to have it. I can't see the problem. It is a church one- you obviously don't want a church content so don't have it.

YANBU, totally get your POV, quite amused that some are struggling and just bewilderedly repeating the words "but" and "parish"

But it's not about not wanting the parish newsletter- it's about the image on the front cover of this months issue being inappropriate. The OP isn't arguing the nativity scene, which was no doubt on the cover of the December issue of the newsletter, because as many people have pointed out, it's essentially a religious publication, and the nativity scene isn't distressing. However, that does not make it okay to put such a violent image on the easter edition. It doesn't mean that the OP doesn't want the newsletter, it means that she wants it to be appropriate.

To the person who also noticed the OP's GTA themed name- I am fairly certain that the OP doesn't allow her small children to play GTA, so that's an irrelevant point really. So what if the OP does play GTA in her spare time, that doesn' t mean she should be happy about someone else making a choice about what is appropriate for her children to see.

The image of the crucifixion is well known, it is in no way similar to a photo of someone being killed by firing squad.

YABU

Wayne Rooney hasn't been executed by firing squad. What a hysterical comment.

Oops, twice.

YES PUNKROCKERGIRL!!!! Report this thread for being OFFENSIVE!

That is my point!

Should it be OK that an image of a man nailed to a cross (lets take religion out of it) is put through my letterbox.

The general consensus seems "yes, its OK, its not offensive"

But YOU are OFFENDED by this thread, and therefore are "reporting it".

THATS MY POINT!!!!

If they get the Easter story at school then I hope they also get to hear how Spiderman defeated Doctor Octopus...

OP, I hope you were joking above. Just in case you weren't - you do realise that, according to Section 375(3) of the Education Act 1996, all maintained schools MUST teach religious education that is predominantly Christian (whilst taking into account other religions)?

So, unless you have specifically opted out of this, your DC will be getting compulsory religious education, which WILL include Easter.

CustardCream

Crucifixion is execution

Firing squad is execution

How is that in no way similar?

Jesus, who easter is all about, wasn't killed by a firing squad. He was crucified.

Why are you banging on about firing squads OP? Inappropriately.

BunnyJo, I am happy for them to be taught about religion as long is it is not taught as fact, in a similar way that I wouldn't want them to be taught about Spiderman as fact.

Because this is the cruxifiction Jesus, am image we all know. Not some random being murdered.

ThroughThickandThin, please read through the proceeding posts

It is appropriate for a church magazine. It is central to Christianity and you will find crucifixes in churches, around necks etc. easy to explain in a short, non gory way. Having done the Easter story in schools for the last 40 years I can't think any child has been upset by it ( you don't explain in detail) . I doubt they remembered enough about it to mention after the lesson.

Oh I have.

Weird hysteria OP.

Yes Custardcream... Because its Jesus... so thats OK then?

Would you put a picture of JFK being blown away through my door? He wasn't a random?

You're reporting this Punkrockergirl? Really? Good luck with that.

I can see where you're coming from OP though I hope you're posting tongue-in-cheek style.

We have to pay for our parish magazine so we only get images of dead, bleeding men hanging from crosses if we opt into it.

This thread is weird.

OP, when you say that "the church frowns upon" gay people holding hands, so you mean your local church, or the Church as a general body?

there's a stonking great statue of Jesus on the cross in our local church. The dc's have seen it loads of times over the years and so far seem pretty unaffected by it.

is anyone else singing -always look on the bright side of life' now

You've lost it completely. The crucifixion is central to Easter, or did you think it was all about chocolate eggs?