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"Is Pearl Jam a Christian Band?"

AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
edited April 2008 in The Porch
Was the question someone asked me today. I'm wearing this shirtand the lady apparently thought it was a cross. Well, I hate to admit it, but I laughed in her face when she said that.
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  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    Kinda does look like a cross...
    I smile, but who am I kidding...
  • wma11wma11 Posts: 790
    But it does kinda resemble a cross from the non-PJ eye...especially from afar...just my $0.02
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    In fact I was partly attracted to my black and red shirt because the logo looks like a cross and I like gothic/celtic crosses.
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  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    Plus doesn't Pear Jam sing that 'arms wide open' song where they guy talks about praying?

    I kid, for the haters.
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    wma11 wrote:
    But it does kinda resemble a cross from the non-PJ eye...especially from afar...just my $0.02

    Yeah, I guess you're right...but it totally caught me off guard.
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  • HermanBloomHermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    No they are not a Christian band, but they occasionally touch on Christian tenets.
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    nathanastin wrote:
    No they are not a Christian band, but they occasionally touch on Christian tenets.

    Yes, this is true. I realized that later on the way home...because...you know...there is a marker...no one sees it cuz the sand...
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  • snipes824snipes824 Posts: 870
    it does suck that their symbol looks like a cross. i don't blame anyone for thinking that.
  • Eliot RosewaterEliot Rosewater Posts: 2,659
    Define "Christian" please...

    Edit: Shit! I can't believe I wasted my 2500th post on anything with the word "Christian" in it. No offense to the op, but Jesus...I'm FAITHFULL!
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Eliot Rosewater wrote:
    Define "Christian" please...

    Edit: Shit! I can't believe I wasted my 2500th post on anything with the word "Christian" in it. No offense to the op, but Jesus...I'm FAITHFULL!

    I totally take offense. ;):p
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  • DPrival78DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,263
    crazy religious kooks..
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • nowayimfaithfullnowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Was the question someone asked me today. I'm wearing this shirtand the lady apparently thought it was a cross. Well, I hate to admit it, but I laughed in her face when she said that.


    Well, it does look like a cross.
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  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    I have that shirt too and have had people ask me the same thing. It does kinda look like a cross.
  • EvilRabbitEvilRabbit Posts: 286
    I've had people mistake it for a cross.

    You should see their face when I reply..."Hahaha, no it's definitely not a cross, it's a Pearl Jam shirt, and I'm an atheist."

    Man, some people are so scared of atheists.
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  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    This thread would have been much cooler if AC actually modeled the shirt. Just sayin'.
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    This thread would have been much cooler if AC actually modeled the shirt. Just sayin'.

    You're hilarious. :D Shouldn't you be busy starting a "got em" thread??
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    EvilRabbit wrote:
    I've had people mistake it for a cross.

    You should see their face when I reply..."Hahaha, no it's definitely not a cross, it's a Pearl Jam shirt, and I'm an atheist."

    Man, some people are so scared of atheists.

    My dad's an athetist...mom's Catholic...and for the record, my dad is scary. LOL. ;):D
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  • Solat13Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Was the question someone asked me today. I'm wearing this shirtand the lady apparently thought it was a cross. Well, I hate to admit it, but I laughed in her face when she said that.

    That's funny. The idea that it looked like a cross never crossed my mind.

    I just never bought the shirt because I thought it looked too much like the Toyota logo. But that's just me.

    http://www.carbase.co.uk/image/toyota-logo.jpg
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  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    AmentsChick wrote:
    You're hilarious. :D Shouldn't you be busy starting a "got em" thread??

    I would if I had any, but I ain't got 'em today, so I can't. I could use a Ramones pic right about now though. Just sayin'. :p
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  • NiteLite10NiteLite10 Posts: 144
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Was the question someone asked me today. I'm wearing this shirtand the lady apparently thought it was a cross. Well, I hate to admit it, but I laughed in her face when she said that.

    Well... it is a cross... but not a "Christian" cross. I think that's the whole point. It takes a religious symbol and modifies its meaning.

    I have the same logo as a tattoo and I actually love that it looks like a cross. To a casual observer... they might mistake it for a christian cross.. for a religious symbol. But it isn't ...and the whole PJ thing is pretty much as close as I get to religion... so I find it highly appropriate.
  • Joe2TheRevengeJoe2TheRevenge Posts: 904
    it looks more like a lower case t

    let's burn it!

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  • Solat13Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    Joe2TheRevenge wrote:
    it looks more like a lower case t

    let's burn it!

    TIME TO LEAVE

    Hahaha!

    Great South Park reference.
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  • Gremmie95Gremmie95 Posts: 749
    snipes824 wrote:
    it does suck that their symbol looks like a cross. i don't blame anyone for thinking that.

    nah, it's not sucky. I imagine it crossed the mind of the designer.
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    Gremmie95 wrote:
    nah, it's not sucky. I imagine it crossed the mind of the designer.

    I am 99 percent certain that Eddie drew this design. I am also 99 percent certain that Christianity is the single largest source of pain, murder and suffering in all of history. The only thing that keeps me from saying 100 percent is that American Idol has a contract for 3 more seasons....so the verdict is still out....but I'm holding strong....
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Tackalac wrote:
    I am 99 percent certain that Eddie drew this design. I am also 99 percent certain that Christianity is the single largest source of pain, murder and suffering in all of history. The only thing that keeps me from saying 100 percent is that American Idol has a contract for 3 more seasons....so the verdict is still out....but I'm holding strong....

    I'm lol'ing at that. I fricken *HATE* American Idol...everything that's wrong with our country.

    But, yeah, Ed was the designer..at least that was what I understood from Deep Magazine.
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  • jwillmojwillmo Posts: 470
    Tackalac wrote:
    I am 99 percent certain that Eddie drew this design. I am also 99 percent certain that Christianity is the single largest source of pain, murder and suffering in all of history. The only thing that keeps me from saying 100 percent is that American Idol has a contract for 3 more seasons....so the verdict is still out....but I'm holding strong....
    Considering Christianity's only been around for less than 2000 years, I think that's mathematically impossible.

    Just sayin is all.

    I would blame fire, that shit's been around forever. :)
  • dirtyTdirtyT Posts: 3,620
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    This thread would have been much cooler if AC actually modeled the shirt. Just sayin'.
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  • snipes824snipes824 Posts: 870
    Gremmie95 wrote:
    nah, it's not sucky. I imagine it crossed the mind of the designer.
    it sucks for jews who wanted it as a tattoo though. no matter the meaning behind it, it still looks like a damn cross.
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    jwillmo wrote:
    Considering Christianity's only been around for less than 2000 years, I think that's mathematically impossible.

    Just sayin is all.

    I would blame fire, that shit's been around forever. :)

    Before Christianity, the total cummulative amount of people that ever lived on the earth equaled 21.5 million people. During the Years that Christianity has been present, a total estimate of 10.3 Billion people have lived (including those still alive today) . Fire has killed a total of 121 million people, whereas Christianity has killed or tortured 975 million humans.

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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    snipes824 wrote:
    it sucks for jews who wanted it as a tattoo though. no matter the meaning behind it, it still looks like a damn cross.

    LMAO!! That made me LOL!! :D
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