{"id":37,"date":"2009-08-10T19:26:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/stuffchristianculturelikes\/2009\/08\/94-jesus-fish-decals.html"},"modified":"2009-08-10T19:26:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-10T19:26:00","slug":"94-jesus-fish-decals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/stuffchristianculturelikes\/2009\/08\/94-jesus-fish-decals.html","title":{"rendered":"#94 Jesus fish decals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/SpV1VT5azUI\/AAAAAAAABnA\/qht3w8-SLg0\/s1600-h\/elaine1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/SpV1VT5azUI\/AAAAAAAABnA\/qht3w8-SLg0\/s400\/elaine1.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>In early Christianity they had to be sneaky. People drew Jesus fish to symbolize they were Christians because saying so was rather dangerous in ancient Rome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/SoctWwVM8HI\/AAAAAAAABlU\/7PpeW70mQsk\/s1600-h\/ichthus-school-fish-7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/SoctWwVM8HI\/AAAAAAAABlU\/7PpeW70mQsk\/s400\/ichthus-school-fish-7.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Today the rate of savage religious persecution in north America is at an all-time low, while the Jesus fish enjoys ubiquity on car bumpers. The question is, why? Do they think it&#8217;s some sort of advertising? Good thing that car had a Jesus fish so you can tell it was a Christian who just cut you off.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/SoeVb53E-2I\/AAAAAAAABlk\/BJiqfjFHGaU\/s1600-h\/jesusfish3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/SoeVb53E-2I\/AAAAAAAABlk\/BJiqfjFHGaU\/s400\/jesusfish3.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:78%\"> A popular incarnation is the sideways-turned support-the-troops ribbon.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:78%\"><br \/>Two birds, one stone!<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The Jesus fish frequently appears in tandem with conservative bumper stickers. It very seldom appears alongside a liberal sticker. Sometimes it is even observed to be eating a delicious Darwin fish. (That&#8217;ll show them.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/Soj9My5SgOI\/AAAAAAAABl0\/fGUmvl5ojec\/s1600-h\/jesusfish5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/Soj9My5SgOI\/AAAAAAAABl0\/fGUmvl5ojec\/s400\/jesusfish5.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/Socb03CydLI\/AAAAAAAABks\/0xsrbwRIfZg\/s1600-h\/sticker4.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/Socb03CydLI\/AAAAAAAABks\/0xsrbwRIfZg\/s400\/sticker4.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/SoDXqQ6AoTI\/AAAAAAAABjs\/IkAhtfF66CY\/s1600-h\/sticker2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/SoDXqQ6AoTI\/AAAAAAAABjs\/IkAhtfF66CY\/s400\/sticker2.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/Socq05ibPXI\/AAAAAAAABlM\/wOiFyaz0nLU\/s1600-h\/sticker1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/Socq05ibPXI\/AAAAAAAABlM\/wOiFyaz0nLU\/s400\/sticker1.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/SocTpyjiR2I\/AAAAAAAABkk\/fjQGGURefAw\/s1600-h\/jesusfish10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/SocTpyjiR2I\/AAAAAAAABkk\/fjQGGURefAw\/s400\/jesusfish10.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"font-size:85%\"> <span style=\"font-size:78%\">Nom nom nom<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><br \/>Fun fact: If you use the term &#8220;Jesus fish&#8221; while talking to a Christian, chances are they&#8217;ll be<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%\"> happy to tell you that it&#8217;s <i>actually <\/i>called an ichthus and that it&#8217;s spelled ?????.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In early Christianity they had to be sneaky. People drew Jesus fish to symbolize they were Christians because saying so was rather dangerous in ancient Rome. Today the rate of savage religious persecution in north America is at an all-time low, while the Jesus fish enjoys ubiquity on car bumpers. The question is, why? 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