[Groop] Groo Crew Religious Views

[Steve Kuhn]

Many times when I am troubled or confused, I find comfort in  sitting  
in my back yard and having a couple of tall cool ones along with  a  
quiet conversation with Jesus. This happened to me again after a  
particularly difficult day.

I said "Jesus, why do I work so hard?"
And I heard the reply: "Men find many ways to demonstrate the love  
they have for their family. ! You work hard to have a peaceful,  
beautiful place for your friends and family to gather."
I said: "I thought that money was the root of all evil."
And the reply was: "No, the LOVE of money is the root of all evil.  
Money is a tool; it can be used for good or bad".
I was starting to feel better, but I still had that one burning  
question, so I asked it.  "Jesus," I said, "what is the meaning of  
life? Why am I here?" He replied: "That is a question many men ask.  
The answer is in your heart and is different for everyone. I would  
love to chat with you more, Senor, but for now, I must finish your  
lawn and get home to Juanita."

On Nov 8, 2007, at 5:35 AM, Ryan Simmons wrote:

> I agree that every institution has "good" guys and "bad" guys.
>
> Still doesn't satisfy my curiosity though for wondering what they  
> think.
>
> On Nov 8, 2007 3:02 AM,  <chris.emmett at hsbcib.com> wrote:
>> And the more memorable characters too. There have been plenty of well
>> meaning or dedicated or truly pious monks or lay priests or shamans
>> (especially in the crowd scenes :-) to show the good side of  
>> religion but
>> they don't tend to get names.
>>
>> Womble
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ryan,
>>
>>
>> I think the religious persuasions of the Groo Crew are not so  
>> important or
>> relevant as the fact that in any institution, including religions,  
>> you can
>> find, and have always been able to find, corruption and hypocrisy.  
>> Just as
>> you can also find those sincerely trying to accomplish what the
>> institutions have been ostensibly set up to do. The former is  
>> obviously a
>> much better target for satire and humor and therefore that's what  
>> you are
>> more likely to see in Groo or any other humor/social commentary
>> publication.
>>
>>
>> My two kopins
>>
>>
>> -Gary G.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Ryan Simmons
>>  To: Groop at groo.com
>>  Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 5:36 PM
>>  Subject: [Groop] Groo Crew Religious Views
>>
>>  You know, after reading Groo Hell on Earth and then reflecting on  
>> all of
>>  the real life things that Groo has done (pollution, ecosystem,  
>> corruption,
>>  etc.) , I was wondering something.
>>
>>  There are several issues where Groo touches on corruption of  
>> religious
>>  figures.  Also about polytheism, and the one issue where Rufferto is
>>  worshipped as a god.
>>
>>  What are the religious views the Groo Crew have on religion  
>> itself?  I
>>  realize this is part of the "Don't speak of politics or religion"  
>> thing.
>>  However since they have mentioned both in Groo frequently I  
>> thought it
>>  would be allowable.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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