ONCE+A+LITTLE+CHURCH

include component="comments" page="ONCE A LITTLE CHURCH" limit="10" This late eighteenth century political cartoon portrays the Church as a burden in history, in this case during the era of the French Revolution. A Roman Catholic bishop, along with King Louis XVI and a noble magistrate, ride atop an average citizen, bloodied, blinded, and shackled. The shackles represent the burden that the Church as an institution places on average people, and the blindfold represents the blind obedience of the Church by average citizens, despite the burden they are forced to face through this obedience of such an institution. -Eliza Huey
 * The Church as a Burden Historically**



This movie, which came out in 2000, tells the story of a Roman general, Maximus Decimus Meredius__,__ who is betrayed and enslaved as a gladiator. After his capture, Maximus returns to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge for his betrayal and the death if his wife and son. Throughout the movie, Maximus strives to break free of his role in society, first as a general and then as an enslaved gladiator. Maximus's goal is to return to his farm exist peacefully with his wife and son, even after their death. Maximus's story reflects the artwork "Once A Little Church" because both depict a desire to escape a societal role. Also, from the pictures of both Maximus and the figure in "Once A Little Church", one can detect a certain similarity in the unhappiness of their faces, their shoulders, and their chest plates. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_%282000_film%29 -Anna Miller
 * __Gladiator__**

** The little church symbolizes religion. The man pulling it along is society and he is taking the "church" where ever he wants. He's doing whatever with it to serve his own purposes. There are even hand controlling it from the back so it will never to return to its origins. The Church is barred and looks like a jail symbolizing what religion has become. It is welcoming its followers to imprison them. This shows how religion has become human "driven" and an imprisonment to society's beliefs. Politicians especially feed right into this idea. They claim a fervent belief in God and Christianity to gain support for their campaigns. Often, to get votes, the men go too far and scapegoat a group of people because of their "religious beliefs." These beliefs can often be disputed or disproved and the level of hatred tagged with these groups (homosexuals, Muslims, African-Americans) often reaches a point that no level-headed Christian would support. This transforms the genuine faith of Christ into a spiteful mechanism of the human race. Just as in Aggie Zed's //Once A Little Church// shows, religion has become shackles on society and mankind warps it for its own needs. ** media type="custom" key="13500186" This video shows Rick Santorum denouncing homosexuality. The interviewer wisely uses a reference to racial segregation to bring home his point. Many people have differing beliefs on this issue but the obvious comparison between racial segregation and essentially homosexual segregation as well. There are numerous studies showing that homosexuality is inborn and therefore more of a civil rights issue. Research has been done showing that homosexuality is not chosen and studies of twins show the genetic influence on sexual orientation. Faith in God is not all bad and that is not what Aggie Zed was trying to portray in her work; many people have a genuine love for God and have not been touched by mankind's selfishness and hunger for power.media type="custom" key="13502552"
 * __Politicians: Hypocrites of Faith__**