Woman treats green ogre figure with great reverence; says she will continue to worship ‘kind-hearted’ cartoon statue

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[–] 60 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Shrek isn’t the worst idol. 

He’s grumpy but he’s got layers, and is fairly accepting. And I think we can all relate to how far he’ll go for a bit of peace and quiet. 

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  • [–] 103 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    This is how I view all religion, so this is fine.

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  • [–] 48 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Do other people not pray to Shrek daily?

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  • [–] 38 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Shrek is love, Shrek is life.

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  • [–] 37 points 10 months ago

    I mean... there are worse options

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  • [–] 27 points 10 months ago

    Objectively not the dumbest religion I've ever heard of.

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  • [+] 20 points 10 months ago (1 child)
  • [–] 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    As a buddhist, that statue is most definitely something I want in my home.

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  • [–] 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    And? Why stop now that you know how good he is. Shrek provides for everyone.

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Utah family worships a portrait of Obi Wan Kenobi thinking it's Jesus.

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    That is nothing, billions of muslims worships nonexisting god, billion+ christians worships same nonexisting god and milions jews worships same nonexisting god while killing eachother without remorse.

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago

    As long as she does.not want to establish Shrekism as a state-religion...

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    Hey now, she's an all-star!

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    I bought my friend a statue as a housewarming gift, told him to keep it in the kitchen next to the cooker. 

    So whens he's in the kitchen cooking he could say stuff like 

    "I'm just frying this up with a little bhudda"

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    That's nothing. You guys would love all the funny things my wife does as superstition.

    Funny: hangs bell in front of door to ring before going in or out of the house to scare ghosts.

    Funny annoying as fuck: beds must align south....except she doesn't know her south from apple juice.

    Extremely annoying, house must face south... But that one has a big yard with fruit trees I like and a nice garage! This one is on a hill but it's facing south, there's a coyote in the back under 100ft tall pine trees. No luck ever removing those trees or planting any of our own. House actually faces nort West... But okay faces south, good.

    Superstitions people. I have 0 tolerance. Somehow I married this one.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    This is great material, A+ stuff

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    It's not a Buddha statue, or based on one. It's based on Bodai, a monk from China. Actual Buddha statues are slim figured.

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  • [–] 16 points 10 months ago* (7 children)

    She isn't worshiping Shrek any more than someone praying at a cross worships wooden plus signs. Stupid article.

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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    I doubt you understood them. Buddhists don't worship Buddha idols or anyone: Buddha considered such devotion or worship unenlightened/unskilled & instead encouraged self-reliance in one's journey to nirvana. They're more contemplating the enlightenment they identify with Buddha as they meditate on their own way to achieve that. A Shrek figure may work just as well for their purpose: enlightenment to them means shedding ego & not letting vicissitudes/nuisances cling them to samsara.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    Ngl I thought this was a joke for a sec lol

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    [off topic]

    Lynda Barry has a cartoon where one kid gets kicked out of Catholic school because he painted the Virgin Mary looking like actress Paula Prentiss

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    Shrek is love Shrek is life Shrek is god

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

    can someone doing 3D printing take a look at the pictures? i have no idea about these things, but it looks like the ears would be some crazy overhangs.

    from the reflection of the light i assume, the statue was printed bottom to top. so how did they manage to do the ears?

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    Decent modern printers can handle overhangs fairly well. If the overhangs get too big you can use supports. If you want to get fancy there are filaments meant to be used only as supports in a multi-material print that dissolve in water so they don't leave marks on the print.

    FWIW I don't think it was printed upside down. It would complicate things and would require more supports for no benefit.

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