Erm. That1guy... its a hit at ALL Abrahmic religions as i feel i must state again. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all have that in their text somewhere.

So don't eel to offended if he simply disagrees with a certain viewpoint, we all have that right.

I highly doubt he was thinking of Islam or Judaism when he wrote this script. I might be wrong, but regardless it has nothing at all to do with my original point.

Perhaps I haven't stated it too clearly.

Why would a web comic author risk alienating viewers with a dig at one (or three if you really insist on making that point) of the worlds major religions?

Because he has a view and a right to express it, in hopes that his viewership will understand and respect his viewpoint.

Well, my only point, really, was that Genesis is a Jewish creation, but when most people think of it, they think Christianity.

I think we should get away from this before our butts get handed to us by the mods.

So? Who do you think is the most 'confused' in the group about the revelation of their religion?

Looks like I was right. Some of the Sisters are still human (in appearance, at least).


Oh yay, religion has come to LFG. I hope everyone can keep this civil.

No-so-subtle hint: That means play nice, or we whip out the banhammer.
I do not want to have to come back to this topic and clean it out because a few people couldn't behave.

If you've read all of LICD and LFG, you'll notice Sohlar will take potshots at absolutely anything. Nothing is off-limits, and honestly, nothing should be off limits. Everything should be open to questioning and discussion. I'm not for making fun of religion (or any other serious issue) just for the purpose of stirring up shit and pissing off folks, but no one's got the right to say others have to respect, believe and honor the same things as they.

I was raised Catholic and attended a private Catholic school for years. I got tired of the attitude; everyone had to bow down in the face of their beliefs and no one was ever allowed to say anything even remotely disrespectful about their religion. Nevermind the fact that they said bad things about other religions all the time. Blatant hypocrisy has turned a lot of people off when it comes to religion, and I'm still trying to deprogram all the crap they brainwashed into my head.
If they have enough faith in their own beliefs, what others believe, do or say shouldn't matter. After all, if they truly believe they've chosen the right path and they'll be proven right in the end, why would they feel the need to be so defensive and be so obsessed with stamping out any dissention?

Don't take it personally. I seriously doubt it's a stab at organized religion. It just happened to fit in with what Sohmer needed for this page, and he's not afraid to use it because a few people are a bit too sensitive about it.

Again i say: I'm sure that it have nothing to do with the archmage, the carrot thing is the prof. Also, the bunny isn't the archmage, it's only an anchor.

I say the bunny is the Archmage and not just a host, based on the way he's drawn as he changes (compare it to the change from the little kid Cale kills). But that's my opinion.

*ROFL*
Love the expressions of the group.
Especially Crunch and Benny

And, carrots ARE GOOD!
Stone the blasphemers!

CU
SaM

I think so too.

But do the know the Archmage is their god?

Yeah, i agree with that. He's the bunny.



FINALLY someone with common sense!

Bunnism FTW! It's the best religion EVER! XD

I like how Richard is gently cradling felbunny WHILE dissing Bunnyism. Holy Juxtaposition, Batman!

Wait a minute, a cave full of red, green, blue, and purple crystals? They're Jedi!

mmm, good point. they all ARE magic users... a varition of the Force in this world

It's possible those colors just look good together... but I like your explanation better!

Don't worry about pissing people off. The problem with religious people is they tend to get mad when their faith is criticized, yet they have no problem criticizing people who do not share the same faith as they do, or those who have no faith at all. Too bad religion is so touchy... but that's what happens when you have a belief system with no fact behind it. Turnabout is fair play.

I also find it interesting how just about every religion will think they are the ones being made fun of, since they believe they are the only valid religion.

That being said, I have a few questions:

Question the first: How do I become a bunnyist? Is there an ear or a fur requirement?

Question the second: Does this mean I have to give up rabbit stew, or does it mean I will have to eat more of it (you know, eating the body of your God, etc... )

Question the third: Is Richard going to have to get in trouble for fwooshing the bunny way back in the beginning? It WAS pretty flagrant, after all... or is Felbunny the type of deity as in the old testament, fire and brimstone, who regards mere mortal bunnies as mere insects to live and die for its pleasure?

Which one has the force power of being Samuel L. Jackson I wonder..? Bet it's the Old Blue Hag, or maybe Krunch, I can picture them both with his voice.

Hmmm...Methinks you enjoy tweaking religious peeps, as per the addition of several provocative (and incorrect) statements in your quote above. No worries, just noticing.

And AYE, he did fwoosh the bunny in the first comic. I wonder what sort of karmic retribution--if any--he'll be paying for that act in the coming months, once felbunny does a reveal! *snicker*

Hmmm... You're right... there were some things in my post which were not correct... I should not have presented generalizations as absolutes . I guess this should have read 'little fact, most religious followers, etc.

I don't necessarily enjoy tweaking religious people, I just refuse to consider their beliefs sacrosanct and beyond question. If people decide to pass jusdgement on others for whatever they say, be prepared to have the reasons for your judgements questioned.

The thing I liked about this comic is as far as anyone knows, there is as much chance the world was created by a bunny as any other creationist theory. That isn't tweaking anyone... it is just what I beleive. The fact people may get tweaked about it... well.. ok, I enjoy it a little.

Awwwwwww, have you noticed how bunny holds Richard's thumb in the last panel? Sweet

indeed their religion sucks. Just copying christianity with a bunny as god? that's weak, man...

I must say, I am highly amused by this comic strip but also one percent insulted (richard's comment is what i found just one percent insulting). i am catholic that's why. Still i can look past it cause i know this just meant for laughs and not offense : ) . on a more lighter note, hehe i love how they took chapter 1 from the book of Genises of how God creates the heaven and the earth, and then turn it into how the Bunny does it. I dol (died of laughter) when the mother said, "and on the seventh day, he had a carrot". Nicely done. Even the Pope would laugh.

Hi,

Not sure if anyone noticed/mentioned this before. In the description of the creation of the world, we read a lot of "blessed one" this and "blessed one" that and then suddenly "God" this. Was this intentional or just copy & paste mischief?

ok, who else thinks Richard's gonna get thrown out the temple in the next page for the 'worst religion ever' crack?

hands?

"Thank you for writing, Concerned. Of course your question touches on one of the basic biological impulses, with all its associated hopes and fears for the future of the species.

I also detect some unspoken questions...."

Why so serious?

I wanna see them try to do that! ^^
that's actually the point of Richard as a character, that he can be a total dick (pun intended) and nobody can do anything about it, for they actually need his power on their side.

"He had a carrot.
It was good."

WONDERFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!

I just can't decided: Laugh or Cry?

edit:



Why not? Really, is it that bad to be serious about at least one thing in your life? I'm just wondering...

laugh til you cry?...

I think the religion could be called Cunniculism or Lapinism.
And I think the Sisters have always had a policy of tuning Richard out magically. They probably can't even hear what he's saying.
Edit: And if anyone get's offended by something like this then with respect they need to reevaluate their convictions. Because they can't be that strong if they feel threatened by a fantasy webcomic.

yeah, i must be superbad with my convictions, i didn't even realize i should be insulted until i came to the forums...

Dude, go with the felbunny. FTW!

"And on the seventh day, he had a carrot. It was good."

Of course it was good. CArrots = win: that is, unless you're allergic. Speaking of which, wouldn't it be funny if felbunny was allergic to carotene? Would that make it the AntiBunny?

The question of how they know he is *the* bunny and not just *a* bunny is something I am told is in the bible. Humans are supposed to be able to recognise agents of god and the devil, to counter the argument that the best thing the devil could have done to weaken god's chosen people was to call himself jesus and reform their religion into something that sweeps the globe, loses the original message, crusades, witch burnings, etcetcetc.

As for Pella's absence, well does she know who the bunny is?

i think again.....people read too deep into the comic...this web comic is not ment to insult anyone, or take one side or the other on real life issues, i am catholic and didn't find the page at all offencive, i found it ammusing.. how better to help the younger generation get into religon then make it more fun to understand.. so you replace one thing with a rabbit and make a crack about it, OMG THE WORLD WILL END NOW WE REPLACED GOD WITH A BUNNY ON A WEB COMIC...NOOOOOOO

get over yourself, don't like the jokes, don't read them, but don't ruin this for the rest of us.........

so if the creators of LFG went by the requests of the people on this forum on what they could and could not joke about.....this would be a pretty empty forum...

Next we're gonna have people from PETA saying fwooshing small animals is animal cruilty...............get over it

I find it interesting that Mel Blanc, voice actor of Bugs Bunny was allergic to carrots but to create the sound of chomping down on a carrot he actually ate carrots for real, which speaks to his level of commitment to his art.

the antibunny?!!...really, you just had to go there...i'm going to go die of laughter now, you should be ashamed!!!...(that you made me die of laughter, not saying something funny btw)

yup, we're all doomed, heck with hitler....there is a bunny playing god in a web comic SHAME!

shouldn't we be more worried that we love richard?...he's EVIL...an undead warlock/mage guy, that delights in causing chaos and mayhem wherever he goes...HE EATS BABIES PEOPLE!!!...we are hero worshipping a murderous fiend...and we like it!!!...so no, i don't have a problem with them doing bunny creationism...but if they bring santa claus into it, i'm leaving...some things you just don't mess with!!!

If that one thing is a webcomic - starring a dead dude whose credibility is equal to pulp, mind you - then yes, I think it's bad. However, to each his own, so I'm just going to stfu and enjoy Richards antics

Speak for yourself, I don't hero worship Richard. But if you look back at all fiction you'll find that the audience loves assholes.

So... what, I'm getting from this is that the Sisters were so damned determined to make sense of the Easter Bunny that they went and formed their own religion.

Eh, there've been worse reasons for founding an entire belief system involving gender segregation, funktastic robes, and the fertility symbols of past religions/cultures. At least, I think there are...

Anyways, I'm kinda disappointed with this. While I appreciate the Jeff Albertson reference at the end, the rest of it just... While I can see the reasoning behind it, I don't really think the humor it creates is really worth the controversy. Some people just don't appreciate having the central concepts of their spiritual beliefs parodied. Sure, you get some laughs, but when your forum mods have to jump in shouting, "NO BODY PANIC!" then you're clearly taking a risk - one I think LFG is good enough not to have to take. It short circuits the appeal, distracts from the humor, and just dilutes the entire effort.

Mace Bunny? Or maybe he's a Sith, he does hang out with Richard, Darth Bunny!

Love how even Cale looks like he feels sorry for them.

I don't think she does, no. She knew AM from her own time, and he warned her in a dream once. The times shes talked to the dragon guy (Who she could be off talking to now) it was in person and not during her time. So while she knows he is involved with the group, she may not know he is the bunny, since she doesn't really have direct contact with him. In human form anyway.

EDIT: I find it amusing that they had no problem with Bunnism before. I think it was the good carrot that got them.

i mean you all notice that the whole group is all O.o;; over the whole speel that the old woman did, so one would think that they think the blue elves are just as nuts as richard, just on another level.

Really, I don't see much reason for anyone to be offended. Not like the comic actually insulterouble.d any religion. They just took some bible text and changed it to make a joke. As for Richard's comment, seems more like what makes it the worst religion ever is the fact that their worshiping a bunny. I mean, you can see everyone's faces. Richard's just saying what their thinking. So just calm down and stop being insulted by a webcomic.

As for the actually strip. Anyone else imagining a very dull narrator voice for the carrot part? I'm pretty sure there's a name to the voice I'm thinking of, though I would never know who. I also wonder how the sisters are going to take this. Richard has clearly just insulted their religion and, as we can tell, even the slightest discretion against a religion can cause t

I can't believe how worked up people are getting over a little joke that clearly was just intended to be funny and poke fun at a fictional group and may or may not have anything to do with some indictment of Abrahamic Religion.

That is actually rather interesting. I wonder if Felbunny would do the same, should he impersonate a bunny deity.


That would sort of make Richard a Palpatine figure, you know.


Precisely.


*bow*


She's gone carrot shopping. I don't think anyone's clued her in on the ArchBunny, yet.

Is it bad that's not nearly as rediculous as I thought it would be? I was assuming somebody got hyped up on a hallucination and after seeing giant bunnies, starting worshipping them as the creators of the world and dragged other people into his/her religion.

Still, it was funny to see Richard get up in the matron's face and diss the faith of her entire (race? clan? priesthood?). You can count on him to be the one to point out how rediculous her faith is.
-EM

Really their religion is no more ridiculous at its base than Christianity is. Seeing as God is an inherently formless being there's no reason to think that God wouldn't take the form of something cute and approachable like a Bunny to appeal to mortals, that is if God would ever waste Its valuable time micromanaging us little germs.