Anyone Else Here Who Refuses to Patronize "Jesus Fish" Companies?

Companies that put one of these in their Yellow Pages ads???

I realized they find out right away that I am not one of "them" and I end up gouged.

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Jesus said not to be ostantacious about your faith...seems these folks are doing just that. The Repuke AR Senate candidate had one on his campaign signs, but he still didn't win, so there's hope.

Btw, when I see one of these symbols, I remember what Kabir, the poet, said: "I laugh when I hear someone say that the fish in the water is thirsty."

no - but we have a Darwin fish on our van

:hi:

I personally like the "Evolve" fish:

:hi:

Maybe it is a bit discriminatory on my part, but if they have the fish up, I go elsewhere! Here in Okla-Hell-ma, some actually but it on their business' front door, some even have a cross. That is fine for a religious store, but not for the local Hallmark!

if he was walking the earth today, they would call him a stupid liberal.

I like the Jesus Fish eating the Darwin Fish because it proves how hostile and violent the fundy character is.

;)

We have a TRINITY MOTORS here in Wichita, as well as something called SEVEN CHRISTIANS COMPUTER CENTER (or something like that). I have an athiest friend who goes to the latter, and makes no bones about the fact that he's not a believer. They were appalled at first, but now I think that they think they'll convert him. They've got another think coming! If they get into a discussion on religion he'll wipe the floor with them!

go the other way! Said if the fish is on a car or truck he figures he is certain to get the horn, the finger, or worse.

Those fish-people, they are such CHRISTIANS, they are. x(

I don't trust drivers w/ Jesus fish on their cars because they believe they're going to heaven so they're not as worried about staying ALIVE as I am.

Just because you have a Jesus Fish on your sign or in your ad doesn't mean you're moral, ethical, or even Christian. There's no "Jesus Fish" registry or a "Better Jesus Fish Business Bureau".

A prominent Jesus Fish on any business is an immediate red flag to me.

Seriously, but I would be hesitant to shop there simply because it's spooky to look into their Stepford eyes.

My niece like Jay Jay the Jet Plane and the only place I have ever found one is in a Christian store. I take my daughter with me because she was born again at one time and she can draw their fire :)

When I was growing up, I don't recall having a store just for Christian materials. Other stores had trinkets, and the local mission always had prayer cards and such, but not a whole store devoted to it.

I guess people were more private about their religious ideals....sigh... the good old days. When you didn't discuss politics or religion and they were both seperate.

two places I've mistakenly walked into recently have had that stuff BLASTING over the speakers. A local town has a divided main street and every year they put up a couple blocks of biblical dioramas on the median - and each one has giant crappy, tinny speakers with that stuff cranked up as loud as it will go, so the racket reverberates and overlaps - not just Christmas stuff - but all the holy holy and they keep it on for WEEKS. Taxpayers pay for this - the city gets a lot of complaints every year but the Fundies have persisted.

Thank God I'm an atheist.


I like the exterminators trucks with the fish on them. What are they doing, killing God's creatures by the millions in His name? Ha ha, and for profit, too, you betcha.

I saw something on TV once - on April Fool's day someplace, it seems it was Italy - it is customary to hang a paper fish on people (fools) when they least suspect it, like a "Kick Me" sign, as fish are considered about the dumbest, most thoughtless creatures on Earth, easy to net them up, etc. So on this particular day you see people everywhere walking around oblivious they have a fish on them. That's what I think of whenever I see the J-Fish. The sign of a damned fool.

here you go

http://www.atheists.org/christianity/fish.html

the next town had a huge sign stating "Jesus loves this place" on the window. Needless to say I wouldn't have dreamed of going in..except there was a part of me that wanted to go in and ask them "Just how do you know that." And was not too sorry when it went out of business.
I refuse to use contractors or go in to stores that have fish or other Christian symbols.
It just seems strange...I doubt Jesus would drive a car with "I (heart) Jesus" bumper sticker on it.

about Magnolia Thunderpussy? An x-rated ice cream store in San Francisco in the late 60's, early 70's. I used to love their Barney's Montana Banana.

A whole banana, stood straight up between 2 scoops of ice cream sprinkled with toased coconut and a cherry balanced on the end of the banana.

I'm no scholar, but I don't recall ice cream being mentioned in the Bible.

always cracks me up when I see it.

And merrily go elsewhere.

Such a sign may mean two things:

1) The sign is a hobnest assessment of fact, i.e., they're fundies; or
2) They're out to fleece people (brainwashed fundies will shop there because of the sign and overlook the fleecing, just like they overlook *'s fleecing them)

Neither of the two alternatives is very attractive.

Placards with scripture all over the store and you have to be a real Xtian to work there too.

Being that I am not, I wanted to ask why on earth they would run a business which alienates customers....then I realized, they don't care about anyone else.

I never really thought there was an ulterior motive to it, but I guess I can see where you're coming from. I guess I am really naive.

When I had a fish on my car, for brief period of time, it wasn't for any motive other than to say, I suppose, that "hey - I am a Christian and I am not a fundie repuke tightly wound freak!"

And I have a fish thingy on my car. I usually use the fish because I always felt it represented the strength of the early Christians. They used it as a symbol to let others know where their faith was - even though they might be tortured or killed for it.

I agree that most modern businesses that use it are not on the up and up and are usually CINOs, but I am a little shocked and appalled by the condemnation of all Christians. As if we all thought the same crazy things and we were of one mind about everything.

in the town where I used to live there was a mall called ATPIC mall. It stood for all things possible in Christ. oops, went bankrupt. Guess only some things are possible.

the Confederate flag. Drive up to my house to give me an estimate on tree cutting, painting, gutters...whatever, and I spy that Confederate flag and you're wasting your time and mine. I'm going with the next guy. As long as he doesn't have a Bush sticker, that is.