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UT Urban Tiki Member The Tropical Isle of Manhattan Joined: Aug 18, 2004 Posts: 529	UT Urban Tiki Posted posted on Tue, Aug 14, 2007 9:16 AM On 2007-08-13 11:25, bigbrotiki wrote: On 2007-08-13 07:02, teaKEY wrote: The prophecy :) :) :) very cool TKey, I am flattered. To my mind, this kind of Christian icon collage fits in well with my whole ironic lingo of the urban archaeologist "unearthing remnants of a forgotten cult", and then "preaching Tiki to the uninitiated". After all, we are having fun with some other peoples gods, so Christian Tiki fans should not be offended by having their icons used to have fun with, either. A lack of humor is the downfall of any religion in my eyes. As island myths tell us, Tiki the ancestor god had a great sense of humor, and I am convinced he would have loved all of this. In my world, it IS possible to have both at the same time, a sense of humor and a sense respect for a higher power. I agree 100% Here is another old mask (Papua) that looks modern IMHO:

On 2007-08-13 11:25, bigbrotiki wrote:

On 2007-08-13 07:02, teaKEY wrote:
The prophecy

:) :) :) very cool TKey, I am flattered. To my mind, this kind of Christian icon collage fits in well with my whole ironic lingo of the urban archaeologist "unearthing remnants of a forgotten cult", and then "preaching Tiki to the uninitiated".

After all, we are having fun with some other peoples gods, so Christian Tiki fans should not be offended by having their icons used to have fun with, either. A lack of humor is the downfall of any religion in my eyes. As island myths tell us, Tiki the ancestor god had a great sense of humor, and I am convinced he would have loved all of this. In my world, it IS possible to have both at the same time, a sense of humor and a sense respect for a higher power.

I agree 100%

Here is another old mask (Papua) that looks modern IMHO:

Post #325558 by Urban Tiki on Tue, Aug 14, 2007 9:16 AM