Spotted: Jesus on a Pickup Truck

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by ARLnow.com April 21, 2011 at 3:32 pm 3,534 76 Comments

Just in time for Easter, we spotted this detailed painting of Jesus on the hood of a cherry red pickup truck, parked near the intersection of Columbia Pike and S. Four Mile Run Drive.

Chris

Classy.
Thes

Lol! I <3 Arlington.
Rebecca

this is great.
Bard

He looks like he could use a burger, maybe a cupcake
Hunkles

Easter has been cancelled. They found the body.
- BoredHouseWife
  
  ba dum
CW

Oh my, my, my…the comments that will ensue…that said, this is an everyday sight in certain parts of this country…
Lou

Back in my day we just had the truck with all the license plates attached to it.
Hobo

I’m kind of in shock that the wording is in Spanish. Does a person of Mexican decent drive this vehicle? Either way, class all the way, very impressive.
- Andrew
  
  Why does that shock you? Many Hispanics are Christian.
  - Hobo
    
    Sarcasm is all but lost :(.
    - JD32
      
      But your horrific spelling isn’t!
SoCo Resident

The purpose of ARLNOW’s Holy Thursday/ Good Friday Eve story is to disrespectfully mock minorities who take their religion seriously and differently than others might. And, to set up a forum for its immature readers to join the mockery including those who regularly belittle South Arlington. All of this during Holy Week. Nice job, ARLNOW.
- Andrew
  
  Whatever gets people to read and comment…
- Hobo
  
  If we can’t make fun of religion what is left? All is lost.
- V Dizzle
  
  Couldn’t the word “immature” be applied to those that are overly sensitive about things are grown-ups can usually ignore? Are you implying that NoARL people are non-Christian?
- AllenB
  
  There was no mockery in the story – it showed a picture and stated where the car was parked.
  
  As for the comments, well, I’d probably mock someone like you for your righteous indignation more than someone else for their religious beliefs… but that’s just me.
  - CrystalMikey
    
    +1
  - jan
    
    and me
  - V Dizzle
    
    Yep. I’m fairly certain that Jesus is rolling in his grave due to people overreacting to comments about a car.
    - dynaroo
      
      This is either the dumbest or the smartest comment on this thread. I can’t tell which.
- NOVApologist
  
  Is this comment more of that “sarcasm” stuff I have been hearing about lately?
- G
  
  SoCo – A lot of the readers live in South Arlington as does the editor of ARLnow. I really don’t think commenters regularly belittle it. Plus, making fun of religion is really fun… regardless of who the believers are. I can think of plenty of religions that are easy to make fun of that are made up primarily of white folks – I suppose I shouldn’t list any specifics though except maybe the Dove World Outreach Center or Westboro Baptist Church, which we can all agree sucks.
- ARLnow.com
  
  Of course no mockery was intended. It was some cool artwork to show going into Easter weekend. Considering that I just got back from eating at Cafe Sazon and getting a hair cut at Izalco Barber Shop, I think your implication that I’m some sort of culture snob is a bit unfounded.
  - JP
    
    Of course! Post it on your Facebook page.
  - Maria
    
    zing!
- KalashniKEV
  
  Keep looking for the outrage… it’s just not there on this one, esse…
- Hunkles
  
  And as a (non-practcing)Jew, I find it offensive that every year at Easter some group blames me for killing Jesus. But I don’t let it get me down, I embrace it. So this year I proudly proclaim that yes we killed Jesus, and if he comes back we’ll kill him again.
  - V Dizzle
    
    You need to go one further. You’ll kill and eat him the next time, to take his power.
    - Hunkles
      
      I still prefer using the blood of gentile children to make my matzoh. Delicious!
      - jenn
        
        you have to do something to make it taste better than stale styrofoam-flavored cardboard, right? =)
      - Tabby
        
        Ugh, seriously. Macaroons? Yes, please. Gefilte fish? Barf! Matzoh? Barf!
      - Chad
        
        Matzoh ball soup is pretty good!
  - dynaroo
    
    Whenever a Christian says “the Jews killed Jesus!” just say “yeah, well, what if they hadn’t? You’d have no religion, dumbass.”
- Tre
  
  SoCo resident doesn’t like coverage of jesus-trucks nor the coverage of tranny-shoplifters. And I’m not saying that SoCo is a tranny that drives a jesus-truck.
- Cate
  
  It’s not mocking minorities who take their religion seriously, it’s mocking something tacky.
  - ARLnow.com
    
    To be clear: We are not mocking anything. It’s a quirky piece of automobile art, yes, but we’re not making fun of it.
    - Cate
      
      nah, I know ARLnow isn’t, but the comments are
Lou

I’m sure there is no intent in posting the story. Besides, there’s something about the Resurrection that puts everything else in perspective.
clarendonneighbor

Happy to see this here and on the streets!
Jordan

I’ll make fun of religion: It’s stupid and dangerous. This Christ-mobile is just stupid, though.
- OX4
  
  Such deep thoughts.
Rebecca

At least it’s not covered in pollen.
LyonSteve

Does the back say “Yo <3 Mexico?"
jar

this guy scoffs at people with “Jesus is My Co-Pilot” bumper stickers
ARLV

I am a little disappointed noone shows the Thorn Birds during Lent anymore, but at least we have the Borgias!
Heidi

He died for our sins and He is Risen!
- AllenB
  
  On a red pickup?
  - Thes
    
    Every time they check the oil…
    - The 7 Oh 3
      
      LOL! Now THAT is wit! I seriously laughed out LOUD at this one. Nice!
- V Dizzle
  
  Who, that guy they shot into space during the last space station mission?
- 22204
  
  Amen Heidi!
Hunkles

Why is Jesus wearing an Aliens t-shirt?
- R.Griffon
  
  OMG, is that a chest buster? So I guess that makes them Catholic. Who knew?
  
  And is he wearing a space helmet?!
KalashniKEV

Viva el Columbia Pike! The Streetcar has risen, and FAILURE is it’s name!
TuesdaysChild

Cannot do that with a bike!
Clizzle Dizzles

Jesus Take the Wheel!
Lois

Nope. Not funny. Surely messing with religious themes in such a sarcastic way is beneath Arl Now. Easter and all it stands for is a sacred event for so many. Surely you can recognize that and curtail your enthusiasm for laugter at just about any ‘ol subject….
- V Dizzle
  
  To be fair, this was not presented in a funny manner at all by ARLnow. We just find it funny. It surely isn’t beneath ME. C’mon, Jesus is laughing (pronounced, “hey-suse”… he works in my office).
- Maria
  
  How is it sarcastic? Jesus is, you know, kind of an important part of Easter, so it was a timely photo. Many of the comments were sarcastic, yes, but life is a lot easier if you try to have a sense of humor about it.
Your Own Personal Jesus

Reach out and touch faith
Phil

unnecessary, irrelevant, not news, and not funny. arlnow reporting stupid stuff like this makes this website look amateurish and strictly biased.

im not hispanic nor a very religious person, however i’ll never be visiting this site again.
- Maria
  
  Considering it was you who made the assumption that the owner of this truck is Hispanic, not ArlNow, I might say you’re the one with the bias. However, since you’re never visiting this site again, I guess you wouldn’t see it anyway if I did say it. Oh well.
- Bill Murray
  
  Lighten up, Francis!
- Aaron
  
  “unnecessary, irrelevant, not news, and not funny”
  
  Phil has just described 90% of the content of Channels 4, 5, 7, 9, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News to a TEE.
- Sam
  
  Ok, for a full refund of your subscription money… oh wait. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
  
  In other news… why did they paint him as a whiter-than-Irish white guy? The guy is from the middle east.
  - Aaron
    
    Yeah, He’s almost as pale as Shakira! We all know how much Hispanic society despises its light-skinned members.
- R.Griffon
  
  It’s news because Jesus is usually IN the trucks in Arlington; not ON them.
  
  But seriously – what makes you think that ArlNow meant any disrespect? They just post notable, interesting, and/or topical pictures. Do you have a problem with the picture of the Bluejay too because you think they’re making fun of animals?
  
  If you have a problem, it’s with the posters on this site. Not ArlNow.
Sleeves

That spot is some like baby Chirilagua. Substitute teacher once told my whole class that all spanish people were born in four mile run like tadpoles and grew legs and crawled out. Someone threw a book. I was suprised he made it out the building alive.
Rick

slow news day..
PigPen

I think you may have just created a new variation of the expression “Jesus on a stick”!
Jesus

Lighten up my children. If you can’t laugh about religion, what can you laugh about?

Now, I have to go. I’m supposed to be giving AIDS to babies in Africa today.
High up on a Pedestal

How is the weather down there?
Tabby

Relax, Jesus is behind the wheel of your lives.
Al Jourgensen

Jesus built my hot rod!
Your Own Personal Jesus

Someone to hear your prayers.
Someone who cares.

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