The constellation
J1738 Ignorance of religious matters
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- Absurd ignorance · J1730 entry
beneath it
- Ignorant priest forces rolls of cloth instead of bread down a dying man's throat · J1738.1 entry
- Living crucifix chosen. Peasants take their old crucifix to an artist for a new one. The artist asks them whether they want a living or dead crucifix. Argument: living God takes less for upkeep and he can be killed later · J1738.2 entry
- Numskulls surprised at news that God has a son · J1738.3 entry
- Numskulls surprised to hear that God's son has died · J1738.4 entry
- Standing up for the friendless. Preacher in backwoods asks congregation members who are friends of Jesus to rise. No one rises. "What, are there no friends of Jesus in this house?" A cowboy rises to his feet: "Stranger, I don't know who this man Jesus is. I never heard of him before, but I'll stand up for any man who hasn't got any more friends than he has." · J1738.5 entry
- Letting in the light. Backwoods preacher tells couple that they are living in darkness. The woman responds that she has been trying for years to get her husband to cut a window in the house · J1738.6 entry
- Ignorant people told religious holiday is coming the next day: camel appears and is feasted · J1738.7 entry
- Men hide so that God will not see their sin · J1738.8 entry