Comments on: Certified Cameronite: Jack Chick

By: Taylor

Taylor — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:24:01 +0000

I actually did look at “Angels” and “Sin City”. Sin City looked like the cops had gauges actually (which amused me no end), and Angels was as advertised. What really annoyed/scared me was that probably about 1/3 of the tracts had “adapted for a black audience”–talk about racist…

By: Taylor

Taylor — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:46:02 +0000

Part of me wants to see the Christian rock one, but it’d probably make me need brain bleach afterwards.

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:39:28 +0000

Those looking for Wounded Children can find it here, along with some less-than-favorable commentary.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:22:37 +0000

It doesn't seem that Chick's "Wounded Children" tract is available online, but some people on YouTube adapted it for video and re-enacted it for comic effect. Michael Bussee: thanks for sharing that story. I never would have expected one of his tracts to have an impact like that, but if nothing else Chick seems to be an excellent (and despicable) marketer.

By: Bill S

Bill S — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:01:26 +0000

I’ve noticed that too GDad. There seem to be Christians in real life who believe this. They’re under the impression they need to tell strangers, living in this country, about Big J.
Wasn’t there another gay-themed Chick tract, “Wounded Children”? I’ve never seen it, but I’ve read a description of it, and it’s almost sympathetic by Chick’s standards. I can’t seem to find any copies online. Has anybody else seen it?

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By: johnson

johnson — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:05:38 +0000

OMG, those comics are hilarious–I have to get some of those!

By: Michael Bussee

Michael Bussee — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:24:21 +0000

Here’s a bit of trivia. The Chick Track, “The Gay Blade” was actually the inspiration for EXIT and later EXODUS. About 1974, I found the tract at the Melodyland bookstore and was so appalled that I asked that it be removed. It was.

Noticing there was nothing else on the subject in the bookstore, I then asked the Melodyland leaders if we could start our own ministry to reach out to gays in the church and to try to change some of the negative stereotypes presented in the tract.

EXIT was formed in 1974. We hosted the first EXODUS conference in 1976. So I guess that, in a way, you can thank Mr. Chick for EXODUS.

By: GDad

GDad — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:55:26 +0000

Bill S.,

I’m always amused that the non-Christians are always people who just haven’t heard about Christianity or God. Huh? It’s not too likely that anyone in western society over the age of five hasn’t been exposed to these things in depth.

By: Bill S

Bill S — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:03:13 +0000

I’m always amused by the way characters in his tracts never argue when presented with these Bible stories. You’d think one of them would say, “So, you’re equating me with a rapist? Fuck off.” or “Wait, it should have been pretty easy to find 50 people worth saving-all he’d have to do was go to an elementary school or a home for the aged.’ or, “So you’re saying I deserve to burned alive? Wow, the God you worship is a sadistic asshole!”
But then again, nobody behaves like a normal human being in any of these. He doesn’t just lie about gays and Catholics. His tracts on the origin of Halloween are laughable-especially the one where a little boy is murdered by somebody in the neighborhood while out trick-or-treating. The parents just can’t understand why his surviving friends are acting so bizarre, until someone suggests they’re possessed by demons.
Chick’s a bigot, a loon, and an idiot.