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Minion Jesus

2024/8/28
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Sean Rameswaram:TikTok 上出现了一个奇怪的、无处不在的小黄人被钉十字架的迷因,其核心是将小黄人的受难与耶稣的受难进行对比,以此来传教。许多创作者都在制作这个视频的变体,这似乎是有组织的行动。 Laura Bullard:小黄人被钉十字架的图片最初由一位名叫Americo Cruz的墨西哥平面设计学生创作于2021年。最初的视频并非自发传播,而是由一个名为Talon Michael Seaman的人及其团队有组织地推广的。Seaman 是一个自称百万富翁的福音传道者,他创建了一个名为“病毒复兴”的运动,其“王国大学”教导有志于成为福音传道者的人如何制作病毒式视频。Seaman 的课程并非免费,需要付费,并且会筛选学员。Seaman 的团队会根据营销框架制作内容,并推广成功的视频。这些视频的最终目的是将观众引向更长的视频,最终目的是劝导观众信教。Seaman 通过这些视频获利颇丰,其传教活动与其岳父所在的教会以及新使徒改革运动有关。 Americo Cruz:他创作小黄人被钉十字架的图片并没有特别的理由,只是觉得有趣。 Andy Kroll:像Seaman这样的福音传道者数量正在增长,他们善于利用网络平台进行传播。新使徒改革运动是美国基督教中增长最快、能量最大的部分,并且与政治有着密切的联系。新使徒改革运动是一个政治上活跃的、对教会和基督教作用有戏剧性描述的群体。新使徒改革运动认为教会应该渗透到生活的方方面面,并成为美国社会的主导力量。Lance Wallnau 是新使徒改革运动中的关键人物,他是一位有影响力的宗教领袖,早期支持特朗普,并认为他是现代的居鲁士王。Wallnau 提倡“七座山原则”,旨在让基督教信仰渗透到美国社会的各个领域。“七座山原则” 认为控制七个关键领域就能塑造国家的议程。“七座山原则” 的目标是彻底改变美国社会,建立一个以基督教为中心的国家。 Sean Rameswaram: The meme's connection to the 2024 election is explored, highlighting the influence of online culture and the New Apostolic Reformation movement on political discourse. The rapid growth of this movement and its potential impact on the future of the Republican Party are discussed.

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Minions have taken over the world, including TikTok, with a bizarre meme featuring a crucified Minion. This meme, originally created by Américo Cruz in 2021, has recently gained traction through short videos featuring a similar script and a call to action.
  • The Minion crucifixion image was created by Américo Cruz in 2021.
  • The meme spread on TikTok through videos with a consistent script.
  • The videos often include a call to action related to Christianity.

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A meme of a Minion being crucified went viral on TikTok in a very unusual way. Today, Explained’s Laura Bullard investigated and connected the dots all the way to the 2024 election.

This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, reported and fact-checked Laura Bullard, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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