The Archdiocese of Bombay seems to have slipped seamlessly into a digital role amid the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/coronavirus-all" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> pandemic. In its latest initiative ahead of Children's Day on November 14, the Archdiocese has asked parishioners of all age groups to share with it one of their first-ever Bible stories, which they heard as a child.
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"Do you remember the first time you read the story of Jonah and the Fish, and imagined a huge goldfish swallowing a tiny teeny man? Or maybe a clownfish gulping down Jonah like a worm? Pick one of the first Bible stories you've heard as a child and show us what you thought it looked like through a doodle," wrote the Archdiocese of Bombay on its official Twitter handle.
Father Nigel Barrett, spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Bombay, told mid-day, "This initiative aims at bringing out people's inner child by drawing or sketching a biblical passage or character that inspired them, or that brings back memories from their childhood. We are inviting both adults and children" to send their entries to us.
The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/twitter-all" target="_blank">Twitter</a> post also mentioned that "no indecent representation of the faith or profanity shall be entertained." Barrett said, "One has to be respectful of the faith.
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People who create memes are often disrespectful&hellip;and some people think that they [memes] are hilarious. But this offends a lot of other people. Humour is subjective, which is why we have been very clear in the guidelines that it [the drawing] has to be a clear and honest depiction of the faith." Parishioners have been asked to send their work, along with the parish they belong to, at social@archdiocesebombay.org.
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