Buddy Christ is an icon created in the movie Dogma when a campaign ("Catholicism Wow!") to make Catholicism less dreary and more fun and friendly. The crucifix image was too sad so they decide to retire it and create a more friendly image of Christ (Buddy Christ). The Buddy Christ is a smiling, winking jesus with one hand in a thumbs up and the other in a gun/pointing position. The Savior (1410s, by Andrei Rublev) An icon (from Greek , eikon, image) is an image, picture, or representation; it is a sign or likeness that stands for an object by signifying or representing it, or by analogy, as in semiotics; in computers an icon is a symbol on the monitor... Dogma is a 1999 comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, George Carlin, and Alanis Morissette. ... For the California hardcore punk band see Crucifix (band) A small, handheld crufix. ...
In 2004, an Independent Bishop named Jonny T (b. 1972 in Kent, England) founded the Church of Buddy Christ.
BuddyChrist is a religious icon created in the film Dogma as part of a campaign ("Catholicism Wow!") to revitalize the Catholic Church.
Viewing the crucifix image as "wholly depressing", the Church, led by Cardinal Glick (George Carlin) decides to retire it, and creates a more uplifting image of Christ as a "booster." The BuddyChrist is a smiling, winking savior, with one hand in a thumbs up and the other in a gun/pointing position.
"BuddyChrist" is wordplay on the invocation of the "Body of Christ" in a Catholic Mass.
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