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One of two things:
You need to add a "convert Judas" clause
or you need to reprint Judas as a hero.

One of two things:
You need to add a "convert Judas" clause
or you need to reprint Judas as a hero.

Pay attention son.

Purple
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Judas Iscariot (2011 version)

Am I the only one that thought that was really funny?

Mr. Mo might disagree.

Quote from: Chronic Apathy on March 21, 2011, 11:35:14 PM

If Thad loses, then everyone needs to shut up about him.

=)

How about everyone who didn't vote for him. I'm gonna think he's the most OP card ever (besides NJ) even if he loses the vote.

Susanna will win. Honestly, she is the better hero. Ya, Thaddeus is protected from harm(sometimes) . But still, a 1/x white hero with a cant be negated ability is very powerful. Thaddeus is 8/8 and bad for initiative.

Thaddeus doesn't need initiative. Thaddeus will blast through almost any defense without enhancements, and an AoCP is always ready if need be.

White doesn't need inish 90% of the time. Words, Blessings, and He is Risen are the most used White Enhancements, as well as First Fruits and Consider the Lilies, but those are pre-battle. Those are all interrupts. Inish is irrelevant in this matchup.

Thaddeus needs a lot of disciples in play to make him work. But, for white enhancements, you do need some initiative for the enhancements that do not interrupt.

Quote from: Ring Wraith on March 22, 2011, 05:29:42 PM

Thaddeus doesn't need initiative. Thaddeus will blast through almost any defense without enhancements, and an AoCP is always ready if need be.

White doesn't need inish 90% of the time. Words, Blessings, and He is Risen are the most used White Enhancements, as well as First Fruits and Consider the Lilies, but those are pre-battle. Those are all interrupts. Inish is irrelevant in this matchup.

Thaddeus needs a lot of disciples in play to make him work. But, for white enhancements, you do need some initiative for the enhancements that do not interrupt.

Susanna needs a lot of N.T. Females in play to make her work. But, for purple enhancements, you do not need some initiative for the enhancements that do interrupt.

Quote from: Gabe on March 22, 2011, 11:21:50 AM

Quote from: Rawrlolsauce! on March 22, 2011, 11:11:14 AM

One of two things:
You need to add a "convert Judas" clause
or you need to reprint Judas as a hero.

Pay attention son.

Quote from: Gabe during nominations

Purple
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Judas Iscariot (2011 version)

That isn't legitimate is it?

It should be.  Judas was an active member of Jesus' ministry for almost 3 years.

EDIT:  Separated my comment from the quote box.  FWIW, I've thought Judas has needed a hero card for awhile now.

Don't judge a man because of one evil thing he did.

I am against a Judas hero.

We've had this discussion before. Lets not have it again.

Kenneth Copeland "ministers" too.

*Trollface*

Quote from: soul seeker on March 23, 2011, 10:38:25 AM

Quote from: Red on March 23, 2011, 10:18:28 AM

I do not want a good Judas. Ever. His betrayal may have been used by God but he was still an evil man. Don't paint a picture of light around him.

It is not a "picture of light," it is facts from the Bible and I can prove it.  Like it or not, he did minister with the rest of the disciples.

I am aware of that. He still betrayed Christ that outweighs the amount of good he did imo. If Judas was printed as a hero I'd raise a large amount of cain he
re on the boards till the elders regetted the idea.

So what you are saying is that you will throw a temper tantrum of epic proportions to the status of the first murderer in the Bible because your theological feathers got a bit ruffled.  Ironically, you want to cause misery for your fellow Christians over a Christian card game because of your Christian beliefs. 

Funny thing is the person who Judas betrayed loves him and treated him with love more than you are willing to do.  You do realize that Judas could have been forgiven had he asked right?  Afterall, Peter betrayed Christ and was aloud to repent and get to be a hero in Redemption too!   

You do realize that Judas could have been forgiven had he asked right?

I think this is the point of the matter. Nowhere does it say Judas repented. As far as we know, he should not be a hero.

Quote from: soul seeker on March 23, 2011, 12:36:26 PM

You do realize that Judas could have been forgiven had he asked right?

I think this is the point of the matter. Nowhere does it say Judas repented. As far as we know, he should not be a hero.

Last comment on the tangent:
    Judas was one of the twelve, given the power and message to deliver as evident in Mt 10:1-4.  He was a "hero" (in Redemption terms) before his mistake.

1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions

Yes, Judas didn't repent, but neither did Solomon or Saul or others who also have good cards that made mistakes later in life.  In fact, all the disciples (but John as far as I can tell) betrayed him in their abandonment.  That is why Judas has an evil card and the others doesn't.  I don't think it means that he never deserves a hero card (because he did do good things early in the ministry) or that it's worth quitting the game over.

Remember this, all the disciples were grappling with the problem of Jesus not living up to their expectations.  It appears that, on some level, they recognized the possibility of betrayal otherwise they wouldn't have taken turns to see if they were the betrayer in Matthew 26:20-22.

20 When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve. 21 And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.”
22 They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?”

Judas ministered, in the SAME WAY, as all the other disciples early in the ministry.  He let unrepentant sin grow in his life (greed), found Jesus teachings hard (not the military messiah the Jews wanted), and turned away ("converted" in Redemption terms).  It makes perfect sense to me to have a Judas' purple hero.

    And one more thing...
We all crucified Jesus.  It was our sin that hung him there (Isaiah 53).  We all betray Jesus when we are ashamed to speak up for what is right, to witness about the good news, or when we actively choose to participate in secret habitual sin in our life.  Instead of throwing rocks at Judas and vilifying him for being human, how about we examine our own lives and realize how much like Judas we are. 

But what do I know, I'm only a noob.  My has now been deposited.