Jack Chick Tracts
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Type: Exploitable Pop Culture Reference
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About
Jack Chick Tracts are small comic pamphlets created by the late Christian artist Jack Chick.
Origin
The first Jack Chick Tract was published in 1961 with the tract titled "Why No Revival?".[1][2]
Spread
The Twitter account "No Context Chick Tracts" was created on August 29th, 2019,[3] and regularly posts panels from the Jack Chick Tracts out of context. Another Twitter account "Chick Tract Reactions" was created on March 25th, 2020,[4] to post reaction images found in Jack Chick Tracts, and other Jack Chick works.
Related Memes
None Of You Are Free Of Sin
None Of You Are Free Of Sin is a quote from a tweet by Weird Twitter user Dril. It has become a popular snowclone on Twitter, as well as a snowclone used with an exploitable Chick Tract. The meme often uses a page from the Jack Chick Tract titled "The Empty Tomb" (shown below).
Sandwich Chef
Sandwich Chef refers to a character in a web comic by Jack Chick Tract titled "Hi There!", in which a man complains about receiving a peanut butter sandwich. Online, the comic is often referred to as "ass sandwich" based on a edited version containing the caption "this is an ass sandwich / it is made of ass and poo."
Most People Rejected His Message
Most People Rejected His Message is an exploitable image based on a panel from a Christian comic illustrating the biblical passage Galatians 4:16, which reads "Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?". The image comes from the 1997 Jack Chick Tract titled "Charlie's Ants".
Search Interest
External References
[1] Yale Divinity Library – Chick Tract Collection
[2] Chick Publications – Why No Revival?
[3] Twitter – No Context Chick Tracts
[4] Twitter – Chick Tract Reactions
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