Gawker highlights Ben Carson’s ‘shrine’

In addition to running for president, Ben Carson is an accomplished neurosurgeon who has won many awards and medals. He’s also an apologetic Christian. As Gawker put it, “Ben Carson loves two people in this (and other) worlds: Jesus and Ben Carson. His house, naturally, reflects that.”

Gawker’s piece highlighted certain portraits hanging in Carson’s Maryland home, as revealed by the Guardian.

The pictures, all taken by Mark Makela, show a man who is proud of his work and devout in his faith. As the Guardian introduces the gallery though:

The decor at Ben Carson’s home in Maryland shows that Donald Trump may not have the biggest ego among the Republican candidates. On display are awards, certificates, medals, and a painting of himself with Jesus.

Gawker’s Melissa Cronin says her favorite is the Jesus picture:

My personal favorite is the drawing of the surgeon as a young man, with a heavily robed and heavily wrinkled Jesus breathing heavily just over his shoulder.

Her piece also includes a tweet referring to the picture of Jesus as “Klingon Jesus.”

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