Buddy Christ, sometimes referred to as "Buddy Jesus", is an image macro series that uses a photo of a goofy and cartoon-like Jesus smiling broadly while holding his hands up giving a thumbs up, a point, and a wink. This image comes from the 1999 movie, Dogma. In the movie, it is presented as a more trendy version of a cross symbol in order to attract more young people to the church. This meme began as an urban dictionary entry on October 7, 2005 and then was added to meme generator on January 13, 2012. 1