Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Absurdity of the 'Seeker Sensitive' Movement Illustrated

From the Sacred Sandwich:

[caption id="attachment_697" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Is it the duty of pastors to make God and His Holy Word more palatable to the masses? This satirical ad demostrates the inanity of the concept."]Is it the duty of pastors to make God and His Holy Word more palatable to the masses? This satirical ad demostrates the inanity of the concept.[/caption]
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  1. Spice Mines of KesselApril 15, 2009 at 12:24 AM

    Dogs don't know it's not bacon... :)

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  2. PensadorApril 20, 2009 at 3:07 PM

    Luther would turn over in his grave if he saw this ad. I am offended that the Bible has been demoted to the status of a plate. Do they know that they are placing the fatty tissue of a deceased pig on top of the Holy, infallible Word of the living God?

    So wrong. So terribly, terribly wrong.

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  3. KristineApril 22, 2009 at 4:37 AM

    I love 'Sacred Sandwich'. I discovered it by accident a couple of years ago, and never ever had I laughed AND cried at the same time, like I did that fateful day. I still pop over there to check out their newest fare from time to time...

    This is a doozie for sure!

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  4. Ken WerleinJune 6, 2009 at 2:19 AM

    At least they didn't use the #1 rule in advertising: S*X sells! Wasn't there a ministry/organization called xxxchurch or something?

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  5. RonJuly 25, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    Church I used to go to twice encouraged men to read their Bibles because their wives would find it attractive. Bad enough, but he did not stop there. A cheesy tune played briefly, something seductive like a bit of a Barry White sample, and the pastor inferred that 'romance' might ensue. I sure the 'pastor' intended this shtick, this encouragement to read the Bible to be humorous, but.....I felt very, very uncomfortable with it. I

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  6. timDecember 3, 2009 at 12:58 PM

    some of these responses are a bit sad... this is a great ad for showing the absurdity of making the faith/reading the bible more pallatable by appealing to the flesh. I will use it this week in church. Tim

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