An honest exploration of the intersection of secular and sacred.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Since Jesus Was Born W Bankrupted America
Channeling longest serving Senator Robert Byrd, BC contributor (and my older brother) described the $700B bailout package as "700 dollars for every minute since Jesus was born." Byrd has used this line a number of times in his career and we like it.
Walmart and french fries are not the only things to supersize in the last decade. Churches have gone mega, Christian businesses are booming and crashing, you can track the number of souls you have saved on your iPhone, and celebrity pastors regularly hold court on the New York Times bestseller list. Sacred or secular, do these labels have any postmodern significance? Is there a genuine cultural distinction or is it a case branding with different logos?
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