Re Kitsch Christmas, December
Direction is given to a website where Jesus underwear can be ordered. Was this offered as a joke? If so it was a joke in very poor taste especially in a national church magazine. For those who looked up the site provided (it is a real online ordering site), what you discovered was an offer of “thongs” with pictures of Jesus on them and the inscription “Knees together for Jesus.” I won’t quote what was offered on the other thongs because it goes from bad to worse to vulgar! Why was this allowed in the Record?
Editor re: A Joke in Poor Tasteeplies: At first blush many of the items in The Other Six Days column seem in poor taste. But these are carefully chosen (and often hilarious) cautionary tales. Where to begin with this one example? The image of Christ used on the underwear is an absurd though popular one dating back two centuries. It in itself is a mockery of Jesus, but we forget that since it has been used commonly over the years. In short, the whole thing is layered in absurdities. And would you believe the one sexually suggestive comment on the site is a variation of a virginity pledge movement that has become viral internet satire? Many silly things, often unintentionally, are done in the name of Jesus Christ daily. Some are funny, some are creepy and some are both. Don’t miss the boxer shorts with the PC(USA) logo.
