The website c28.com sells T-shirts with ‘Christianized’ pop culture slogans.
Clothes
Many years ago, I became more than a little annoyed with the way Christian clothing companies trampled all over logos and copyrighted images to create Christianized versions of them in the name of evangelism. If you aren’t aware, this is a really big business. People sell AC/DC shirts that say JC/DC (Jesus Christ Demon Crusher) or altered Starbucks logos with Christian messages on them. When I was writing for an underground Christian satirical paper, we became so annoyed with this type of thing that we wrote an article called “Wear Your Faith Where It Counts,” with a picture of a lady wearing a Jesus bikini. Today I’ll say that I’ve softened a bit on this issue (depending on the content). While they have a lot of stuff I don’t like, c28.com (which stands for Colossians 2:8) does sell a few things that I do like, namely onesies for babies. They have one that says, “I stroll with Jesus” on it and another that says, “When God made me He was just showing off.” I’d put my baby in that. Oh, and they share the profits with organizations like Mercy Ships which brings free medical assistance to places in need worldwide.
c28.com
Comedy
Chonda Pierce is a Christian comedian. She covers medication, depression, rehab, menopause, and a whole host of other things. She is seriously funny and makes powerful statements, too. I won’t say any more. I don’t want to ruin the jokes so I’ll let Chonda speak for herself.
Search YouTube for Chonda Pierce
Tattoos
Christian Tattoos is an interesting website. Much of the site is dedicated to the practice of covering up tattoos people got before they came to faith in Christ. Many other tattoos on the site are ones Christians got after they became Christians. The site has discussion groups and advice, and it also allows people to post pictures of their body art. There is a great video at the head of the homepage titled, “What does the Bible say about tattoos?” On the site, I was struck by the sheer growth of talent in the medium. Although there are still a lot of Christian “flash” pieces (those simple designs artists hang on the wall), there are also a lot of photorealist pieces and creative originals.
christian-tattoos.com
Music
George Dennehy is 19. He was born in Romania and was adopted into a very large family living in the United States. A while back he made a big splash on YouTube for his rendition of the 1998 mega hit Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls. George made such a big splash, in fact, that he was even invited to a recent Goo Goo Dolls tour where he played and sang that song with the band. In the tour video you can distinctly see he’s wearing a shirt that reads, “intelligently created.” Dennehy of course did this on purpose. He is a devoted Christian and wouldn’t dream of being on such a big stage without pointing the spotlight back on God. He’s a pretty talented guy and is even putting out some original music now. Most of his music is done on the guitar but he also plays bass, cello and a bit of piano. Oh yeah, and because he was born with no arms he does it all with his feet. George says he doesn’t know exactly what the future holds but he does believe it will be good because all you have to do is “have faith and watch His plan unfold for you.”
georgedennehy.com
