Being that Thanksgiving happens to fall on our Videos of the Week posting day, we thought we’d give you an early gift. So take off the rest of the day and enjoy the Videos of the Week!
A church’s version of NBC’s The Office – it’s a little long but is actually pretty funny.
In 1966, John Lennon told reporter and friend Maureen Cleave, “[The Beatles are] more popular than Jesus now.” The American religious public was indignant with rage, burning Beatles albums, boycotting their performances, and even threatening to kill Lennon. Jesus, I’m sure, was thrilled by our zeal.
But when we discussed this matter in a communications class in college (a small Christian college, mind you), I couldn’t help but speak up.
“Was he wrong?” I asked.
“What?” my professor asked, unable to hide his surprise.
“At that moment in time, were The Beatles more popular than Jesus in whatever context Lennon made that comment? He didn’t say he was proud of it or anything, he just made an observation.”
“Um, yeah, let’s move on, then. We’ve got a lot to cover today,” my professor answered.
In retrospect, I probably should’ve kept my mouth shut, and I should probably keep it shut now, but I saw this news story this weekend–Vatican forgives John Lennon for Jesus remark–and I couldn’t help but dive back into it. First, a look at the numbers. (more…)
It’s that time again—time to vote for the COLLIDE Reader’s Choice Awards: The Best of 2008. Make your voice heard and tell us what media and technology resources you consider the best of 2008. For our part, we’ll publish the results and hand out the awards in our January/February 2009 issue.
Go here to vote and help us choose the Best of 2008. We promise, it will only take a few minutes and it will be well worth your time!
It’s time for the COLLIDE stop on The Fine Line Blog Tour! The new book from author Kary Oberbrunner releases December 5 and in order to build a little anticipation I asked Kary a few questions about the book. Here’s what Kary had to say: (more…)
Our list may be a little bit shorter this week, but that’s probably because of the economy. However, we aren’t going to let that stop us from bringing you the Week in Review!
Have a great weekend! Go [insert your favorite football team here]!!
