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Pop Culture is everywhere. We just acknowledge it. Christ and Pop Culture is an attempt to discuss and think rightly about the common knowledge of our age.
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Mixed Signals: What the Christian Message Says to the MassesTargeting a message to your “superfans” doesn’t mean that they are the only ones listening.
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Huh. That may have actually been the stupidest thing I’ve read this year. And I’ve read some stupid stuff. There isn’t even a slice of anything resembling a sensible piece of article in there.
I suppose I should thank you for pointing out the lowest common denominator. you know, just so next week when Ben makes the case that Linda Ronstadt is the reason for global warming, I won’t be able to in good conscience say that such a sentiment was the stupidest thing I’ve heard in a good long while.
Because it won’t be. Because I’ll always beable to point myself back to this article by Matt Labash.
The Danes last blog post..20081119.ChurchLies