I posted this already at Prayers for Blowouts -- where I'm now an official contributor -- but I'm slapping it up here, too, in case you didn't see it.
As I see it, there are several problems with this banner. A critique:
1. Readability. The flames in the background are a nice touch, but make the banner a little hard to read.
2. Headline. Sure, hell wants new residents, by definition. The evil-er the better. But wouldn't heaven want them, too? When it comes to being wanted, I think both destinations are concerned with boosting their numbers.
3. Vocabulary. Who really says Whoremongers anymore? Or Fornicators? Attention, signmakers concerned with the eternal destiny of random passers-by: You're gonna have to contemporize your language. Do you ever hear anyone talking about that hit MTV show "Whoremonger My Ride"? No? Then it's time for an update. If people need a dictionary to decide whether or not they may be on a certain list in hell, they'll just become frustrated and continue whatever they were doing before you started yelling at them.
4. Content. "Pot Smokers" is aiming a little low, don't you think? It is, after all, a gateway drug. You might shoot for those who have passed right through the gateway and on into serious drug use like crack cocaine and meth and ibuprofen. Don't want those folks to be left out.
5. Scope. Sports Fans? Really? Oh my. Sure, many of them may also be drunkards. And gamblers. And possibly money-lovers (who isn't?). But if you're singling them out for debauchery you also ought to single out Investment Bankers, American Idol Viewers, and Pocket Guide Authors. Also Male Figure Skaters.
6. Inclusiveness. You forgot Murderers, Sabbath-breakers, and Democrats. Hypocrites hits a little close to home -- so close, I'd hazard you might have been guilty of it at one point or another, putting yourself on your own banner. That won't do. So I suggest replacing it with one of the above.
You're welcome.
[H/T: Mrs. Thinky Thoughthead]
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Hell's Most Wanted: A Critique
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Sports fans?!?! I would like to hear a sermon on that one, lol.
Actually, I think whoremongers is the right word. It doesn't only mean "pimp," but covers anyone who consorts with prostitutes. Describing either the pimp or the john, this inclusiveness makes whoremonger an extremely useful word. Rarely a day goes by that I don't use it around the house.
Funny stuff, but actually quite sad.
I thought Jesus sign read "I love whoremongers, prostitutes, pot smokers, witches, hypocrites, atheists, sports fans..."
Random Thought - As for sports fans, would Simon Peter have been on the BASS Masters tour with Iaconelli? Jesus watching and says "No Peter throw the Texas Rigged worm on the left side of the boat back to the edge of that stump." Then Peter would get checked to ensure there were no miraculous coins weighing down the fish everytime he weighed in...
Matthew 21:31 - Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you."
Yea, I'm gulty of a few of the items on the list - but it looks like that might get me a better place in line than the Pharisees - just sayin'
We had a preaching professor at our college in Texas (sorry) who insisted that long hair on guys was sin. But then again, he also insisted that all sermons must be typed on 5" X 8" pieces of paper or you'd fail the assignment. Ah, the good ol' days.
Because 5 x 8 in. pieces of paper can fit in your Bible without being seen, so when you look at your notes while preaching, the audience just thinks you're looking at the scripture passage. Right?
I've done that before while speaking, but then I stopped. It felt like I was trying to pass myself off as able to preach w/o notes...
Felt as dishonest as a preacher with a toupee.
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