John at Locusts and Honey has an imaginary (please, God) list of truly horrid liturgical innovations:- Liturgical poledancing!
- Communion buffet!
- Gym rope-climb to Heaven!
- Grand Theft Auto III: Jerusalem Stories!
- Blessing of the Sharks service!
- Rant stations!
My own addition, "the Baptismal Super Soaker for kids", is sadly based in some reality. I went to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City and bought a small icon for friends that I wished to be blest. So my friends and I walked over to the waiting priest, and he squirted it with a water gun filled with holy water. Yep. A water gun, just like in the picture here. Except it was neon orange (and unless you're Zen Buddhist, that never passes as a liturgical color).
Thank goodness God works through some pretty weird stuff.
--I.C.
5 the midrash:
It has that wonderful combination of funny/sadness that should make christians laugh at themselves. I love your blog.
A water gun? next thing you know there's going to be a Communion vending Machine, you have to put in a ticket that says I've recieved absolution for my sins in order to recieve.
Worhsip leader Ron--yes, we've got that "tears of a clown" thing going here! Glad you like the blog!
Joe--ew. A vending machine is truly a horrid thought. Makes the water gun look good....
The Woody Allen film Sleeper included a robotic confessional. Allen received a prize from a slot once he had received absolution.
A running joke in our household has been the idea of a "Communion express"--Might be handy for the "in late, out early" crowd.
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