Wal-mart has the most prophetic or the most appalling commercial...

Americanization of Christianity
Written By Jason Valendy


If I were to take pictures of war and people suffering and at the same time juxtaposed teachings of Jesus or perhaps I were to take headlines of stories of people being trampled by shoppers and have "Blessed are the meek and Blessed are the poor" running along the bottom of the screen - you would know right away I was being critical. 

While a very pretty commercial, I wonder if this commercial in which Holy Night and America are sang in the same tune is the most blatant example of Christianity (or perhaps ever just Jesus) being understood as "American" or perhaps a prophetic message to Christians that we have allowed the message of Jesus to be hijacked by America.

In case you did not catch it int eh commercial tonight is the night our saviour is born - AMERICA!
Jason Valendy

Husband, father of two boys, pastor in the United Methodist Church, and guy who is interested in the desert mothers and fathers. The idea of Orthocardia is the pursuit of having a “right heart” over the pursuit of having a “right belief” (orthodoxy) or a “right action” (orthopraxy).

www.jasonvalendy.net
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