Pastor and Author
Every once in a while I notice a particularly goofy ad on the New Community Facebook page. There must be an algorithm that attempts to place Christian-like ads on our church page. (Click an image for a better view.)
These ads leave me in quite the bind: do I tattoo my Facebook profile with the Virgin Mary, the crucifix, or an Old Testament image? Do you think Deuteronomy 23:13 would be considered among the “various images from the Old Testament”?
I would certainly like to see that image on display.
I just try to ignore all that garbage.
These things drive me crazy.
I sometimes wonder about becoming a ‘fan’ of God. Does the word have the symantic meaning that it can be applied to God? Can the language of our cult of celebrity be redeemed into a diminished but legitimate term of lordship?
That said. I became a ‘fan’ of Tim Keller and feel no remorse or equivocation.
I think all those ads are terrible. And their rating system is bad too. I can’t say how many ads I’ve found offensive or simply irrelevant to me (Dating services? When I say I’m married? This is targeted advertising???) And despite feedback it still shows up.
Yeah, just weird stuff there man.
And I love the choice of scripture. 🙂
David W. Swanson 
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