Comments on: Holy Solar Powered Bible, Batman!

Holy Solar Powered Bible, Batman!

miss lynnster — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 10:52:06 -0800

Nearly half of the world's population cannot read. Many people live in remote areas without electricity. But that's no excuse for being non-Christian, right? What would Jesus' marketing department do?

Introducing the GodPod. (Who knows... if it's successful, maybe Apple will make that Billy Graham iPod after all!)

By: Captaintripps

Captaintripps — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 10:55:13 -0800

According to the Time 2004 Almanac, the literacy rate of the globe is 77%.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 10:56:18 -0800

Yeah, why teach them to read for themselves when you can just make them listen to your religious rantings. And, of course, because its audio, they can add cool sound effects and subliminal messagery to really speed up the ~~brainwashing~~ conversion process.

By: 31d1

31d1 — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 10:58:43 -0800

According to the Time 2004 Almanac, the literacy rate of the globe is 77%. Hahaha. I suppose the math literacy rate is somewhat lower.

By: fungible

fungible — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:04:29 -0800

I like how, instead of headphones, it has a speaker so you can bother everyone with religious blather.

By: ba

ba — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:09:57 -0800

"It can be solar powered for the Third world, because a third of the world cannot read. How do you get a Bible to them? If you get a cassette to them they either tape over it or they don't have any electricity."

I think this guy and Prince Philip share the same speechwriter.

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:10:29 -0800

A Bible which bursts into flames at the touch of a button will also be on show during the Christian Resources Exhibition at the King's Hall. Screw the Godpod. I want me one of these.

By: baphomet

baphomet — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:12:32 -0800

A Bible which bursts into flames at the touch of a button will also be on show during the Christian Resources Exhibition at the King's Hall. All bibles should be made that way. And I should have the remote control.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:12:56 -0800

My mistake on the illiteracy level... I lazily just paraphrased the guy in the article & should've found the real facts instead. Doh!!!!

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:13:39 -0800

Might I add... I fully admit that I went to art school to avoid math.

By: flod

flod — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:16:45 -0800

iGod and iGod

By: 31d1

31d1 — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:20:01 -0800

miss lynnster - questioning Time's credibility would also have been acceptable :)

By: Captaintripps

Captaintripps — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:28:48 -0800

Well, you'd actually be questioning the credibility of the CIA World Factbook, and I'm sure you will.

By: manicroom

manicroom — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:30:58 -0800

That's a lot of buttons to push for people who may or may not have picked up a book before.

By: dirigibleman

dirigibleman — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:34:53 -0800

I'm waiting for the version on Roman emperors, called the iClaudius. I'll be here all week. Try the fish.

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:37:06 -0800

It amazes me how little faith these people seem to have in their own religion. Why does your religion need gimicks, puppets, and multimedia wizardry to spread if it's so great? God needs slideshows?

By: fenriq

fenriq — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:42:33 -0800

God needs a totally bitchin' Powerpoint presentation to prove why he's the best God of them all. Of course, I can't go because I don't believe in him.

By: casu marzu

casu marzu — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:43:53 -0800

God's followers have always been big fans of slideshows -- what do you think the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is? An important purpose of religious paintings in cathedrals was to illustrate Biblical stories to illiterate congregations.

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:51:24 -0800

It's all about the style, not the substance. In other news, I met me some real Christians the other day. I was landlord-in-lieu-of-owner for a couple of weeks, for a low-income boarding house. One of the tenants had been kicked out for breaking the rules. She went to one of the evangel churches and asked for help. Vacancy rates here are abysmal. Four of them showed up to help her move, found her a place in a hostel, and gave her a prod towards AA and a living-skills program. If they continue to provide support for her, ie. keep on her to stick with AA and outreach education, I have hopes that she'll do well. That is cool. Good on them! More action, less talk!

By: me & my monkey

me & my monkey — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:57:17 -0800

"We like to think we have the full A to Z of everything that church leaders would need in their churches." - Brett Pitchfork, Event director

By: nofundy

nofundy — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 12:11:53 -0800

A Bible which bursts into flames at the touch of a button will also be on show during the Christian Resources Exhibition at the King's Hall. All bibles should be made that way. And I should have the remote control. posted by baphomet at 11:12 AM PST on February 2 I know you. You are the evil demon spawn of the Masonic Illuminati. No, you may not touch the remote control! Bad demon!

By: sled

sled — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 12:30:07 -0800

Oh, Lord.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 12:36:44 -0800

Despite being raised in a home that wasn't particularly religious, out of my five siblings one is Fundamentalist (Bob Jones lovin' Fundamentalist no less... as in "pants on women are evil, the view from behind is sinful", etc.), and two are Southern Baptist (one even lived as a missionary throughout the 80s). I can EASILY imagine them considering this a glorious tool to help missionaries convert the heathens/pagans of the world. Mind you, to be preached to I don't need a GodPod or even to go to church... I could just invite them all over for dinner. I'd kinda prefer to chew glass, though.

By: nofundy

nofundy — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 12:46:13 -0800

Will it have mp3s of all Mullah Dosbson's and Ayotollah Falwell's recordings? Mmmm .... fundy goodness!

By: black8

black8 — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 12:48:31 -0800

"pants on women are evil, the view from behind is sinful" I agree. Skirts are WAY sexier!! Got Ass? /half-kidding

By: AloneOssifer

AloneOssifer — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 12:58:20 -0800

, help us.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 13:20:22 -0800

Personally, I firmly believe that God loves to see Mrs. God in a sexy pair of jeans now and then...

By: graventy

graventy — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 14:13:25 -0800

What, exactly, is the reasoning behind a burning bible? Some sort of cool pyrotechnics trick? Anyone have video?

By: Bdave

Bdave — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 14:38:44 -0800

Sermon assistant, closely related to this monster mp3 unit.

By: koeselitz

koeselitz — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 14:54:35 -0800

Hm... sounds like a good idea. [Now, is that a snark? If it is, isn't the FPP a snark, too?]

By: belladonna

belladonna — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 19:35:28 -0800

Here you go, Graventy - info on the fire Bible (complete with video clip). It's supposed to be an object lesson - "When was the last time your class saw how "HOT" God's Word is?"

By: AlexReynolds

AlexReynolds — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 20:21:51 -0800

Baby Jeebus was never so profitable!

By: darkstar

darkstar — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 20:57:35 -0800

JCUK? Are they serious?

By: dwivian

dwivian — Thu, 03 Feb 2005 10:06:03 -0800

"With it being solar powered, it means they can use it for up to 6,000 hours." Um.... what do they know that I don't?