Completely over the top, utterly ridiculous video for the 2011 National Day of Prayer. Like what is the message here supposed to be? That Christians can somehow stave off the Apocalypse and natural disasters by praying? I thought the end of the world and Jesus coming back were the whole point? Now I’m confused.
And what’s with the shitty bombastic music? Was “Carmina Burana” too expensive to license so they went for a cheapo knock-off instead? Note that the White House (where “that Obama” lives) and San Francisco (an American stand-in for Sodom and Gomorrah perhaps) have the ominous lightning flashes but the little church (which I presume resides somewhere in Sarah Palin’s “real America”) is bathed in a cone of holy light… Lame, but these things always are… Can’t these fucking assholes hurry up and be raptured already?
The funny part (if there is one) about all of the Christian apocalyptic madness of the current age is to consider how silly and dated this sort of superstitious insanity is going to look 100 years from now. Mark my words, after all of us are dead, there will be an ironic cult for Kirk Cameron movies and the Left Behind books. They’ll be collectibles from a less enlightened time for hipsters in the 22nd century.
I can’t wait until all of the assholes suddenly vanish.
Apr 04, 2011
audiolingo says:
<..how silly and dated this sort of superstitious insanity is going to look 100 years from now..>
I kinda doubt it. One hundred years from now there will be crazy-assed shit that will make our crazy-assed shit pale in comparison.
Apr 04, 2011
Eustace says:
I’m always grateful when Christians are deep in prayer (I’d rather that they mumble to their make-believe god than try and interfere with my life here in reality).
Apr 04, 2011
rosko says:
May 5th is the National day of Prayer? I thought it was Cinco De Mayo.
Apr 04, 2011
Irie says:
OMG!!! Holy Crap.!!
Apr 05, 2011
Frank W says:
The very desperation that speaks from this is what gives me a glimmer of hope for the future. These people live in dread of the day America will wake up and smell the coffee.
Apr 05, 2011
deredder says:
Jesus is back… and he’s pissed!
Apr 05, 2011
stegmi says:
These trailers for the new Doctor Who season are getting weirder.
Apr 05, 2011
Mimby says:
Wow. These two videos met and we has a baby!
Serious demonic deviation sheeet!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqqGCYomB98
Apr 05, 2011
Em says:
Dredder:
That’s actually a damned good idea! We should make a film that shows a truly furious monster Jesus returning and then wiping out all of his most devout followers. It starts off a religious film then turns into a horror movie. The religious right eventually launch a fusillade of earth-to-Jesus missiles, which only makes him angrier.
Apr 05, 2011
fl says:
Dude, this is awesome. Altough I prefer Catholic imaginery, the American/Cristian trashy shit has a cool edge. Nascar/Megachurch/Deliverance hell.
Apr 05, 2011
doomy g says:
Obviously they can’t use Carmina Burana cuz it’s a collection of dirty poems and poems criticizing the Catholic church.
Apr 05, 2011
John H says:
Were they facing east praying?
Apr 08, 2011
Nerdiah says:
I made a little parody of this vid after reading about it on various blogs. I hope it makes you smile - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP8qUXxziPI
Apr 24, 2011
Nikki says:
Oh HELL nah! Cinco De Mayo? No way. That day is already dedicated to celebrating the independence or whatever of Mexico…and getting really drunk. So spending ALL DAMN DAY praying is pretty much out.
