Friday Godbytes: Perry’s “strong” dislikes; OWS wedding; handbell Hallelujah

So some of you might have heard that Republican Presidential candidate Rick Perry released a new ad entitled “Strong.” The spot showcases Perry announcing he’s “not afraid” to say he’s a Christian, and decrying the fact that gays can now serve openly in the U.S. military. The commercial was seemingly an attempt to win over […]

So some of you might have heard that Republican Presidential candidate Rick Perry released a new ad entitled “Strong.” The spot showcases Perry announcing he’s “not afraid” to say he’s a Christian, and decrying the fact that gays can now serve openly in the U.S. military.

The commercial was seemingly an attempt to win over conservative Christian voters in Iowa, but it failed to win over something else: the Internet.

The ad is now one of the most “disliked” videos in YouTube history, surpassing even Rebecca Black’s fantastically awful rendition of “Friday.” (for the confused: that’s really bad)


It has also garnered parody videos from atheists, Jews, and…er…Dinosaurs? (Update: and Jesus!) It even even irked the political ire of the Tweet of God:

Oh, and does that jacket Perry’s wearing look familiar? It should, because it’s the same one worn by actor Heath Ledger’s character in the gay-cowboy epic Brokeback Mountain. Oops.

In more loving news, the Occupy Boston encampment was threatened with eviction last night, but police eventually told the 1,000 assembled protestors that they would delay any police action. In the midst of the celebratory revelry that followed, two protestors decided to go ahead and have their own Occupy Wedding, complete with with a priest. Awwww…

Artist Jim Lepage has released a series of posters called “Bible Word Designs.” Lepage made a poster to represent every book of the Bible, all with an artistic flair.

Hey, do you love Christmas ornaments and gardening, but never figured out a way to do both at the same time? Well today is your lucky day! Now you can learn to make your very own terrarium inside a Christmas ornament! (via BoingBoing)

Finally, you get two – count ’em, TWO – Religion Music Videos of the Day. The first comes via Sojourner’s God’s Politics blog, and is entitled “the busiest handbell choir you’ve ever seen.”


The second video is something you might have already seen, but dangit – it’s catchy! Here are the Maccabeats with their rendition of “Miracle” (for the music nerds: originally performed by Hasidic rapper Matisyahu) who are redefining Jewish Heart-throb-ness (it’s a thing).

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