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Praise the Lord and Pass the Honey Roasted Peanuts

Religion
By Paul Shrug, Section News
Posted on Fri Jul 19th, 2002 at 12:45:25 AM PDT
How subtle is the conspiracy against non-Christians? It may be as close as your in-flight meal or your cheeseburger.

Telephoned in to me today by Matt was a radio report regarding Alaska Airlines, and their heretofore uncontroversial practice of sneaking in Bible prayer cards with every in-flight meal. Hmm, I guess after Flight 261 I'd want instant faith too.

Our several atheistic friends are none too happy about pondering the Psalms over a half-heated cordon bleu sandwich. But Alaska Airlines defends its practice: "The quotes have application across many Judeo-Christian beliefs and are shared as a gesture of thanks..." Note the conspicuous exclusion of other schools of religious thought.

So there may be a new controversy regarding the presence of Christ in our commercial institutions. Poor Jesus. The way things are going, they're gonna crucify him.

Even some of the cool Xtians don't think it's a good idea to introduce inspirational nuggets into the realm of big business.

I also found it passingly interesting that Alaska's mascot, Oliver Amouak, was a Native American, and therefore a practitioner of native, Christ-excluded religion. Maybe he converted after he signed away the rights to his image. It can happen!

Alaska's not the only one, of course. The best fast-food hamburger chain in the world, In-N-Out Burger, does the same thing, sneaking in Bible verses on their cups and wrappers. And it doesn't stop there -- their employees are required to watch a video, every month, in which they are told God is giving them guidance, or something like that.

Normally I'd make a crack about how God could possibly find time to shepherd each In-N-Out employee into making a burger that reflects the nature of godliness -- but actually, considering how good In-N-Out Burgers are, that might very well be the case.

To be honest, if I want my food to be sanctified, I'm just gonna go old school.

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by Verminator (vermin@vermination.com) on Fri Jul 19th, 2002 at 01:08:47 AM PDT
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When that plane crashed I was out surf kayaking less than 20 miles away at C-Street in Ventura. If I had looked behind me at the right time I probably could have seen it hit. I always miss the good stuff.

He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man. - Shakespeare



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