Bright Life

He has gone high tech...

This website is Powered By Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

It's at the bottom of the page.

Can someone please explain to me what is meant by this?

Do these people actually believe that their deity is powering their website? Is this some new "personal relationship" jargon? Not only do you "walk with Jesus," now he's your web server?

Or, are these people looking for a way to put "JESUS" on their website to generate sales from fellow cult members?

Personally, I would never infuse my religion or lack of religion into my business advertisements unless it was specifically relevant.

I really am asking.

I asked my sister once, "so do you really believe in the devil?" She solemnly affirms. "So you really believe a red, cloven-hoofed and horned dark lord of evil haunts human beings and makes them do bad things?" Then she looks at *ME* like *I'M* crazy.

Honestly. It's as if I'm the bad guy for pointing out the absurdity.

So please, tell me, do people actually believe that "This website is Powered By Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior?" Or do you think this is a religious marketing ploy?

I don't know which is worse.

Spherical Time

Wow, look at all of those testimonies about how Jesus powers websites.

Bright Life

What's really interesting is that the "link" goes nowhere. You click for Jesus, and nothing happens. This is what made me think it was a marketing ploy, as the link serves to bring attention to the area. But the irony of the link actually having no meaning is just too much.

Imaginary Mark

Clearly this means that the web servers are hooked up to a generator which is connected to an exercise bike which is being pedaled by none other than Jesus Christ. The webmaster must have some serious dirt on him.

And now my serious guess. He probably figures that he will gain some business and lose some business with his comment but the effect will be small. He thinks he is spreading the "good news" in a subtle and inoffensive way. And the "powered by" reference is a joke. It's to diffuse any akwardness that comes from bringing up religion.

So does the joke work? Not for me.

Julius

I've two theories why someone would do this. I happen to be a Christian myself but I find it a bit off the wall.

The first may be that they are naive and not thinking about they're doing. If this is the case, I would not want to do business with them.

The second may be that they are trying to drum up business from other Christians by advertising their beliefs. I would not want to do business with them in this case either. If they are devoted Christians, that should be reflected in honest business practices and good services and products. Those things should speak for themselves without the need to advertise their religion.

I object to this also because it's using Jesus to drum up business. When you're mixing God with business like this, you're not serving God. I don't expect atheists to share my feelings on this; but I find it irreverent to try to use God to promote business.

Luke 16:13 - No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

I would not want to do business with these people. I'd be afraid they were crooked or incompetent.

Julius

Quetzalcoatl

It is preying upon the gullibility of Christians. If you can believe one bullshit then you can believe another. It is based on the mistaken assumption that Christian equal moral.

That’s why I keep out of churches.

rationalOne

In fairness to her, just because she believes in something called the "devil" doesn't mean she ascribes those specific attributes to him/it, anymore than believing in god means you necessarily think there's a guy in white sitting on a throne in the clouds.

You've committed a straw man fallacy, which is probably why she looked at you that way.

loose cannon

Ahem...That would be two guys.

They are easy to tell apart, one is 60 bagrillion years older than the other.

Also, there is only one cloud.

Julius

And what is bad about this is if they conned you or did bad work, you'd be expected to keep quiet and not give Christianity a bad name.Can't say I go myself.

BibleBelted

My opinion -- it's just marketing demographics. If you're selling crap, you want to target the simple-minded and gullible, and not waste time with those who might consult reality before making a major purchase. Cynical, but effective.