At its best religion is imbued with mystery and majesty and allows us to transcend the mundane. At its worse is cruel and crass and downright daffy.
I saw a Washington Post piece about a church supplies expo in Italy which reminds us of the mundane and even the daffy aspects of religion. Don't get me wrong, I have a fair amount of what I like to call "holy hardware," everything from crosses to chalices to liturgical stoles. The photos from this expo are both intriguing and jarring, a reminder of how some of the powerful symbols of our faith can be commodified. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2016/02/25/the-wonderfully-weird-world-of-italys-international-church-supplies-expo/?hpid=hp_no-name_photo-story-c%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
Do these images offend you, or is this just the business side of religion. Do they intrigue you?
I quite enjoy the Last Juicebox, pictured below.
1 comment:
I think David that you hit the nail on the head with your statement regarding the commodification of the symbols of our faith.
I think it's the part this seems to play in the overall consumer oriented culture we now have to endure that makes me feel a bit uneasy. Do we need another cleansing of the temple?
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