March 03, 2004

My Own Private Idaho, er..., Jesus

Jesus may be enjoying another renaissance at the moment, but he has never really flagged as a pop inspiration. In all genres: punk road warriors the Minutemen imagined a life consisting of "Jesus and Tequila," while professional bohemian Tom Waits sang of worshiping a "Chocolate Jesus." Today, the Christian music industry claims annual sales of $4 billion, with superstars such as Jaci Velasquez bringing the Word to fans of Britney.

Like so many other things in this market-driven society, there's a customized Jesus for everyone who wants one.

We all find the Jesus we want to find, Albert Schweitzer once said -- nearly a century before Mel Gibson found his whipping boy.

Posted by scott at March 3, 2004 07:06 AM | TrackBack
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'reach out and touch faith...'

from the song 'My Own Personal Jesus'

Posted by: jeep at March 3, 2004 08:33 AM

"American Jesus" is high on my list of books to read this year.

Posted by: mesh at March 3, 2004 11:55 AM
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