The Search for Christian Kitsch: A Call to Action

April 9, 2009 on 12:40 am | 13 Comments

pajamasI’m sure everyone has seen the Prayer Cross on television or around the web. If not, it’s about time you came out from under that rock.

There is so much more tacky Christian decor out there just waiting to be exposed. I’m sure you’ve seen some of it in gift shops, drug stores, and mail order catalogs. That’s why Sarah Trachtenberg (from Not My God) and I have decided to host a little contest to see who can dredge up the best piece of Christian Kitsch. Photos are preferable, but detailed descriptions will work too. And this needs to be authentic Christian Kitsch, not photoshopped pictures, homemade crafts, or atheist parody items. We’re talking about things that have been marketed to Christians as serious products (and I use the word ‘serious’ loosely).

Now what kind of contest would it be without a prize? The prize is this snowglobe of Santa Claus visiting the manger of baby Jesus. Just kidding! The actual prize is a scarlet A t-shirt a la The Out Campaign.

Who’s game? Post your findings in the comments or post a link to your personal blog with your findings. Also, be sure to head over to SarahTrachtenberg.com to check out other great submissions!

Update: Contest ends May 7th!

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  1. Hi,
    Sarah again here. I’m posting a date for the end of the contest (I know, all good things must come to an end), May 7th. Is that agreeable with you?
    Happy Vernal Equinox,
    Sarah

    Comment by Sarah Trachtenberg — April 9, 2009 #

  2. http://www.shoesofthefisherman.com/

    Comment by Claire — April 9, 2009 #

  3. http://www.cliffscott.com/bible_bar.htm

    there it is…i mean…cmon its a bible bar

    35$/18

    Comment by Matt Oxley — April 10, 2009 #

  4. My entire Hot-For-Jesus Former Fundie blog is dedicated to hottie Jesus pics plus satirical/serious commentary. Recently created “Righteous Bling” for day or evening JC wear: http://hotforjesusformerfundie.blogspot.com/2009/03/righteous-bling-what-to-wear-for-jesus.html

    very happy to have found this site!

    Comment by Xtine — April 11, 2009 #

  5. And will look for “serious” in-good-faith examples of Christian kitsch. Love this idea for a contest.

    Comment by Xtine — April 11, 2009 #

  6. Well, what birthday party would be complete without a “Leap for the Lord” potato sack?

    http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/browse/processRequest.do?sku=36/318&requestURI=processProductsCatalog

    Comment by Megan — April 12, 2009 #

  7. Looking Good for Jesus Shopper.

    Look your Sunday best and shop till you drop with this King-sized shopper!!

    http://pinkprozac.typepad.com/theaword/2009/04/looking-good-for-jesus.html

    Comment by Kristi Collins — April 13, 2009 #

  8. This doesn’t really count as this was a parody, but I bet some real Christians would go for it

    http://deography.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/christ-in-cats-w.jpg

    Comment by Crispian Jago — April 14, 2009 #

  9. OK, my official entry: My favorite legit christian kitsch artist I’ve found so far is Stephen S. Sawyer: http://www.art4god.com/html/ . My response to his art a year ago: http://hotforjesusformerfundie.blogspot.com/2008/04/jc-was-one-badass-sonofagun-art-of.html .

    Comment by Xtine — April 14, 2009 #

  10. I have one, but I don’t have a picture so a description will have to do. I saw it at a funeral one time (hence why there’s no picture, there’s a time and place for everything and that was neither the time nor the place).

    It was, you know how they have those flower arrangements beside the casket, usually on a tripod like thing, and there’s flowers usually in a circular pattern. Well, there was one of them, it was light blue, with blue flowers around it, and in the center was what looked like one of those Playskool rotary telephones, it was plastic, three dimensional, and the words written next to it were “Jesus Called”. I’m not even joking.

    Comment by aWorldQuiteMad — April 26, 2009 #

  11. That is unsettling, indeed.

    Comment by God is Pretend — April 26, 2009 #

  12. [...] RSS feed for updates on this topic.It’s over! Finally, a winner has been chosen in the “Search for Christian Kitsch” contest! It was a tough decision, and when Sarah and I couldn’t come to a consensus, [...]

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  13. In-good-faith examples of Christian kitsch thats not bad of idea

    Comment by Veto Corleone — April 28, 2010 #

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