Comments on: Kanyini in the Economic Downturn, Part 2: We are Family http://brianlhill.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/kanyini-in-the-economic-downturn-part-2-we-are-family/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:33:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: brianlhill http://brianlhill.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/kanyini-in-the-economic-downturn-part-2-we-are-family/#comment-18 brianlhill Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:31:10 +0000 http://brianlhill.wordpress.com/?p=76#comment-18 Yes, Salvation is a marketing campaign. In religion, Salvation has been promised if you eat the right foods and obey the rules. The mindset, "If you only do ´this´then you will be saved (accepted)," has been transformed to "If you only HAVE this, you will be accepted." Even Santa Claus is in on the scheme . . . if you have been a good boy/girl, then you get presents. But who decides what is good or bad? Yes, Salvation is a marketing campaign. In religion, Salvation has been promised if you eat the right foods and obey the rules. The mindset, “If you only do ´this´then you will be saved (accepted),” has been transformed to “If you only HAVE this, you will be accepted.”

Even Santa Claus is in on the scheme . . . if you have been a good boy/girl, then you get presents. But who decides what is good or bad?

]]> By: Sam http://brianlhill.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/kanyini-in-the-economic-downturn-part-2-we-are-family/#comment-16 Sam Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:30:27 +0000 http://brianlhill.wordpress.com/?p=76#comment-16 Even religion has become consumer driven. Even salvation has become a marketing campaign. That is a brilliant observation, Brian! I'm posting it as my Facebook update :) Even religion has become consumer driven. Even salvation has become a marketing campaign.

That is a brilliant observation, Brian!

I’m posting it as my Facebook update :)

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