This isn’t about BarCamp

I was going to write about BarCamp, but what can I say that others haven’t already really? I will say that it was great to meet so many people in person that I’ve only heretofore known through their blogs and also to chat with friends that I rarely seem to see in person. Unfortunately there were several people I’d like to have spent more time getting to know further than “so very nice to finally meet you”. Put another way, I didn’t get to talk to half of you half as well as I should like and less than half of you half as well as you deserve. Something like that.

Perhaps this is about BarCamp?

No, actually I wanted to show you this:

There are so many funny things about this little ad. Well it struck me as funny, but it’s late and the evening rain has made me giddy. First we have this gorgeous woman striking a pose I don’t recall ever seeing in church before. Perhaps I’ve gone to the wrong churches? Next, Christians Join For FREE says the ad. This implies non Christians are welcome I suppose, but seems to contradict the next bit: “Certified Christian”. They’ve got the big red stamp with the cross and the whole bit. Certified. On the internet. Didn’t you see the big stamp? A process as arduous and complex as becoming an ordained minister on the internet, I’m sure. And finally, if you visit the site, the terms and conditions stipulate that “You may not impersonate any person or entity”. It’s never really occurred to me to impersonate an entity. Obviously this is common enough to merit inclusion in the terms and conditions in many places. Who are impersonating what entities? Hyper intelligent shades of blue? Peculiar.