Bad religion...

What happens when you mix a desire for all things Christian with a desire for all things [i.e. general and mass consumerism]? Enter forth: Thomas Kinkade's Paint by Number distributed by Rose Art.

As every day passes, I am ever more amazed at what one is able to purchase at my favorite online retailer [amazon.com]. I found this gem while looking in the "Toys and Games," section [always on the prowl for a good game and a great deal - Amazon had an advert for percentages off on certain toys and games] and was blown away not only by the product I'd found, but the single review of the product I found.

The reviewer was "totally disappointed" by their purchase and warned that only one "skilled at manipulating paint" would be able to salvage the project.

I left what may have seemed like an "unChristlike" comment on her review [because you can leave comments on amazon now, which is a wonderfully fun feature]. You can feel free to read it there via the link that is the picture of the paint by number product on this page, but the tone is about the same as this post.

Note, I did say "seemed" at the beginning of the previous paragraph.

I just don't think that Christ would really dig a Thomas Kinkade Paint by Number product either. It just doesn't seem pleasing or good or excellent. As with most speculation, this may be worthless.

All to say, I don't think I'm an art snob because I'm married to an artist. I'm just vocally opinionated about crap trying to be passed as something "good." I mean, looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, smells like a duck...you know?