For more than a decade, an annual column here has recognized truly questionable attempts at marketing and promoting religion, probably due to indigestion-fueled middle-of-the-night inspiration. Here is the 2020 edition of the Bad Burrito Awards from columnist Ken Satterfield.
[caption id="attachment_62184" align="aligncenter" width="759"] Bad Burrito Award winners for 2019 involve a license tag, healing service, streaming viewers, confession, and inflatable Jesus, among others[/caption] Sewing machines. The theory of relativity. Google. The Beatle’s “Yesterday.” The Terminator. What do all these have in common? They were all inspired
An annual tradition of this column calls attention to the kind of religious inspiration that religion didn’t necessarily request. Suspecting that the cause of these decisions were due to indigestion rather than inspiration, I’ve named them the Bad Burrito Awards.
There are inspired ways to share the Good News, but there are other faith-based efforts that are less noteworthy and often head-scratching. I have a secret suspicion that the cause can be attributed to a bad burrito and a good case of indigestion, thus these
The Bad Burrito Awards annually recognize actions, products, and efforts on behalf of religion that could be the result of late night inspirational ideas caused by that earlier dinner.
Ever wake up in the wee hours after a good dream – or a bad burrito – with a marvelous thought? One that in the light of day really makes no sense whatsoever? This column takes note of similar (I suspect) Christian-based notions that no
You wonder how some things make it to the store shelves. Is it a desire to make a quick buck? Was it a great idea that a marketing department mangled beyond recognition? To me, these are the victims of the Bad Burrito Syndrome: a good idea
Last Christmas, this column reviewed odd and bizarre Christian retail items. I dubbed these the “Bad Burrito Awards” as a tribute to great ideas that develop in the middle of the night (possibly brought on by spicy food) and that, frankly, don’t make much sense
Perhaps you have experienced it: something you ate at supper didn’t agree with you, waking you up in the middle of the night. While half-asleep, you become inspired by an idea and quickly write it down. When those notes are legible and you don’t take