Jeremy spoke in class today...
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drcuriosityAround university we've had a rather curious little "viral" marketing campaign being done by Christian group "Student Life". They started with chalking up a lot of "Do you agree with Jeremy?" things all around campus, including on footpaths off-campus where the university shouldn't be doing anything.
Being the inquisitive kind of fellow I am, I did a bit of hunting around to see if I could figure out exactly what the deal was. Some people had said it was some kind of guest speaker or something. I found this, on someone's blog:
At home, drawing pictures of mountain tops, with him on top.
Lemon yellow sun. Arms raised in a 'V'
And the dead lay in pools of maroon below.
Daddy didn't give attention, oh,
To the fact that mommy didn't care.
King Jeremy the wicked, oh, ruled his world...
I am tempted to encourage![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
k2vsate to turn up on the day, with one of his many T-shirts that say "Jeremy" on it. False Messiah Olympics, anyone? :-)
Being the inquisitive kind of fellow I am, I did a bit of hunting around to see if I could figure out exactly what the deal was. Some people had said it was some kind of guest speaker or something. I found this, on someone's blog:
anyway: Do you agree with Jeremy? its Student Life's (another Christian group on campus) "project". first there will be banners carrying this question around campus, then there'll b people like us (student life is collaborating with other Christian groups like CU and ICF) wearing t shirts that says "I agree with Jeremy". then people would start asking questions without you having to initiate them. Then on August 10th (i think) Jeremy will be taking a leap of faith (that's the exact words) and stand outside the library stating what he believes.Oddly enough, the first thing that several people have said that it brings to mind is not Jesus, but Pearl Jam:
cool huh? i thought that was a pretty good way to spread the Gospel.
At home, drawing pictures of mountain tops, with him on top.
Lemon yellow sun. Arms raised in a 'V'
And the dead lay in pools of maroon below.
Daddy didn't give attention, oh,
To the fact that mommy didn't care.
King Jeremy the wicked, oh, ruled his world...
I am tempted to encourage
k2vsate to turn up on the day, with one of his many T-shirts that say "Jeremy" on it. False Messiah Olympics, anyone? :-)
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Date: 2006-08-01 06:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-01 06:49 am (UTC)This "Student Life" group is interesting. Apparently there have been a number of complaints being made to the UC Students Association about some of their more "active" members pestering people on campus. They also have a lot of off-campus money and support, and people are looking into whether it's appropriate for them to be considered a "student club" - UCSA-affiliated clubs here have access to grants and facilities that off-campus groups wouldn't. I hear rumours that the people in charge of this particular organisation are a group of well-funded American missionaries who aren't actually students at all. Not a good look.
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Date: 2006-08-01 06:43 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-08-01 09:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-01 09:08 am (UTC)hmmm
Date: 2006-08-01 08:30 am (UTC)but I can't help but wonder why the surreptitious approach?
The most obvious answer seems to me that if everyone was bombarded with posters and t-shirts everywhere that said "I agree with jesus" (which is surely what they really mean?) then most non-christians would be instantly turned off. This leads to the obvious conclusion--Jesus needs a boost, so he has decided to change his name to Jeremy. Jeremy is a popular jewish name ironically too, haha!
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Date: 2006-08-01 02:10 pm (UTC)Re: hmmm
Date: 2006-08-01 02:15 pm (UTC)Re: hmmm
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Date: 2006-08-01 08:58 am (UTC)It would be terribly amusing
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Date: 2006-08-01 09:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-01 09:18 am (UTC)All these people are wandering around saying they agree with Jeremy, and just trusting that in the end, where Jeremy says exactly what he believes, that it will be exactly what they agree with. And, well, too bad if it isn't.
C.
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Date: 2006-08-01 10:21 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-08-01 04:12 pm (UTC)No, It is the\ldots
Date: 2006-08-01 09:43 pm (UTC)No, I say! The People's Front of Jeremy is the true organisation. It is the Jeremy People's Front who broke off from The Movement.
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Date: 2006-08-02 12:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-01 02:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-02 09:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-01 02:14 pm (UTC)I've never really gotten into the whole "viral" thing, though, so it does little but annoy me, as most pop culture trends do.
Mass T-shirt-wearing backlash!
Date: 2006-08-01 04:51 pm (UTC)"Spread your legs, not the Gospel!" (probably less offensive if worn by women)
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Date: 2006-08-02 04:35 am (UTC)Nice and Simple
Date: 2006-08-03 10:41 am (UTC)"J agrees with me"
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Date: 2006-08-04 07:34 am (UTC)