The new KFC commercial jumped out at me during the games. It goes something like this: They saved the best for Sundays: the best games, the best sleeping late, the best shopping, the best food. So, KFC fits in perfectly for your Sunday menu.
So, aside from being a transparent attempt to cash in on Chic-Fil-A being closed on Sundays, the commercial has a glaring omission: The best Christian worship!Or, the Best Family time in Church! Or, the most spiritual day for Christians! Or anything like that could have been included and been true for a vast number of practicing Christians (who are also steroid chicken munchers watching the NCAA Men's B-Ball Tourney).
I noticed that there were no scenes depicting anyone entering or exiting a church building of any type. At least they could have shown a family happily exiting, shaking off their captivity, and diving full speed for KFC! (Believe me, I have experience seeing this type of thing.)
The really odd thing is the punchline in the ad: TGIS- as in, you got it, thank God it's Sunday! So, after leaving God out of Sunday, we all just thank God for it?
As I said today during the message, worship is something for which we were built. I think we are longing to worship in spirit and truth from some place deep within. It is just sad that this natural impulse hasn't translated very much into what people experience in church. Again the classic clash between religion and spirituality. Or is it just laziness? *sigh*
Another consideration for advertisers might be what is the best of Friday- would a Muslim be ill if Friday prayers were not mentioned? Or how about the best of Saturday- does this sort of leave out the Jewish Sabbath? I mean, if you're gonna leave something out...
I guess Sundays are nice, and some of the "best" is saved for Sunday. But I have different reasons for this sentiment than KFC (the junk food formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken).
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