{"id":1110,"date":"2014-09-24T00:48:54","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T00:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.episcopalpgh.org\/bishopsblog\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2014-10-15T16:31:56","modified_gmt":"2014-10-15T16:31:56","slug":"here-are-your-gods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.episcopalpgh.org\/bishopsblog\/here-are-your-gods\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are Your Gods…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"20140924-082220.jpg\"<\/a>Marduk? No.<\/p>\n

The Buddha? uh-uh.<\/p>\n

The Really Scruffy Immortal Who Is Always Portrayed Picking His Nose? Nope.<\/p>\n

It’s … Hello Kitty!<\/p>\n

Be afraid. Be very afraid.<\/p>\n

Seriously, people: this is my gate. C3. Taipei to Manila. Most of us are grownups here, ok? And there is something so very sad about a group of distinguished bishops from Latin America, dressed in purple clericals and grey suits, sitting in a bank of pink airport chairs with little kitty motifs everywhere. Can we have some respect, please?<\/p>\n

\"HK2\"<\/a>It’s just not right. There is not a decent cup of coffee for miles, but Hello Kitty? Hello Kitty is EVERYWHERE. Hello Kitty check-in kiosks. Hello Kitty toilets. Hello Kitty stores full of Hello Kitty bling and Hello Kitty swag.<\/p>\n

We can, however, rest in the assurance– recently given by the CEO of Hello Kitty as the company celebrates its fortieth anniversary– that Hello Kitty is, in fact, not a cat. No, she’s not. She’s a cartoon character, ok? Presumably, so you can buy without fear of allergens. And it must be true. Because I am not alergic to cats. But I am to Hello Kitty. So, there you have it.<\/p>\n

\"HK3\"<\/a>There is no other door. Soon they will announce my flight and I will have to pass through the portals of Hello Kitty.<\/p>\n

Abandon all hope.<\/p>\n

So, I am just going to have to start a rival brand: Hello Jesus. It’s going to be good. It’s already proven very helpful to millions over two thousand years. And no one ever needs to feel embarrassed to sit with Him.<\/p>\n

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