Frankly, I find this a bit scary
Friday, August 25, 2006

Not the image above, but the idea of a religious operating system, in the form of Ubuntu Christian Edition, available on the fantastically titled "What Jesus Would Download.com".

They say their mission is to bring Linux to Christians, not Christianity to Linux users, but it bothers me in the same way those people in the streets with nametags, backpacks and shiny new bicycles do when they give me a smile and a cheery "Hello" and try to start a conversation about the Lord Jesus.

I know this sounds like another of my anti-relieous rants, but it's not; it's an anti-religeous-software-as-an educational-tool paranoid fit instead.

If this were an Islamic operating system I'm sure the CIA and the Bush Administration would acuse it of being a dangerous terrorist propaganda device, and that's kind of how I feel about it but for different reasons.

OK, that may be stating it a bit strongly but I still think it's creepy.

However, not as creepy as the sort of person who would wear this ker-r-r-azy lime green t-shirt with whacky Turin Shroud / dead Jesus face design.

Recommended WJWD apparel.

posted by Captain Beefheart @ 4:48:00 PM, 6 Dumbass Comments

6 Dumbass Comments:

At Saturday, August 26, 2006 12:54:00 AM, Taoski said...: I reckon Jesus would use a Mac, actually.
At Sunday, August 27, 2006 4:53:00 PM, WhiteBoyBob said...: More importantly, do they do a Jehovah's Witnesses patch?
At Sunday, August 27, 2006 10:28:00 PM, Captain Beefheart said...: No, but there's a Catholic patch that tells you you're running the only true operating system and all the others are faulty and will corrupt your data.

But it won't let you install it until you've paid for it.
At Monday, August 28, 2006 6:47:00 AM, Nick said...: Buh-Zing!
At Friday, September 01, 2006 11:49:00 AM, Übermilf said...: Whenever the lines between the physical world and the spiritual get intertwined, it's dangerous to both.

It is creepy. It's like the balance keeps getting upset.
At Saturday, September 02, 2006 9:19:00 AM, Captain Beefheart said...: It's just my neuroses coming to the fore once again. There are really much bigger things in the world for me to worry about.

Very Big Things.