This one is just too ridiculous to let alone. Brian Germann, a small business man in Sacramento, California, recently has introduced a product called “Holy Drinking Water,” which is simply bottled water that has been blessed by a member of the clergy. The story can be seen in full here. According to Germann, the idea came to him on June 6th, 2006 (6/6/06–get it?) that there might be a market for a product to “protect people from the devil.”
The best part of this farce is the warning label on each bottle which reads:
Warning to Sinners: If you are a sinner or evil in nature, this product may cause burning, intense heat, sweating, skin irritations, rashes, itchiness, vomiting, bloodshot and watery eyes, pale skin color, and oral irritations.
Well, I guess I’ll have to mark this product off of my grocery list now. Obviously the makers of this product have not read their Bibles lately, which clearly states that everyone falls into the “sinner camp.” (Romans 3:23)
I am not irritated because I believe that this gentleman is trying to make a profit from holy things. Water is water, and I come from a section of Christianity which rejects ”holy water” as superstitious and unbiblical. My ire is raised, however, at the continual cranking out of “Jesus Junk,” which overflows the shelves in so-called Christian bookstores. Scripture breath mints? Aisle 3. A portrait of Jesus printed on a necktie? Back corner. A copy of any work written by Edwards, Calvin, Ryle, or Boice? Umm…sorry, we don’t carry that kind of stuff here. You mean actual, substantial Christian literature? Nope, not here!
This commercialization of Christianity is sickening.
