SAN FRANCISCO, CA - In what appears to be a gargantuan effort to one-up the cult of iPhone faithful, the Mission Bay Community Church is featuring a virtual Jesus presented as a Nintendo Mii character to promote their Easter service. The church is taking the Buddy Christ concept to a whole new level. We have the Jesus phone and now they've created the Jesus Mii. Touché! Many Nintendo Wii followers have heralded the church's radical "My own personal Jesus" campaign (or Miisus) as ground breaking in an attempt to think different. A philosophy that many Mac heads are all too familiar with.
"Wii totally rules and Jesus totally rules, I get it," said Bay area resident Louis Cypher, "I'm making my own Jesus Mii so I can take him Wii bowling and play Wii tennis with him on Sunday. My friends are gonna freak when they see Jesus running around on my screen. I dare them to try and beat the Jesus out of me on Wii boxing. It's not gonna happen!"
The Mission Bay Community Church website contains photos on several pages featuring a bobble head Jesus along with Superman, Mr. T and Wonder Woman figurines. This church would make The Simpson's "Comic Guy" feel right at home. If you look closely you'll even spot a Bob's Big Boy bobble head on one page, a popular nostalgic California icon likely aimed at making Seniors feel at home. Who'da thunk it! Easter Sunday worship service begins at 11:00 with Buddy Christ action figures being handed out to the first one hundred people through the door. Next weekend is their annual W.W.J.D. baseball bat day. Amen to that!
[via Gizmodo] [Mii Jesus via MBCC] [Bobble Head Jesus]
no way this is crazy !!! A church using a Mii ?!?
Posted by: free roms | October 13, 2008 at 02:11 PM