{"id":13565,"date":"2011-07-11T16:49:32","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T20:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=13565"},"modified":"2011-07-11T16:49:32","modified_gmt":"2011-07-11T20:49:32","slug":"the-anglican-church-of-canadas-buzz-video-wins-an-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/the-anglican-church-of-canadas-buzz-video-wins-an-award\/","title":{"rendered":"The Anglican Church of Canada\u2019s Buzz video wins an award"},"content":{"rendered":"

From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

An Anglican Video production, “Vision 2019: catch the buzz,” was awarded the Bronze Remi award in\u00a0 the religion, ethics, and spirituality category at Worldfest 2011, Houston, Texas. WorldFest received more than 3,200 entries from 33 countries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When I watched the video, I found it cringingly embarrassing in its desperation to appear trendy: a fatal mistake, since technological trendiness only lasts a few hours. Everyone who is really<\/em> trendy knows that Facebook is now pass\u00e9 and Google+ is where the action is. You even need an invitation to gain access.<\/p>\n

The rest is all Gandhi, spiritual not religious, quixotic utopianism, unjust structures, Gaia – the usual stuff. When Jesus is<\/em> mention, it\u2019s because he created a buzz and went viral, banalities that are already beginning to sound dated.<\/p>\n

Here it is:
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