Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Marketing Lent as the Christian Ramadan

From the "Yeah, This'll Help Department" comes the latest illustration of just how clueless liberal Christians have become.

Dutch Catholics have re-branded the Lent fast as the "Christian Ramadan" in an attempt to appeal to young people who are more likely to know about Islam than Christianity.

The Catholic charity Vastenaktie, which collects for the Third World across the Netherlands during the Lent period, is concerned that the Christian festival has become less important for the Dutch over the last generation.


"The image of the Catholic Lent must be polished. The fact that we use a Muslim term is related to the fact that Ramadan is a better-known concept among young people than Lent," said Vastenaktie Director, Martin Van der Kuil....


Source: Bruno Waterfield's report in the Telegraph (U.K.)