{"id":56,"date":"2010-02-08T17:35:28","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T17:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jazztheologian\/2010\/02\/super-bowl-commercials-upon-reflection.html"},"modified":"2010-02-08T17:35:28","modified_gmt":"2010-02-08T17:35:28","slug":"super-bowl-commercials-upon-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2010\/02\/super-bowl-commercials-upon-reflection.html","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl Commercials Upon Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Upon reflection, here are my thoughts on the Super Bowl commercials.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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This one with Larry Bird made me feel old…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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I didn't know Abe Vigoda was still alive…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Why was Leno in an ad for Letterman?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Erwin McManus, Pastor of Mosaic, has always said the the church should be a place of creativity.  It was nice to see his add, The Casket, garner enough votes to make it to the big show.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Speaking of Christians making a commercial, Focus on the Family took an uncharacteristic, non-confrontational approach. Hopefully this is a sign of the kind of leadership we can expect from, Jim Daly, their new president<\/a>.  Looks like they might have got their money's worth as well with <\/a>all of the controversy leading up to it as wel<\/a>l<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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At first I laughed at this one, but now I want to cry…a little kid without his daddy is no laughing matter.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Love to hear what you thought…<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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