Friday, July 10, 2009

Happy Birthday, John Calvin!

It's a happy 500th today for theologian John Calvin, a whole half a millennium old. Check out some of the souvenir idols they've made of him for the celebrations this year (above), and a bobblehead (below). I wonder if John Calvin would approve. Hmmm.

Man, I need to find a way to collect these kinds of trinkets, maybe ebay or something. I need this kind of comedy classic junk for show and tell.

Here's some more to get into the spirit of things here.

3 comments:

Matthew Ervin said...

I'm amazed that you would wish Calvin a happy birthday. Calvin was a man of objective and Biblical faith. Not subjective silliness.

Pastor Matt Ervin

Andrew said...

Except when he was burning people alive for not agreeing with him... was that the objective part, or the biblical part?

didymus said...

Well, Pastor Ervin, you don't have to celebrate his birthday if you don't want to. But I thought I'd wish Calvin a happy birthday even though I'm an Episcopalian, ya-know... to be sociable. So I hope you don't mind.