Good Friday: Google Celebrates Earth, Ignores Jesus

The Culture and Media Institute ^ | April 22, 2011 | Erin R. Brown

[patriotgal71]

This year, Good Friday and Earth Day fall on the same day and internet giant Google has chosen to prop up the liberal eco-celebration, and ignore a sacred Christian holiday celebrated by billions worldwide.

[buzzer]

“Why do they have to celebrate “Earth Day” today with a special graphic at all?”

Because we all spend our time on planet earth.

“Doing so on Good Friday is “insensitive” to billions of Christians worldwide.”

With all this political correctness you sound like a libtard.

[dfwgator]

I remember the Earth Day celebrations they held at the Washington Mall.

It took over two days to clean up all the trash.

[ExCTCitizen]

Celebrate EARTH DAY — USE as much ENERGY as POSSIBLE!!! :-)

[buzzer]

“It took over two days to clean up all the trash.”
I’m sure they only left compostable biowaste. :-)

[Genoa]

With all this political correctness you sound like a libtard.

Irony, buzzer.

[Jim W N]

only a minority belives in Jesus. Why should they do something like this ?

The "I-have-need-of-nothing" argument. Kinda my point.

[buzzer]

“The “I-have-need-of-nothing” argument. Kinda my point.”

Don’t think so. Let’s say 10% of google users are christians. That means you’re at risk that 90% of your customers might get disgruntled by your “good friday ad”. So this is not such a good idea.

Protecting the environment you’ve got 95% on your side. So promoting earth day is a good idea.

[Jim W N]

90% of your customers

Right. The world has kicked Jesus out. Jesus is no longer a profitable idea. Google is only responding to market conditions. But "market conditions" is my point: the world doesn't think it needs Jesus ("I have need of nothing").

But even though He's been kicked out, Jesus in His mercy is knocking at the door. Soon, however, the world is going to see what it's REALLY like without God's help and it won't be a pretty picture.

[Ro_Thunder]

Bing did the same thing. Their homepage is an overview of a forest canopy.

[buzzer]

Google should create some subbrands with special holiday doodles for each.
jeegle.com Jesus goolge for christians
muggle.com Muzzie google
jewgle.il google for jews

[Sloth]

I honestly do not get why some people have a chip on their shoulders about what Google chooses to do with their freaking logo. I guess every other problem in the world has been solved if this is what we have left to complain about.

Yeah, it’d be so much better if Google cheapened the death of Christ by putting a cartoon cross in place of the ‘L’ in their name. Y’all are crazy. Grow up.

[kroll]

5000 trillion metric tons of atmosphere 80 miles high, oh yes we can affect that.

1. um, have you been to Beijing( I have)? I think you might rethink our ability to pollute the atmosphere. Besides your claim is ignorant. The 80 miles of atmosphere is NOT well-mixed vertically OR horizontally. Its highly stratified (layered) so only a few miles are really relevant....
2. Your "argument" works even worse with the oceans because most trash we dump in the ocean, settles in the upper thermocline(ocean layer) and in specific places (the ocean gyres). In fact coastal pollution is a relevant problem because the ocean doesn't just mix everything uniformly, inspite of your "intuition". Ocean currents, coastal gyres might concentrate most pollutants near the coast and affect fishing, beaches etc. These are NOT obvious questions , especially something ignoramuses can comment flippantly on.
3. The CO2 is insignificant but the question (and debate) is not CO2 directly but the feedbacks between CO2 and watervapor (which is massive). Its plausible scientifically, just nobody has shown it be true (hence the climate change debate.) In fact the debate is focused on the notion that models overestimate the feedbacks and hence climate change due to CO2.
The comment about "tiny" is irrelevant because you don't know what it means. If someone gives you a tiny nudge on flat ground it does nothing, but if you were standing on the edge of a cliff, it would be catastrophic.
4. If not for the often absurd (but sometimes correct) Environmental movement, all these would be the subject of NORMAL scientific debate (pollution, AGW etc) instead of a ridiculous global propaganda war.

[SuziQ]

Oh, they always have some sort of design for Christmas, but it’s almost never religious. If they have one for Easter, it will probably be eggs, chicks, or bunnies. It was not surprising that there wasn’t anything for Good Friday.

[geege]

I’m a “Bing” chic

[buzzer]

“It was not surprising that there wasn’t anything for Good Friday.” Me too, so i don’t understand all the madness about it.

[NotSoFreeStater]

Nothing today for Easter.