Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Vagina (The Dance!)

OK boys and girls, it's high time for a psychic palate cleanser!!

Question: What is the antidote to the viral (or is that virulent?) Christian Side Hug Video?

Here's the answer. That link takes you to a youtube video of the Snappy Dance Theater performance of their mesmerizingly beautiful Vagina (The Dance!)

According to the Snappy Dance Theater website:
Since 1997, Snappy Dance Theater has been enriching the lives of audiences of all backgrounds and ages with its edgy yet accessible style of dance theater. Blending dance with theater and acrobatics, Snappy Dance Theater has taken its audiences around the United States and abroad on a journey that's thought-provoking, often humorous, and always entertaining.

God. Purpose. Culture. Side Hugs.

Totally. Creeping. Me. Out.

[also see: "'Christian Side Hug': Is this for real??"]

It's all starting to come into focus. If you look at the "Christian Side Hug" video at youtube you will see that it was originally posted by an entity identified as "TFHvideos", and that the date when it was first posted is March 13, 2009. "TFH" stands for "The Father's House" (website: www.tfh.org), a group based on the belief that "God's Word ... contains every answer to the challenges of life".

"The Father's House" sponsors an annual event called "The EG Conference", with the slogan:
"God. Purpose. Culture."
The 2009 EG Conference was held in late February 2009, just a couple of weeks before "Christian Side Hugs" video was first posted on youtube (here is the website for the 2010 conference). The description of the video states, apparently in complete seriousness, "Breaking it down EG style."

Some people have speculated that this video is "tongue in cheek" and/or a parody of some sort. Admittedly, the thing sure as hell does look like something Christopher Guest might have dreamed up during a (very) bad acid trip. But there doesn't seem to be much to support that view if you look through the website of the sponsoring organization. The same is true if look through a collection of sermons that have been delivered at The Father's House by Dave Patterson (their lead Pastor) and others. Christian Side Hugs are for real and so is the video.

Be. Very. Afraid.