It's alarming really when you come face to face with how religiously ignorant this country has become.
Sample dumb ash tweets follow:
Is anyone else watching around the horn right now? Tony Rially has black ink smirred across his forehead #ESPN
— Jon(@Jon2Nyy) February 13, 2013
Hey @aroundthehorn you've got some stuff on your face. Your makeup person should be fired for letting you go on air with that.
— SAL (@SAL_CD) February 13, 2013
@bomani_jones what's up with Reali's forehead?
— Justin (@JustinBauer13) February 13, 2013
There's more where those came from.
Here's a pic of what's baffling many:
I shouldn't be surprised. I really shouldn't.
H/T Deacon Greg.
They can't help it if they do not know about Ash Wednesday. But it likely is a sign that there is a lot more that they are not aware of.
Posted by: CV1 | Friday, February 15, 2013 at 04:16 AM
It's not just religiously ingnorant, it's culturally ignorant and dull. Surely in the past they have come across others with the sign of ashes on their forehead, and they never had enough curiosity to inquire?
Posted by: Anya | Friday, February 15, 2013 at 10:31 AM
In this day and age when you can pop open a tag for google from a phone or a laptop (something most people stare at throughout the day anyway) ..its just lazyness.
There shouldnt be an excuse for someone to not look something up, or ask someone if they do not know. It's simply lazyness..
Posted by: Zoe | Monday, February 18, 2013 at 12:01 AM