Friday 11 January 2008

Anyone for a gimmick?

I have to preface this post by saying that this is not the college that Jeff attends.

Along with our most recently mailed Koorong catalogue, we received a postcard sized advert for Harvest Bible College. Here is the front of the postcard: If it wasn't for the words "Bible College" in the tiniest font below the icon, I would have assumed that "harvest" was possibly some sort of Fine Arts college. Why are all these people dancing or trampolining, or whatever it is that they are doing, instead of studying? Well, the gimmick gives the answer:
Yes, if you enrol at this college as a full-time student this year, you'll get an iPod for free. Hmmm... maybe there are reasons other than a call from God on one's life that might bring one to a Bible College. Never considered that!

PS, the web address included in this image is incorrect (it links to a presumably affiliated - or not - church). I've linked to the correct one found lower down on the back of the postcard; you'd think they'd at least get their own web address right.

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