7 Hilariously Pathetic Attempts At Relevance

National Catholic Register ^ | July 22, 2012 | Matthew Archbold

[iowamark]

Relevance. Sadly, it's the goal of most people alive today.

Here are 7 of the most hilariously pathetic attempts at relevance:

7) A community church attempts a "flash mob"...

6) Mitt Romney singing "Who let the dogs out?" for absolutely no reason that anyone can ascertain other than that he's near black people...

5) Frank Sinatra donning the Nehru jacket and love beads and recording Stevie Wonder songs...

4) Church sign relevance fail. You just know that in the 80's this church had something lame on their sign about "Frankie says Relax."

3) Elvis' jumpsuit...

2) Pole Dancing for Jesus

Also out of respect there'll be no photo of pole dancing but for oddly similar reasons because both of them just make me sad...

Here's the thing - anytime someone says "the whole worship thing" they're probably not actually into the whole worship thing.

1) Snoopy does "Flashbeagle." Seriously. This was Peanuts' attempt at relevance in the 80's...

One thing to notice is that Flashbeagle is completely forgotten. And what gets shown over and over every year? What has attained classic status? This:

There's a lesson in this. And it's not just that Linus is awesome. In this world, you can don leg warmers, repeat catchphrases, and wrap love beads around your neck. But here's the thing - any act of attempted relevance will one day become irrelevant and probably seem silly to everyone. So it's best not to worry about relevance and just seek out timeless truths. And when you find them, tell everyone you know about them.

Relevance is only a goal if you've given up on truth. And truth doesn't have an expiration date. Embrace truth, forget relevance. Remember that so I don't have to send my time traveling ninjas to school you too.

[iowamark]

North Point Community Church Edgewater Flash Mob

Mitt Romney- Who Let the Dogs out?

It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown Christmas

[Dr. Sivana]

Gary Lewis and the Playboys attempting a late 60s hip album (I’m on the Right Road Now)

[MEGoody]

So what’s relevant about criticizing what one deems as others’ efforts at relevance?

[60Gunner]

"Embrace truth, forget relevance."

Not quite right. I propose that there is one was to strive for relevance that is perfectly in keeping with truth, and it is this:

Live your life in a manner that is relevant to God's Kingdom.

[Calvin Locke]

The Tokens, with a psychedelic attempt on "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" with "Wimoweh 5 1 2 Years Later" (album: It's a Happening World) in 1967.

[Dr. Sivana]

The Tokens, with a psychedelic attempt on "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" with "Wimoweh 5 1 2 Years Later" (album: It's a Happening World) in 1967.

Their attempt was doomed to failure, as they only put in a token effort.