{"id":2175885,"date":"2024-02-14T08:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T13:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-jimmy-kimmels-jokes-about-christian-super-bowl-ads-are-weak-and-ignorant\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T08:08:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T13:08:49","slug":"why-jimmy-kimmels-jokes-about-christian-super-bowl-ads-are-weak-and-ignorant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-jimmy-kimmels-jokes-about-christian-super-bowl-ads-are-weak-and-ignorant\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel&#8217;s jokes on Christian Super Bowl ads lack substance and knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-jimmy-kimmels-jokes-about-christian-super-bowl-ads-are-weak-and-ignorant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2175885&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Super Bowl \u200cAds\u200c Promoting Christianity<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhere did Jesus get the $7 million for a Super Bowl commercial? Did he turn water into money []?\u201d asked late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel while attempting to lampoon Super Bowl advertisements for the Catholic prayer\u200d app Hallow and nondenominational \u201cHe Gets Us\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure>\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trump Lashes Out at Taylor Swift, Chiefs Win the Super Bowl &#038; Joe Biden Trolls Conspiracists\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RtjZpK7bkRA?start=210&#038;enablejsapi=1#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The comedian went on to poke fun at Hallow\u2019s Lent-focused collaboration \u200dwith Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg by saying, \u201cIf I sign up for the app, will [Wahlberg] \u2062 know I skipped Ash Wednesday? If I\u200c don\u2019t come back with a Marky Mark on my forehead, will he rat me out to God?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hallow's Official Big Game Commercial | Pray with Mark and Jonathan Every Day this Lent\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0-U1TyEr4IE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Bland jokes aside, \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchpop.com\/jimmy-kimmel-defends-his-catholic-faith-against-attack-from-roy-moore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nominally \u2062Catholic<\/a> comedian\u2019s monologue reiterates the culture\u2019s ever-present anti-Christian bias.<\/p>\n<p>Unless \u200dit bends over backward to accommodate the\u200b whims of the era, Christianity is\u2063 ruthlessly denigrated. \u2062Every major \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/09\/pride-month-zealots-launch-economic-warfare-on-homesteading-catholic-family\/\">cultural<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/01\/to-beat-the-dodgers-anti-christian-hate-mlb-stars-must-refuse-to-play-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">institution<\/a> treats it with <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/24\/google-attacks-christians-in-the-workplace-with-blasphemous-drag-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disdain and disgust<\/a>, and viewing it as a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/08\/11\/the-fbi-targeted-traditional-catholics-because-they-will-never-accept-the-lefts-pagan-morality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threat to its legitimacy<\/a>, the federal government \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/28\/the-face-act-is-unconstitutional-its-past-time-congress-got-rid-of-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weaponizes<\/a> itself <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/10\/12\/the-biden-administration-is-deporting-a-christian-family-but-not-millions-of-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">against\u200b believers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But even if we set aside theology and <a href=\"https:\/\/home.csulb.edu\/~cwallis\/100\/aquinas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">logical proofs of God\u2019s existence<\/a>, Christianity is overwhelmingly a positive influence in \u2064the world and the lives of its practitioners. We\u200c could \u2064measure its effect in terms of\u2063 civilizations, hospitals, and schools built in its name, or we could\u200b just look at how it improves the\u200d lives of its adherents.<\/p>\n<p>Children raised in devout\u200b households don\u2019t just pray and attend church more often than their peers; evidence suggests they also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/faith\/2022\/2\/19\/22938476\/how-a-religious-upbringing-could-fuel-academic-success-parenting-kids-faith-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">perform better\u2062 in school<\/a> and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/what-do-students-beliefs-about-god-have-to-do-with-grades-and-going-to-college-172748?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&#038;utm_campaign=93eb48721e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_02_15_02_22&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-93eb48721e-399975613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complete more college education<\/a>,\u201d thus setting them up\u2064 for greater success as adults. Similarly, research published in \u2064the <em>American Journal of Epidemiology<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/aje\/article\/187\/11\/2355\/5094534?login=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indicates<\/a> religious adolescents and young adults are more likely \u200cto abstain from destructive behaviors like promiscuity and habitual drug use.<\/p>\n<p>Research from the Mayo Clinic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/nicolefisher\/2019\/03\/29\/science-says-religion-is-good-for-your-health\/?sh=4d92bcba3a12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">concluded<\/a> that \u2062\u201creligious involvement and\u200b spirituality \u2062are associated with better health outcomes, including greater longevity, coping skills, and health-related quality of life (even during terminal illness) and \u200cless anxiety, \u2063depression, and suicide,\u201d and that \u201caddressing the spiritual\u2063 needs of the \u200dpatient may enhance recovery from illness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Further, individuals involved in religious communities are more likely to be\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/religion\/2019\/01\/31\/religions-relationship-to-happiness-civic-engagement-and-health-around-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">civically engaged<\/a> and more likely to be married,\u2064 and \u200bpeople who regularly attend religious services are <a href=\"https:\/\/hfh.fas.harvard.edu\/religion-and-divorce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">far less\u200b likely<\/a> to get \u200ddivorced.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s\u2062 apparent that religious\u200d commitment\u2063 is good for people and could remedy many \u200cof our cultural woes. Considering \u2062our nation\u2019s Christian heritage \u2014 and that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prri.org\/research\/2020-census-of-american-religion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supermajority<\/a> \u2062of Americans maintains at least\u2063 an identitarian association with Christianity, \u200dthough many don\u2019t actually know or follow Jesus \u2014 \u2062one could reasonably conclude that a revival, so to speak, ought to be encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>This is precisely what the Super Bowl ads Kimmel mocked are trying to inspire,\u2062 although some perhaps miss the forest for the \u2062trees when trying to appeal to the masses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Read:[Read:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/13\/this-he-saves-us-ad-redeems-everything-wrong-with-the-he-gets-us-super-bowl-spot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>This \u2018He Saves Us\u2019 Ad Redeems Everything Wrong With The \u2018He\u200b Gets Us\u2019 Super Bowl Spot<\/strong><\/a><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite offering personally manageable solutions to the \u2062things ripping our civilization asunder, Christianity remains public enemy No. 1. Unless Christians are willing to forsake their beliefs, they are not embraced\u200c in society. This\u200b isn\u2019t new. The world has long hated Christ and His followers and sought to restrict the\u200d Truth \u2014 \u200bthis is even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+15:18-27&#038;version=NABRE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discussed<\/a> \u2063 in the Gospel.<\/p>\n<p>An increasing number of \u200bAmericans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/religion\/2022\/09\/13\/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">don\u2019t affiliate<\/a> with any religion, and an <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/341963\/church-membership-falls-below-majority-first-time.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">alarming amount<\/a> (just\u2063 under 50 percent) have\u200d stopped\u2062 going to church altogether. Reintroducing people to Christianity through\u200d services like Hallow could change their \u200dlives for the better and \u200chave\u200b a trickle-down \u2063effect that\u200b benefits future generations of Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Cultural figures like Kimmel,\u200d however, will continue to profess commitment to the faith while \u200bopenly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesunchronicle.com\/news\/local_news\/catholics-slam-jimmy-kimmel-show-christmas-skit-that-referenced-seekonk-and-apparently-attleboro\/article_55bb0f18-0857-5a56-b253-d3c2de7f8a63.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blaspheming<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xo0wU67F2Z8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leading people astray<\/a>. To people like them, Christianity is little more than a label invoked to condescend to other people \u200dand something \u200dused to justify hedonistic lifestyles.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Samuel Mangold-Lenett is a staff editor at The Federalist. His writing has been featured \u2064in the Daily Wire, Townhall, The \u200dAmerican Spectator, and other outlets. He is a \u200b2022 Claremont Institute Publius Fellow. \u2062Follow him\u200b on Twitter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smlenett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@smlenett<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> In what ways does religious involvement, specifically in Christianity, contribute to \u200bbetter health outcomes and overall quality of life \u2062for individuals \u2064and society<\/h2>\n<p><span>  To compromise their beliefs and conform\u200d to the secular narrative, they are relentlessly attacked and mocked in the public sphere.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy \u2064Kimmel&#8217;s mocking of the Super Bowl ads promoting Christianity is just another example of the culture&#8217;s bias against the religion. His attempts \u200dto make jokes about the Catholic\u2063 prayer app Hallow and its collaboration with Mark Wahlberg only serve to perpetuate\u2062 the disdain and disrespect towards Christian beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>However, even setting aside theological arguments and logical proofs of God&#8217;s existence, Christianity has had a overwhelmingly positive impact on the world and the lives of its followers. \u2062Its influence can be seen in \u2062the countless\u2063 civilizations, hospitals, and schools that have been built\u200b in its name. Moreover, studies have shown that\u200c children raised in devout households perform better \u2063in school and have higher levels of academic success as adults. They are also more likely to abstain from destructive behaviors and have better mental health outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Religious\u200c involvement and spirituality have been associated with better health outcomes, including greater longevity, coping skills, and overall \u200dquality of life.\u200d Addressing the spiritual needs of patients has been \u2064found to enhance their \u2062recovery from illness. Additionally, \u2062individuals involved in religious\u2062 communities are more likely to be civically engaged and\u200c have \u2064stronger marriages, and those who regularly attend religious services\u200d are far less likely to \u2062get divorced.<\/p>\n<p>It is evident that religious commitment has numerous benefits for individuals and society as a whole. Given our \u200dnation&#8217;s Christian heritage and the majority \u2062of Americans identifying with Christianity, it is reasonable to encourage \u2063a revival of faith. The Super Bowl ads that were mocked by Kimmel\u200c are attempting to\u200b inspire this revival, although \u200ctheir effectiveness in appealing \u200dto the masses may be debated.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to recognize that Christianity offers \u2062solutions to many of the problems \u2064our society is facing today.\u200d Instead of ridiculing or\u2064 dismissing it, we should be open to understanding and embracing its positive impact. Rather than being the\u2064 enemy, Christianity has the potential to heal\u200d and strengthen our civilization if \u2062we give it the chance it deserves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where did Jesus get $7 million for a Super Bowl ad? Did he turn water into money?\u201d Jimmy Kimmel humorously questioned, mocking the Catholic prayer app Hallow and the nondenominational &#8220;He Gets Us&#8221; campaign&#8217;s commercials during his late-night talk show. The comedian continued to jest about Hallow&#8217;s Lent-centered approach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1185,"featured_media":2175886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Jimmy-Kimmel.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2175885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Jimmy-Kimmel.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2175885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1185"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2175885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2175885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2175886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2175885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2175885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2175885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}