Does beer ever get a mention in the Bible? Ms Tips’ memories from religious education are mostly about water turned into wine, but Bible Society Australia has found a way to combine both beer and Christianity in its new partnership with Coopers Brewery. In the first of a series of videos called “Keeping It Light”, Liberal MPs Tim Wilson and Andrew Hastie debate marriage equality over a stubby of Cooper’s Premium Light Beer. According to the website:
“As part of this partnership Bible Society Australia has accepted a Bicentenary tribute from Coopers Brewery to produce a Bicentenary limited edition Premium Light beer and we’ve also hosted some light discussions on the heaviest topics.”
Apparently cartons of the beer bearing the Bible Society’s logo can be bought around Australia. The video conversation between Wilson and Hastie is mostly as you would expect it — host Matt Andrews makes fairly provocative comments to both MPs, who emphasise how well they get on despite their different views.
Will Coopers find a new market in young Christians? We’ll wait and see.
Coopers have lost one older non believer of sky fairies.
Make that two Barry, I’ll miss the stout, the dark ale and the sparkling ale
but there’s no shortage of Micro brewers making great drops these days.
Three, but the responses on the Guardian are a little more frank – sounds like major customer losses among those drinkers who become aware of the existence of this bible society claptrap, and Coopers support for the LNP….what a pair of hypocritical dunderheads Wilson and Hastie are…vomit at 40 paces material.
Is it just me or everyone missing the most disturbing part of this? That two MPs are promoting a commercial product. This is such a worry. Also marriage has nothing to do with religion. This is church, state and commercialism is bed together and it’s completely wrong.
Indeed – and, wait for it – they were using the parliamentary precinct to film it!
The beer is not the only thing that’s light-on in that promo with those smarmy god botherers. And while Dionysus is only there in small doses, he’s still there, and he’s been there a tad longer than those other desert ring-ins that embrace fear, sin and sensory deprivation.
Drinking any alcoholic beverage with smug deodorised Liberals is very unwise.
I must remind my friends in the Bible Society that the only way to handle such wickedness with equanimity is to suck on a fat one stuffed with organic home-grown Mullumbimby Madness.
In the case of Tim Wilson, I’d be inclined not to bogart the joint. The spectacle of a giggling willy-son merits some investment..
Dearest Ms Tips’ , you’re the ultimate in special friends.
Other than that Rundle fellow, you’re the perfect target for a bottle of wine.
Fortunately, I care about the Crikey crew as serious friends and family.
Bottle on way! 🙂