The iPad has sparked widespread dismay but fortunately for Apple, Christian culture is unaffected. Christians who identify as emergent and/or relevant can’t wait to get an iPad of their very own.

They don’t mind that the iPad is an unwieldy iPhone without the phone or Flash or much else that is good about computers. Since they call themselves emergent they are fond of all things emergent without much regard for quality or performance. This is characteristic of Christian culture’s penchant for crappier versions of the original, as with music (see Christian music), video games (see Guitar Praise) and movies (particularly those starring Kirk Cameron).