XTREME!
How intellectually lazy do you have to be to require a bracelet to remind you of what you believe? Okay, so having a medic-alert bracelet can signify to others that you may die if they give you that dose of penicillin... but what about requiring a bracelet to remind yourself what you think, believe or feel?
Aside from the fact that uno-balled Lance Armstrong lives pretty strong on the proceeds from the sale of those annoying yellow LiveStrong bracelets, they can present a slight problem with admissions to hospitals. Now, there may only be a 1/1000 chance that someone mistakes the Lance Armstrong Retirement Fund bracelet for a DNR bracelet, but that is 1 chance in 1000 I don't want to take.
But, readers of the Augusta Chronicle are reminded - in the XTREME! Teen Section - that even though those stupid WWJD bracelets have fallen out of favor, you still need to remember to think about Jesus. No fucking shit.
I guess it may have been lost on our teen writer that the concept of behaving Christ-like was around way before some asshole decided to ride the wave of trendy charismatic Christianity and sell those damn WWJD trinkets to gullible Protestants. News flash! The Catholics (and the Protestants too!) have been talking to teens about this for... well... centuries. In 1984, all of that Papist hype got turned up a notch with World Youth Day. Think about it: millions of teens the world over (not just Baptists and Assembly of God types) entered into a discussion with the Holy Father about behaving as Jesus would have us - without having a bracelet to remind you to do it. Dude, that is extreme! (whatever the hell that is)
The answer to the question posed by those stupid bracelets? What Would Jesus Do? He would tell you to stop wasting your money on cheap Chinese made bracelets and live in accordance with his wishes as outlined in 1 Corinthians 13:13... you know... or maybe you don't... since it isn't on a bracelet.
"...faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love."
That is pretty much it. No real brain teasers there. No need to have it emblazoned on you just to prove something... simple and straightforward.
The other thing that Jesus would do is remind you about what is CLEARLY outlined in Matthew 7:1-5. Go ahead, look it up. When you are done with that, skip on down to Matthew 7:21-23. It isn't looking good for those trendy bracelet wearers! Of course, I am violating that mandate right now... but then again, I guess I forgot my bracelet, so how was I to remember?
Aside from the fact that uno-balled Lance Armstrong lives pretty strong on the proceeds from the sale of those annoying yellow LiveStrong bracelets, they can present a slight problem with admissions to hospitals. Now, there may only be a 1/1000 chance that someone mistakes the Lance Armstrong Retirement Fund bracelet for a DNR bracelet, but that is 1 chance in 1000 I don't want to take.
But, readers of the Augusta Chronicle are reminded - in the XTREME! Teen Section - that even though those stupid WWJD bracelets have fallen out of favor, you still need to remember to think about Jesus. No fucking shit.
I guess it may have been lost on our teen writer that the concept of behaving Christ-like was around way before some asshole decided to ride the wave of trendy charismatic Christianity and sell those damn WWJD trinkets to gullible Protestants. News flash! The Catholics (and the Protestants too!) have been talking to teens about this for... well... centuries. In 1984, all of that Papist hype got turned up a notch with World Youth Day. Think about it: millions of teens the world over (not just Baptists and Assembly of God types) entered into a discussion with the Holy Father about behaving as Jesus would have us - without having a bracelet to remind you to do it. Dude, that is extreme! (whatever the hell that is)
The answer to the question posed by those stupid bracelets? What Would Jesus Do? He would tell you to stop wasting your money on cheap Chinese made bracelets and live in accordance with his wishes as outlined in 1 Corinthians 13:13... you know... or maybe you don't... since it isn't on a bracelet.
"...faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love."
That is pretty much it. No real brain teasers there. No need to have it emblazoned on you just to prove something... simple and straightforward.
The other thing that Jesus would do is remind you about what is CLEARLY outlined in Matthew 7:1-5. Go ahead, look it up. When you are done with that, skip on down to Matthew 7:21-23. It isn't looking good for those trendy bracelet wearers! Of course, I am violating that mandate right now... but then again, I guess I forgot my bracelet, so how was I to remember?
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