Bumper Stickers: The Good, the Bad, and the Seriously

Lately I have noticed that LOADS of cars in Orlando are sporting Christian bumper stickers or decals of some sort. It's gotten me asking myself this question: "What exactly is the purpose of slapping one of those babies on your car?" Please hear me. I am NOT making fun of you if you have chosen to decorate your car with a Christian bumper sticker, or any bumper sticker for that matter. I just don't really get it.

• First of all, I think it's a kind of cowardly way to yell at people...Christian or otherwise. I mean, you know the people behind you are going to read it, and you want them to know what you think/believe about this or that, but chances are that you won't have to actually defend your stance on this or that. You won't have to deal with more than a honk or an unpleasant gesture.
• Second, do we really think that we're "making disciples" (Matthew 28:19-20]) by riding around with a sticker on our bumper that says, "Jesus loves you"? I really want your opinion here, if you'd like to give it. I just don't understand it.
• Third, some of them are extremely offensive and, were I not a believer, I would totally be turned off. Heck, I am a believer and I'm totally turned off by a lot of them! Thankfully, I know Jesus and know that He is much more loving AND intelligent than the sayings on some of those bumper stickers.

To be fair, Christians are not the only ones who participate in this seemingly odd practice. You see all kinds of bumper stickers preaching all sorts of things, but I do think that, as followers of Christ, we're held to a higher standard. Perhaps you would like to know what started this little rant. The car that did it for me. The one that merited a "Seriously?" Well get your best disgusted "Seriously?" ready. You're gonna need it.

I was waiting at the last red light before getting home, and I was tired. Real tired. And real grumpy. I had even turned the radio off - I just needed some quiet time. That's when I looked up at the very loud truck in front of me and saw two very "loud" window decals shouting at me from his/her back windshield. On the left side was this:

And I was thinking, "Well, there's another one." But then I looked to the right side and saw this:

And then I gave the dark windshield an exaggerated eye roll [probably not like Jesus, either, for the record, and exhaled with a disgusted "Seriously?" So there you have it. Now you know what I think about bumper stickers. I just don't really get them. I guess, in my opinion, they mostly fall in the "bad" or the "seriously" category. I can remember very few times when I gazed upon a bumper sticker and thought to myself, "Wow! I need to get one of those bad boys for the Corolla." I'm just sayin'.

Now, since you perservered through that entire rant, I think you need a treat. The following footage was taken at Disney's Night of Joy. Enjoy!