Jesus accompanies teens on trip to movie, mall

[BR_Parkway]

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Some of the teens admitted they felt self-conscious fear about meeting people they knew in the mall. Paige Toney, 14, of Davis City and Tylea Rippey, 14, of Leon were mortified at that thought.

When it was their turn to shepherd the cutout around, they took Jesus to sit by the fireplace at the food court.

"If the person we meet is a teacher, it would be OK," said Toney.

Her brother had a explanation for anyone he knew, "I'll just tell them our pastor made us do it," said Colton Toney, 12, of Davis City.

more at link : http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061210/LIFE05/612100344/-1/ENT05

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. I bet those kids are stoned out of their gourds.

They must be laughing their asses off at this story.

[aquart]

2. It's good for gods to have an active social life.

[krispos42]

4. Yeah, it's lonely at the top

[shain from kane]

3. Would that be one of those graven image things?

[Connie_Corleone]

5. Can I take Jesus to a party Friday night??

I hope he can dance.

[Ilsa]

6. Oh, so that's what Jesus looks like! I heard him and his old lady got

kicked out of the projects, man.

Apologies to Cheech and Chong.

[Bill McBlueState]

7. must be rough, being in the 80% majority!

It's one thing taking Jesus around local places. It's more difficult to be a public Christian when you're hauling him through the mall crowded with shoppers

It's a chance to show people we are Christians and we're not embarrassed about it

Yeah, since hardly anyone else in Des Moines is a Christian... :sarcasm:

They should try carrying around a life-sized model of the Atheist Goat!

[Kerrytravelers]

8. Hoo-boy.

"It's a chance to show people we are Christians and we're not embarrassed about it," said Agnes Ansong, 16, of Lamoni.

"We want people to know what we believe in and that we take the Christmas season seriously."

Really want me to think you're a Christan, true to your word? Why not try doing some Christian-like things, such as volunteer at a shelter or hold food and clothing drives year around, not just at the holidays, since people are poor, hungry and cold year around. Carting a cardboard cutout of jesus doesn't make me think "Oh, they must be good Christians." It makes me wonder why they are so desperate for me to know that they are walking around looking foolish.

This whole "pray in a closet" and help the needy bit really just flies directly over their heads, doesn't it?

[TechBear_Seattle]

9. It is an ancient custom in "idolatrous" religions to take the gods for an outing

Why should Christianity be any different? :sarcasm:

[karlrschneider]

10. Jesus Christ on a handcart...

literally

:eyes:

[nomo]

11. Jesus Zombies in the making

Great. As if we don't have enough of them already.

[xfundy]

12. "Weekend at Bernie's III"?

Sequels. Bah.