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 Do you have any idea what happens when you point to Jesus on the cross and tell an innocent 5-year-old, "You know, Jesus is nailed to that cross because he had to suffer and die for your sins"? I’ll tell you what happens; you scare the hell out of them! "Hey kids, you know what? Jesus would probably still be alive today healing the sick and handing out free fish, if it weren’t for you and all of your dirty sins. That’s right; Jesus suffered a horrible painful and humiliating death because of you." Great stuff there... I can’t imagine why vocations are down.  So kids grow up with two basic images of Jesus: lying in a manger as a baby; and Jesus apparently dead nailed to the cross. Both of these images are difficult to relate to. I'm not suggesting anything as crass as a Jesus action figure, but now all of a sudden someone is coming out with statues of Jesus hanging with his modern day posse. Sure, you can get statues of Jesus playing soccer and baseball. And while not biblically accurate since there is no proof in the bible that Jesus played soccer, they are entertaining and portray the man as being human. After all isn’t that the point of the whole thing?  Of course if you disagree feel free to say so. Billo ----------------- |
