I was at another
BLOG, where the above bumper sticker is being discussed. Here is my reply:
The reason I like bumper stickers and
signs is that they're not controlled by the liberal media.
As for this thread, it's obvious that
the message can be interpreted in more than one way. So objectively,
it is gambling. It's like building a balcony, and adding a shoddy
handrail around the edge. Better no handrail, than a FALSE SENSE OF
SECURITY.
I would venture that most people have
too much self esteem in this day, but even if there are so many
people that loath themselves, it's most likely because they aren't as
pretty or materially endowed as the next person. How many of them are
remorseful over their sin? The bible talks about a Godly sorrow that
leads to repentance.
The medium dictates how much one can
expound the subject. I've seen small signs on people's lawns that
have the ten commandments written out on two tablets. The signs have
a nice appearance, but the words are about 3/4 inch (16mm?) high.
They are for all practical purposes, illegible. Better to have one of
the commandments, written so it can be read easily. So it is, that a
short message can be employed. Does the biblical watchman on the wall
analogy apply to us today? Why gamble that it doesn't? The watchman
would rewrite the sticker in question to say: "God loves all
people; hates all sin."
