In Case of Rapture...

I saw a bumper sticker yesterday that probably everyone else in the world has already seen: In Case of Rapture, This Car Will Be Unmanned.

I actually admire this bumper sticker because it's so insane that it makes Christianity almost seem cool. It's like wearing a rainbow wig, but not just to a party. All the time. The first time you come to work with a rainbow wig on, you would get a few laughs, some head shaking and disapproval. What happens when you wear the wig every day -- it becomes an act of defiance. "I'm insane, and you can say whatever you want but I'm not going anywhere."

It was actually refreshing because I felt like the bumper sticker was also saying: "I know my beliefs are outlandish, but I don't care." Whereas, I usually feel that other Christian bumper stickers say the opposite: "I'm normal, and you're not." Have you accepted Christ as your savior? Jesus Loves You. Attend the Church of Your Choice on Sunday. Got Christ? And so on.

And, yes. When I pull up behind a car with ten bumper stickers, the voices in my head overwhelm me, and I pull off the road and cry.


PS - For some reason, crying in a car has becoming a hilarious image to me since they used it on The Soup. But I don't know why.