I hate these things. I never read them.
But the other day, my mother-in-law (Christian, we get along great) sent me one that went a little something like this...
Jesus loves you! He wants to give you joy and prosperity! Accept him into your life right now by sending this message to 9 other people within the next ten minutes!
If you don't...something bad will happen to you before the day is done!
I called my mother-in-law and asked her not to send me anymore of those. She was insulted. "If you loved Jesus, it wouldn't hurt you to send that message to nine other people!" she said.
"I do love Jesus. But Jesus didn't have cell phones back when they were nailing him to the cross," I told her. "And the bible tells me that if I want to accept Jesus into my heart, all I have to do is to ask him...not send a message that promises doom if you don't obey."
Anybody else get this message? How do you handle it? What do you think?
(besides, messages cost me 5 cents to send/receive
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