{"id":3087,"date":"2010-07-19T13:07:05","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T19:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jesusneedsnewpr.net\/?p=3087"},"modified":"2011-05-03T16:24:21","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T16:24:21","slug":"mcjesus-jesuspicture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesusneedsnewpr\/2010\/07\/mcjesus-jesuspicture.html","title":{"rendered":"McJESUS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jesusneedsnewpr.net\/2010\/07\/k4arm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesusneedsnewpr.net\/2010\/07\/k4arm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a>Wow. I don&#8217;t know who created (or manipulated) this picture of Jesus. And I don&#8217;t know why. But I think it makes a very good point.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Christian faith often gets presented like it&#8217;s a Happy Meal with a toy inside.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">I wish I had an answer (or answers). Eh, maybe I&#8217;m glad I don&#8217;t have an answer. Because if I did, I&#8217;d probably be tempted to try and package it and then sell it to you. And there&#8217;s enough &#8220;answers&#8221; being sold.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">On the positive side, you are able to buy a Happy Meal with a side of sliced green apples rather than French fries. And I think you can get milk rather than soda, too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Does the church give people the option of sliced green apples? \ud83d\ude42 If so, what do you think that is?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">And for fun, what would be the &#8220;toy surprise&#8221;?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow. 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