{"id":3056,"date":"2007-08-03T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-03T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/08\/did-i-tick-off-the-christians.html"},"modified":"2007-08-03T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-03T13:45:00","slug":"did-i-tick-off-the-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/08\/did-i-tick-off-the-christians.html","title":{"rendered":"Did I tick off the Christians?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems that my comment about Christian t-shirts<\/a> might have ticked some people off. I linked to those particular t-shirts for a reason, to me they are taking a brand (in this case Coca Cola and T Mobile) and are rebranding in the name of Christ. To me it’s not biblical — it strikes me as materialistic, irreverent, and just makes Jesus one more product to market.
\nMaybe I’m wrong, maybe it’s a good way to share Christ with the lost and dying world. But I just can’t see how this is being in the world but not of it. It seems very worldly to me.
\nIf you like to wear these t-shirts and you feel like I’ve insulted you, I want to offer an apology. I didn’t mean to offend and I’m sorry if I did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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