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Old 11-25-2002, 10:29 AM
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Commercials Say Jesus Wouldn’t Drive an SUV

Well, from my Catholic upbringing: Jesus was a carpenter so if he didn't drive and SUV he would at least be driving a pick up.

MMMMMM, Toyota Echo vs. Cadillac Escalade
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Nov. 21 — What would Jesus drive? That's the provocative question a group called the Evangelical Environmental Network is asking, and it claims that the answer is something fuel efficient. In an ad campaign that will air in four states, the group says Christians have a moral imperative to preserve the environment by giving up their gas-guzzling SUVs, minivans and pickups.
"Too many of the cars, trucks and SUVs that are made, that we choose to drive, are polluting our air," the commercial says. "And endangering our health, especially the health of our children."

The television ads, which will run in Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and North Carolina, include a question: "What would Jesus drive?"

The idea is inspired by the popular Christian phrase "What would Jesus do?"

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Baptist minister the Rev. Jim Ball, the executive director of the Evangelical Environmental Network, said the link between the teachings of Jesus and the fuel economy of cars was clear to him.

"When you look at the impact of transportation on human health and on global warming and Jesus was the great physician of body and soul," Ball told Good Morning America. "The most basic teaching of Jesus is to love your neighbor like yourself. How can you do that when you are filling your neighbor's lungs with pollution?"

On Wednesday, Ball met with Bill Ford Jr., chairman of the Ford Motor Company.

"I told him we'd like to see a specific timetable and targets to improve fuel efficiency," Ball said. "He said he'd get back to us."

But does the campaign have a prayer, considering that SUVs, minivans and pickups made up half of all vehicles sold in the United States last year? And do they have the right to connect a religious figure to car sales?

What About the Apostles?

One Christian leader is balking at the idea.

"I think the concept of linking Jesus to an anti-SUV campaign borders on blasphemy, and I regard it as a joke," the Rev. Pat Robertson of the Christian Broadcasting Network said, in a statement.

Plus, the auto industry isn't convinced that if Jesus were in a showroom, he'd drive off in a small car.

"He may well choose an SUV so that several of his apostles could travel with him," said Gloria Bergquist, a spokeswoman for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers in Washington.

The commercials might not convince buyers, either.

"To put religion behind it is, I think, a cheap shot," one man said.

Others think it's downright foolish.

"I don't think driving a car has anything to do with morality," one woman remarked.

For their part, the automakers have been courting devout Christians as well, but with a different angle.

Chevrolet is currently sponsoring a "come together and worship" rock tour.

As consumers decide which car is right for them — religious considerations aside — they might remember that, in the Bible, Jesus rode a donkey or walked. Either is the most fuel-efficient way to get around in his time, and ours.
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Old 11-25-2002, 11:22 AM
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The psycho babble invades church...amazing
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Old 11-25-2002, 10:35 PM
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Hmmmmmmmm..........Who hijacked this thread?
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Old 11-25-2002, 10:36 PM
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knock it off, this is serious shit
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Old 11-25-2002, 11:00 PM
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Waaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

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Old 11-25-2002, 11:01 PM
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hey wait those are my balls!!
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Old 11-26-2002, 12:10 AM
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I think Jesus would want something fast that handles well. It woudl come in handy when running from the roman army.
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Old 11-26-2002, 08:32 AM
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OMG donkey, that was just too funny....LMAO
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Old 11-26-2002, 05:40 PM
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Or else he would just turn water into gas that does not pollute
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Old 11-26-2002, 07:07 PM
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In reality if Jesus was performing miracles today someone would have been there with a video camera taped the scene and sold it to the media and before you could say "Noli me vocate. Ego te vocabo." He would be in a limo with his 12 homeboys doing the talk show circuit. Yep Jesus wouldn't drive he would be driven!
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what would jesus do for a klondike bar
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