The disciples asked him, "Teacher, when will this happen? What will be the sign when all this will occur?" Jesus said, "Be careful that you are not deceived. Many will come using my name. They will say, 'I am he!' and 'The time is near.' Don't follow them!"

After having read Luke's account of this interchange, doesn't that create a problem for Charles Russell, founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses?

Mr. Russell said that Jesus of Nazareth, the historical figure, was planning to return in 1914 for a rendezvous with Armageddon and world-domination. So why does this guy still have any credibility at all?

"Put down the bumper-sticker and no one will get hurt."

Bad Quotation Marks...

Saw this on a bumper sticker: "God" Bless America

Is the owner of that sticker quoting someone? Did somebody famous use the word "God" in blessing our country, and now we have to give him (or her) credit?

Or, possibly this is a subtle use of irony? Like this: "I know that Average Joe is requesting God's blessing on America, but even the suggestion of a single god is so ludicrous, that by simply calling everyone's attention to the word "God" will cuase the occupants of the cars around me to laugh in derision. Most of us are anti-god anyway, so this is a good way to indicate my anti-god status, and have a good laugh at Average Joe's expense." It is possible that there exist bumper sticker authors who are exceedingly clever, and also assume that others around them will understand their cleverness.

But I don't think so.

This is probably just another example of Average Joe unwittingly assaulting his neighbors, and his God with bad grammar.

"Put down the bumper sticker, and no one will get hurt."