I am intrigued by bumper stickers. Someone was smart. Since modern Americans spend so much of their time in cars, why not turn the bumper into a kind of chrome or, alas with modern cars, plastic bulletin boards. Thousands would get the messages as they come near the car in front of them. It was a brilliant idea.

Religious folks have not missed this communication opportunity. So you have the traditional bumper sticker message: “Honk if you love Jesus”. And the more avant-garde, “In case of the rapture, this car will be empty”. I saw one recently which I think originated by some cynics who questioned a “sloppy agape” theology. It said, “God loves you…the rest of us think your a jerk”.

As intrigued as I am, I have never put a bumper sticker on my car. A psychiatrist could have a field day w…