{"id":42466,"date":"2014-06-09T22:50:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T04:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/06\/09\/the-why-and-how-of-what-would-jesus-do.html"},"modified":"2014-06-10T16:09:53","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T22:09:53","slug":"the-why-and-how-of-what-would-jesus-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/06\/09\/the-why-and-how-of-what-would-jesus-do.html","title":{"rendered":"The Why and How of "What Would Jesus Do?""},"content":{"rendered":"
It's actually a fascinating little story, going back further than I would have guessed.<\/p>\n

For all that WWJD is sometimes maligned as some strange arch-conservative Christian groupthink (because of modern conservative Christian orthodoxy about what Jesus obviously did or said and what it means in modern life), I actually think it can be a valuable thought exercise (and applicable to a variety of thought \/ faith leaders). \u00a0It creates a mental checkpoint for actions, a "Hey, how does this thing I'm about to do actually line up with my personal beliefs?" moment. \u00a0And, yeah, maybe you then decide that, yes, Jesus probably would support you having another glass of wine because, y'know, the Wedding at Cana and all that, but at least you gave it a bit of thought, and that's usually not a bad thing to do.\ufeff<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Fascinating Story of How the “What Would Jesus Do?” Slogan Came About<\/a>
\n What Would Jesus Do?, often shortened to WWJD? or\u00a0W.W.J.D.\u00a0 is a slogan so famous that millions of objects have been emblazoned with it. However, the person who came up with \u201cW.W.J.D.\u201d never saw a penny of the millions of dollars companies across the globe have made from it. The earliest known instance of the full [&hellip\n <\/p>\n

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It's actually a fascinating little story, going back further than I would have guessed. 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