"jesus, take the wheel" day... is this for real?

[mysterycolor]

originally saw this posted as a FB event... now i am seeing it on many other sites... any believers out there know if this is really something Christians plan to do?

"On March 31, 2013, Christians all over the world will take to the streets in their automobiles. Relying only on the divine protection of Jesus Christ, they will prove that the Savior of Man will not abandon them when they remove their hands from the steering wheels of their cars for a total of 5 minutes. They will not be at a red light, or a stop sign, they will be on the highways. This is TRUE FAITH. Jesus Christ does not abandon his children, and with the current state of the world, it's time to show Jesus that we have not abandoned him. Do not come to this page telling us that we are crazy and that we are going to die. Jesus is our Shepherd, and he will tend to his flock. Please join us and show that you are NOT AFRAID to place your life in the hands of Jesus Christ."

https://www.facebook.com/JesusTakeTheWheelDay (https://www.facebook.com/StayOffTheRoadDay)

[joe-eyeball]

All I can say is WTF???

[The Stryker]

Uh. Who cares? Fringe groups of anything do weird ass things every now and again. Of course not every Christian does this. Don't be dumb.

Unless all you wanted was a thread to say "Wowie. Those christians sure are dumb and crazy!"

[mysterycolor]

Uh. Who cares? Fringe groups of anything do weird ass things every now and again. Of course not every Christian does this. Don't be dumb.

Unless all you wanted was a thread to say "Wowie. Those christians sure are dumb and crazy!"
more like "wowie, Those Christians are are dumb, crazy AND DANGEROUS!" and when i say those, i mean those who would participate.

[Scud]

Uh. Who cares?

I sort of care. Only in the sense that, if this is event remotely true, and someone ends up doing it, I will make sure my friends and family stay off the roads that day.

That is if the Mayans are wrong and we even get to 2013.:teek:

[The Stryker]

So you'll potentially keep your family off the road because of a very small grouping of obviously crazy people that probably won't happen.

This sh*t happens all the time. People be crazy and weird and threaten to do stupid stuff every day. But this is somehow news because it has the evil christian word attached to it. Please.

[mysterycolor]

no, it is news because they are publicizing it... most nutjobs just keep to themselves :)

[Scud]

So you'll potentially keep your family off the road because of a very small grouping of obviously crazy people that probably won't happen.

This sh*t happens all the time. People be crazy and weird and threaten to do stupid stuff every day. But this is somehow news because it has the evil christian word attached to it. Please.

Yes. As it happens that day is a Wednesday in the middle of Winter. I would love to take a day off and hope home from the crazies. (not only on the road, but at work too.:twink:)

[The Stryker]

Are you new? Whackjobs nowadays publicize every tiny detail of their crazy ideas. Social media is everywhere.

[Scud]

Are you new? Whackjobs nowadays publicize every tiny detail of their crazy ideas. Social media is everywhere.

Soooooooo, you would take the risk then?

[The Stryker]

Yes because I know this is the work of a very small fringe group and that the reaction to it from 90% of the world will be "uh. no?".

Also not a paranoid idiot that runs to the bunker at the mention of trouble.

[Jester]

Believer. Never heard of it. Not gonna do it. Are we done?
EDIT: Also this:

5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.
6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”

7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

[gobo]

Bad idea, folks. Jesus never got his license.

[mysterycolor]

hey guys- i just thought it was a pretty crazy idea that was getting a lot of talk this morning... and yeah, crazy groups do dangerous stuff all the time in the name of god (remember 9/11?) so it might be a joke, but if it is real and enough people participated the grand stupidity could result in many unnecessary deaths... just sayin...

[Roseangelo]

hey guys- i just thought it was a pretty crazy idea that was getting a lot of talk this morning... and yeah, crazy groups do dangerous stuff all the time in the name of god (remember 9/11?) so it might be a joke, but if it is real and enough people participated the grand stupidity could result in many unnecessary deaths... just sayin...

There are also plenty of people out driving today and every other day who have no business doing so and whose grand stupidity could result in many unnecessary deaths (and often does).

These kinds of groups exist to attract attention. No use feeding into it.

[Impervium Gem]

I understand these news worried you, mysterycolor, but I think one would have to be particularly ignorant and careless to put away their hands from the steering wheel for such a long time. Gaining attention is probably all they wanted and if they were spoken about a lot on several pages they seem to have succeeded. It shocks me as well what some people consider fun though. :(

[Jester]

Can I ask where else but Facebook you've seen this? My Google results are mainly the FB group.

[pannoni1]

I'd say you have a better chance of winning the lottery than being on the highway for five minutes without a trace of steering. This idea is just bulls***, why not help a community, volunteer, or simply practice with prayer?

[Green Machine]

This could be a good thing. It will remove a lot of idiots from the gene pool. I'll be sure to take that day off from work.

[Impervium Gem]

Is probably normal that such things are discussed on other FB pages or profiles over there. I highly doubt that the people who claim they would do something like that believe in god anyway as they would have found other ways of finding or upholding their own 'relationship' with God and Jesus.

[The Stryker]

hey guys- i just thought it was a pretty crazy idea that was getting a lot of talk this morning... and yeah, crazy groups do dangerous stuff all the time in the name of god (remember 9/11?) so it might be a joke, but if it is real and enough people participated the grand stupidity could result in many unnecessary deaths... just sayin...

You just compared a facebook group created by weirdos to do something dumb but not inherently evil to a planned act of mass murder and terrorism.

Good one.

[Jester]

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[mysterycolor]

You just compared a facebook group created by weirdos to do something dumb but not inherently evil to a planned act of mass murder and terrorism.

Good one.
actually, you were the one that said groups do stuff like this all the time... and under that logic... it isnt any different... killing in the name of god, is killing in the name of god... this one probably is a big old joke, but you can't just assume that it is always a joke because eventually it wont be, we've learned that.

[The Stryker]

But this is just doing something insanely stupid in the name of god. There's a bit of a difference.

[Jester]

And the plan of the JTW group isn't to kill anyone. Oh, if anyone does it they probably WILL kill someone, but they aren't seeking it out.

What I love are the comments I found here:
www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/07/04/march-31-2013-jesus-take-the-wheel-day/
Totally tolerant and full of love, these people.

[mysterycolor]

And the plan of the JTW group isn't to kill anyone. Oh, if anyone does it they probably WILL kill someone, but they aren't seeking it out.

What I love are the comments I found here:
www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/07/04/march-31-2013-jesus-take-the-wheel-day/
Totally tolerant and full of love, these people.
first off- the friendly atheist is an awesome man- read more of his blog and dont judge on the comments... second- as i have said, this is probably made as a joke, HOWEVER plenty of people out there are stupid enough to believe it and certainly stupid enough to participate- and yes, that would plan to kill/harm other people if the objective is to go into a public place and cause a car accident... if they did it and killed someone, but survived themselves- they would be held responsible for the death.

[Jester]

No...that isn't the "plan". The plan is to have Jesus safely guide you once your hands are removed from the wheel. It's totally misguided, but it's not a premeditated act of vehicular homicide.

[mysterycolor]

well unless they plan to plead insanity when it doesnt work... they'd be held liable for any deaths/injuries/damage

[Jester]

Never said they wouldn't or shouldn't be. Just saying that it's not their intention to kill anyone.

[gobo]

I doubt Bin Laden admitted to his subordinates that he was planning mass murder. The ten commandments applies to their religion as well.

[Cure]

I doubt Bin Laden admitted to his subordinates that he was planning mass murder.

What a retarded thing to say.

"Hey, guys, we're gonna crash some planes into these buildings."

"...won't people die?"

"Nah, they'll be empty, I PROMISE."

[gobo]

What a retarded thing to say.

"Hey, guys, we're gonna crash some planes into these buildings."

"...won't people die?"

"Nah, they'll be empty, I PROMISE."
Well, I guess you know how terrorism works better than I do.

[Jester]

I doubt Bin Laden admitted to his subordinates that he was planning mass murder. The ten commandments applies to their religion as well.
Yeah, pretty sure whole point of Jihad is to kill those who disagree, they knew they were being a party to mass-murder gobo...

[Raven]

Right....


Been labeled a radical, but no where near these guys. Just as Jester posted, you shall not test your God, so I'm really confused as to what biblical idea there running with on this?

I mean, God does admire common sense as well.

[Cure]

Right....


Been labeled a radical, but no where near these guys. Just as Jester posted, you shall not test your God, so I'm really confused as to what biblical idea there running with on this?

I mean, God does admire common sense as well.

I agree. I'm sure Jesus is like "Damn, yo. Y'all foolz is crazy! I'm only one dude!"

[BubblyShell22]

I really hope they don't go through with this at all. It's stupid and crazy to say the least. And they're basing this off of a country song sung by Carrie Underwood. I'm not going to be tolerant of people who do stupid things that could cause the loss of life. Why the hell would anyone just do this when they know they could kill people in the process? If anyone does do this, they'll be proven wrong when they go into a ditch.

[Candy Kappa]

"Jesus, take the wheel."

feels like a Family Guy skit.

[KROW]

"Jesus, take the wheel."

feels like a Family Guy skit.

Or a hokey country song.

[oldmanwinters]

Geez Louise, peeps, that FB group has "Troll" written all over it.

Does anybody actually think this was started as a sincere means to express one's faith? And, for that matter, does anyone actually believe people will try to do something like this to prove some kinda holy point?

[mysterycolor]

given the right circumstance, people will do anything to prove a point...

on that note, this appeared yesterday...

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flying-Spaghetti-Monster-Take-The-Wheel-Day/491224680894807

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, that's true. I don't know if this will happen or not, but if it does, I'm sure a lot of doctors and nurses will be rolling their eyes when they see these patients.

Doctor: Sir, how did you come by this injury?

Patient: I took my hands off the steering wheel to prove that Jesus will never forsake me.

Doctor: Well, it looks like Jesus didn't save you and gave you a broken leg.

[oldmanwinters]

Here's the thing about religious extremism: People will do strange things only because they believe their faith requires it. Some people handle venomous snakes because they believe Mark 16 requires them to test their faith in such a way. NOBODY is gonna take their hands off the wheel and pray that God will drive the car home just because it's a memorable line from a famous Carrie Underwood song. In the song, the car spins out of control and the driver prays that Jesus might spare her and her child from death. It's a song about human desperation and second chances. But nobody views anything Carrie Underwood writes as some kind of divine mandate as they would a (misinterpreted) Bible text; the songs just make a few folks get misty eyed.

There will probably be a few snarky YouTube videos from people making fun of the whole thing for a few seconds, but that's the only thing to come of this.

This was made as a joke and the only people dumb enough to buy into this are the people having a field day making fun of religious people who they think might be tempted to do this.

[gobo]

I kinda doubt the sincerity of this as well. I expect some poophole somewhere is laughing their pooper off that anyone is taking their irresponsible joke seriously.

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

I kinda doubt the sincerity of this as well. I expect some poophole somewhere is laughing their pooper off that anyone is taking their irresponsible joke seriously.

I wouldn't go that far. The Bible has been used to justify certain acts that it blatantly discourages.

The whole Islam/Muslim thing was mentioned (moderators/administrators be prepared to close this thread because the collective maturity level of these boards is only so high)-- and yes, Islam IS a religion of hate/extremity. Those who practice the religion peacefully are actually doing it WRONG. Yes, those who were flying the planes into the towers on 9/11 had been promised a heavenly paradise afterwards and that their families would be WELL cared for because of their "sacrifice"-- and the Koran specifically states that non-Arabic peoples/non-Islamic peoples are cattle to be slaughtered and should be treated as such. So to say that the people who flew the planes into the towers on 9/11 were not aware that they were committing an act of terrorism is simply ridiculous, since that's what that religion is all about.

Taking one's hands off the steering wheel for five minutes and expecting Jesus or any other deity that one can't know for certain exists to make sure no harm comes of it is just irrational and stupid behavior. Believe whatever you want, but do exactly that, believe in it, but know that at the end of your life it might all turn out to be a lie, and don't jeopardize other people's lives trying to prove something to be true that you can't know for certain to be true yourself. This SHOULD be considered an act of terrorism, but by the definition of terrorism it isn't (as Stryker explained). Its just an example of Christian passive-aggressiveness to an extreme degree-- not taking responsibility for your actions-- which was never the intent of Christianity necessarily, but has become a theme in our postmodern world. If anyone actually does try this and someone else dies as a result, they'll probably blame it on Jesus for being negligient of his Christly duties when they are taken to court for involuntary/voluntary manslaughter.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

And it's on Easter Sunday.