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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:00 AM

What would Jesus do on spring break?

In the middle of Daytona's annual season of sin, I went undercover with a group of evangelical Christians trying to convert drunk partygoers. God help me.

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  • Thursday, March 19, 2009 06:00 AM

    Here's a better way

    If they really believe that reciting their magic prayer is all that's needed to give a person a chance at salvation, here's a much better way to do it: get as many attractive (Christian) women as they can. Have them go to Spring Break, and tell drunken boys that they'll have sex with them if they'll say that prayer first. Then do. Bingo! Another soul saved (maybe).

    I call it "Fucking for Jesus". What do you think?

    PS - I realize that this approach will not help non-Christian women (except for the lesbians, but I assume that they are already damned as far as the evangelicals are concerned). I considered suggesting offering really nice shoes to drunken women for saying the prayer, but feared that might sound sexist. Would it be?

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