I'm a compulsive reader of bumper stickers, as well as an admirer of the brief punchy statement that "makes you think." If it sticks in your head after making you think, so much the better. On those merits, I would rate this one fairly high: JESUS CALLED. HE WANTS HIS RELIGION BACK.
If you're thinking, your first thought is probably, Huh? If the bumper in question is decked with other stickers, such as Coexist spelled out in the symbols of various religions, or HATE IS NOT A FAMILY VALUE, you've got a clue. The driver of the vehicle ahead of you is a left-wing, tree-hugging, pacifist hippie wannabe. Not to indulge in stereotypes or anything, but as the light changes you press the accelerator, longing to nudge that offensive bumper, just a little. That'll teach her (isn't it almost always a her?) to imply that you are a smug, self-righteous Pharisee.
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