fools

christians have pastor jerry and his qu'ran burning tendencies, the gay community get george michael and his driving and crashing of cars under cannabis, the music scene has lady gaga wearing oufits that look like they're made of meat, today's youth who wish to showcase their talents get... justin bieber instead, islam gets al-qaeda who give the loudest (but not islam's desired) say as to what following their god means, footballers get john terry and the handshake (or lack thereof), politicians get the opportunity to harbour racism as a policy through bnp and ukip.

so, there's no people group exempt from fools.

thankfully, god isn't out there to point the finger, but to save us from ourselves. in the character of jesus, he puts himself in the position of being the fool, even accepting the mockery that was never due his name.

"Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!"

In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. "He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself! He's the King of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, 'I am the Son of God.' "In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him."