WWJD

[[File:WWJD-Armband.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Jesus did not wear a WWJD bracelet.]]
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{{cquote|People are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it ''practiced''.|||Samuel Butler<ref>[http://gadfly.igc.org/liberal/WWJD.htm What Would Jesus Do?]</ref>}}

{{cquote|If someone asks 'What Would Jesus Do?', remind them that kicking over tables and chasing people with a whip are among the options.|||}}

'''WWJD''' is an acronym for '''
[[Mary Magdalene|Whom]]
 What would [[Jesus]] Do?'''  It was used on bumper stickers in the 1990s by [[Christian]]s, and has recently been reincarnated as a slogan on silicone bands, jewellery, and all sorts of trinkets.

==Using WWJD==
When confronting a difficult problem, it is useful to pause and think "What would [[Jesus]] do?" Some examples:
*A bully pushes you down.  You get up.  You want to hit him, but you think, "WWJD" and pause… just long enough for [[Moral teachings of Jesus#Turn the other cheek, love your enemy|him to bitch-slap you in the mouth]].
*You invade a [[Iraq War|large, fractious nation]]. No one seems to appreciate their "liberation". You get ready to [[nuke]] the whole place, but then you ask "WWJD?" (Or, What Would Colin Powell have done, but we already know that answer.) While you are thinking, resurgent [[Taliban]] and [[Al-Qaeda]] elements in that other country launch an offensive aimed at the already-decimated capital.
*The [[Vietnam War]] and the surrounding controversy is raging. You have a choice between being [[draft]]ed to kill, or volunteering to kill. WWJD? He would join the [[W|Air National Guard]] and avoid taking lives by refusing to show up for work, or run to [[Canada]].

WWJD was originally coined by 19<sup>th</sup> century [[Christian socialism|Christian socialist]] {{wpl|Charles Sheldon||,}} who sympathized with [[poor]] people and worked on many projects for relieving poverty. For example, he inspired local people to help desperately poor former [[slaves]] who had settled nearby and established a kindergarten for [[African American]] [[children]] well ahead of his time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/charles-sheldon|title=Charles Sheldon|work=Answers.com}}</ref> 

Today, though, no one ever seems to think Jesus would drop off a couple of club packs of cereal at the homeless shelter or sit down to a nice glass of [[wine]] and a shawarma with [[Mary Magdalene|Maggie]], though.

==Parodies==
[[File:2017-01-28 - protest at JFK (81103).jpg|thumb|right|165px|Protesting [[Donald Trump|Trump]]'s [[Muslim]] ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2017]]
The phrase "WWJD" has been parodied in many contexts.  Examples include the following:
*A bumper sticker reading "Who would Jesus [[torture]]?" was seen in Seattle following the initial release of the [[Abu Ghraib]] torture photographs.
*In [[Minnesota]], you could find bumper stickers, obviously made by those [[evil]] [[liberals]], that say "What Would {{wpl|Paul Wellstone|Wellstone}} Do?"
*Cartoon fans have been known to ask "What would {{wpl|Scooby|Scooby-Doo}} Do?"
*"What would Dogbert do?" from the comic strip ''[[Scott Adams|Dilbert]]''.
*"What would Leroy Jenkins do?" from "Laundry Files".
*"WW'''[[Cthulhu|(;,;)]]'''D?"
*In the [[dystopia]]n comic book series, {{wpl|Y: The Last Man|''Y: The Last Man'',}} whose premise is that (almost) all [[Man|men]] have suddenly died, one [[woman]] asks "WWJD?" and, when ridiculed for [[Mansplaining|pandering]] to [[Patriarchy|outmoded male ideas]], explains that she meant "What Would {{wpl|Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jackie}} Do?"
* What would a [[pirate]] do?

==See also==
*[[Jesus diet|What Would Jesus Eat?]]
*[[Fun:WSID|What Should I Do?]]
*[[Cthulhu|What would Cthulhu Do?]]
*[[Flying Spaghetti Monster|What would FSM Do?]]
*[[Goddidit]] — the past tense of WWJD

==External links==
*[http://www.evilbible.com/do-not-ignore-the-old-testament/what-would-jesus-do/ What Would Jesus Do?] The Evil Bible lists any number of immoral things Jesus ''would'' do. 
*[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010835014_bibleguns20.html Who would Jesus shoot?] Gun sights in the US military are inscribed with [[Bible]] verses.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKmh-0E5BjU What Would Jesus Do? — Axis of Awesome] A song about what Jesus would do.
*[http://gadfly.igc.org/liberal/WWJD.htm What Would Jesus Do?] This shows how far removed the [[Republican Party]] are from what Jesus would do.
*[http://www.whatwouldjesusdo.com/wwjdcart/home.php What Would Jesus Do? LLC] Buy your wristbands now so you can forever remember to do as Jesus would do.

==References==
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