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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Vote for the reader chapter title that will go in the Stuff Christians Like book.

Voting is officially closed. Thanks so much for commenting. I'm going to count the votes and post the winner in a few days.

A few weeks ago I held a "name this chapter" contest. (The chapter in question was about whether it's possible to unsubscribe to a prayer email chain you don't remember signing up for without making it look like you hate Jesus and prayer and humans. You can see the original post right here.)

After going through hundreds of entries, here are the 10 best. Please vote in the comments section by picking the number of the one you think is the funniest. The headline with the most votes will be printed in the Stuff Christians Like book from Zondervan, the winner will have their name in the acknowledgments section and get a free copy of the book. Vote as many times as you like until the end of the day on Tuesday, July 14th.

Here we go:

Jarrod Haggard
1. "The Eternal Implications of Clicking 'Remove Me'"

Leo:Unfinished
2. "Breaking the chains: How to make holy use of the spam folder."

Jonathan Ferguson
3. "Should I Pray or Should I Go Now?"

Casey
4. "Stuff Christians Like: Unsubscribing to prayer chain emails - we'll have time to catch up in heaven."

Chandler
5. "Sorry, my email is atheist." Or Dewde's collaborative response, "SCL: I May Be a Christian,
But My Inbox Is Atheist"

Chuck Allen
6. "How to Cease Without Praying"

han-nah
7. "Hate the Spam, Love the Sender."

Elizabeth R
8. "Giving the prayer chain up (without letting Jesus down)"

snowberrylife
9. "SCL: I kissed prayer chains goodbye."

jesse elisabeth
10. "Breaking chains without breaking hearts"

What number do you think is the funniest?

399 comments:

  1. I'm gonna have to go with number 3.

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  2. Tough choice, but number 7 gets my vote.

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  3. Number 9 sounds great!

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  4. 6 is a close second, but I vote for # 1!

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  5. I think #6 sounds most like SCL.

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  6. They are all great.....I am torn between #1 and #3 and #6.

    OK,..... #6

    Final answer.

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  7. Some great stuff there but i'm gonna go for #6

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  8. #6.

    But the person voting after me should take note that he/she cannot vote for #6 as that would leave three votes in a row for that number, which is not allowed.

    Please vote responsibly (that would mean #3).

    Thank you.

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  9. #6... but they're ALL great! (sorry Arthur2Sheds) :)

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  10. I would say 6 6 6 in a chanting voice, but that might be misconstrued, so I'll just say 6.

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  11. For obvious reasons, I like #3. But 6 is good as well... can the chapter have two names?

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  12. Six and three are my favs. Six wins due to the scripture reference.

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  13. Six. It's clever and to-the-point.

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  14. JF Vote for number 7. Very Good.

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  15. 7 - also the perfect number of God

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  16. #4 and #9 are the most SCLish...#6 sounds like everything this blog makes fun of...our tendency to be super-religious-spiritual and so it would make sense to choose #6 then....

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  17. gonna go with 3 - tough choice. you have some talented readers... : )

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  18. They are all great, but #1 even sounds like you,

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  19. I can't pick which I like best, but my least favorites are 4, 6, 10... I think the others are just funnier!

    I think number 1 may be my fave. Ok. Final answer: 1.

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  20. My favorite is 12, but to be practical I have to go with 6

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  21. #6, with #3 coming in as an honorable mention.

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  22. Ah. i couldn't decide between #5 and #9, but #9 made me laugh out loud. (yes, literally) so it gets my vote!

    (and i don't understand #3, can some please explain it to me? Is it a reference to the song that goes, "should I stay or should I go?")

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  23. #6.......or #3. :-)

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  24. 2. "Breaking the chains: How to make holy use of the spam folder."

    Definitely.

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  25. 2, 3, or 6.

    I'm going to go with 6 as well.

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  26. They are all really good, but I think 6 fits the best.

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  27. They're all funny but 3 was the best!

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  28. There are some funny, creative people who read your blog. I am not one of them.

    Loved them all but #6 is too perfect.

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  29. My age is showing but I choose 3.

    Second choice is number 6. =)

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  30. 4: we'll have time to catch up in heaven

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  31. Sorry my email is athiest

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  32. Number 3...it had the SCL song reference going for it and everything.

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  33. agreed #3 is the strongest. now how do i get the clash out of my head?

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  34. well, the allusion of number 3 is good, but it's been done before... it is actually a parody song by apologetix lol, and I think number 6 is more SCLish... so between those two, I will go for number 6

    number 6 it is...

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  35. #2. Partly because it reminds me of a title of a Beth Moore Bible study.

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  36. This is truly difficult! They all made me smile. But I think I'll go with 3. No, 6. Wait...3 it is.

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  37. 6 is a good play on Bible words.

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  38. I would say 7 is the best

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  39. #6 (but #3 is a close second)

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  40. I'm stuck between 1 and 5....

    yea I guess 5 is better...

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  41. They all made me laugh, but I like 7 the best.

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  42. Going for #7 (lots of great options, though!

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  43. you should totally go with two names just like the old Winnie the Pooh books?
    for example numbers 3 and 6

    Chapter ?:
    Should I Pray or Should I Go Now?
    or
    How to Cease Without Praying

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  44. 2

    wv totosin: what dorothy's dog left in the livingroom.

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  45. 6. or 7. Both short and snappy.

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  46. 8. "Giving the prayer chain up (without letting Jesus down)"

    5 is pretty good too.

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  47. Wow, tough call!

    I'm going to say 6

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  48. 5

    wv: gater
    Gater done! Just hit "Unsubscribe!"

    (Yes I know that was incredibly bad. Insert groaning and weeping and gnashing of teeth)

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  49. 1 definitely, the other's don't even come close!

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  50. Love #7

    WV=beampin: to raise the volume of music, often used in hip hop slang, as in "The sound guys beampin the worship this morning."

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  51. the clash, always go with the clash
    #3

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  52. Number 9 is the best!

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  53. #6 gets my vote for sure!

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  54. 2

    WV Junal: A pot-luck dinner in June for all the folks who actually show up to worship during the summer.

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  55. ha 6 made me laugh out loud, def voting for 6

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  56. Did I mention that 6 made me laugh out loud? Figured I'd make sure i said that... Go 6!

    (can we campaign for our favorite number?)

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  57. 1 or 8

    Jarrod had so many funny ones.

    um 1 final answer.

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  58. #7. hands down.
    and silently dancing.

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  59. Being a life-long Beatles fan, I'd haveta say, "Number 9"

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  60. #8

    It just brought back so many memories of my fundy background :-)

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  61. #8--Hilarious! #4 is a close second.

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  63. In my humble opinion, definitely number six. In my proud opinion, it's still number six.

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  64. Can't decide, I'm voting 1 and 2.

    Blessings!

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  65. They're all great, but I actually laughed out loud at...

    #6

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  66. Definitely #6. It's brilliant, and it would make me curious and want to read the chapter of the book!

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  67. #3, 5, and 6 are my fav's. I'll go with # 6 though.

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  68. Tough choice, but I love 6!

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  69. How can you not go with #7!!!!

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  70. It is between 6 or 7,,,but I go with 7!

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  71. I can vote as many times as I want. Sweet. Does each vote have to be a separate comment? I'm going with "no" for an answer. So-
    7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

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  72. Oh no, I'm a fool. The multitude of votes for #7 were supposed to be for #6. I guess it serves me right! :)
    Please count this comment as a vote for #6

    wv: worrian
    "I'm worrian that my stupidity may put #7 in the running unintentionally!"

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  73. 6, with 7 a close second.

    WV: cocap (tr. v): To put the lid on your bottle simultaneously with someone else. "I cocapped my water with Jen."

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  74. I second using two titles: SCL: How to cease without praying, or should I stay of should I go

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