Forever 3:16

So along my trip, I made sure to remember the things I noticed/experienced. First of all, I've never noticed this in Toronto- or maybe it's just present in the States, but at the bottom of Forever 21 bags is 'John 3:16'.

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

I must admit that I'm not the best at all at memorizing verses, and I haven't looked at this one in a while. At first, I thought that the verse might have something to do with ethics that connects to a company policy. Upon further research (as in, looking up the passage), my thought is that it's simple and smart outreach. 'John 3:16' being printed on the bag doesn't take up much space, and it's subtle enough so that those that get easily offended by religion are okay with it. And who knows how many people actually search it up. I just thought it was awesome how the owners are using the store's fame for good.

Secondly, we were in an Italian restaurant whose placemats were of important dates for a few months, and one of the dates was Lent. It doesn't really seem like a big thing, but for me, I find it kind of amusing when I see things like this because society's so like, "don't talk about religion because it's politically incorrect". So i just like when I see religious references (small or big) out in the open like that. Maybe I'm just noticing it more when I go on vacation, and it's no secret that they're more religious in the States, but man. It makes Canada seem so restricting. It's kind of funny how equality all of a sudden became a taboo for religion.

Just a small sharing. More to come,
Sabrina