Sin boldly

Why it doesn't pay to think small: Boston-area teenagers used home computer equipment to counterfeit ten-dollar bills, then spent the fake money on junk food. The ringleader has been charged with four felonies, but he's a badass -- in nonrelated charges, he's also on the hook for rape. Looks like several others, who passed the bills, are getting a wrist slap.

The headline, "Sin boldly," is a refernce to a comment by Martin Luther, who said:

God does not save people who are only fictitious sinners. Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly.

Most people just remember the part about sinning boldly, of course. The comment is a source of much humor among Lutherans, as you can see from this site. (Thanks to Annamarie for the link.)