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So, you may have to be a youth pastor to find this video amusing, but I think it\u2019s hilarious.<\/p>\n

Maybe that\u2019s because I used to relish the opportunity to take school assignments and turn them into something incredibly ridiculous that the teacher never intended.<\/p>\n

Pretty sure that is exactly what we have here.<\/p>\n

From his description, this teen had to do some sort of school report on the stoning of Stephen found in the book of Acts. So, naturally he set the story to Katy Perry\u2019s hit song \u201cFirework.\u201d<\/p>\n

Personally, I applaud his sense of humor and the courage it must have taken to turn this video in to his teacher.<\/p>\n

\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jD2_TU_yJFU<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"