{"id":12086,"date":"2011-03-05T16:13:42","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T21:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=12086"},"modified":"2011-03-05T16:13:42","modified_gmt":"2011-03-05T21:13:42","slug":"church-where-scumbags-are-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/church-where-scumbags-are-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Church where scumbags are welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"

From here<\/a>:\"\"<\/p>\n

It shines out in the night like a beacon of light, attracting the attention of all passers by.<\/p>\n

Of course, if you are going to put a gigantic sign screaming ‘Scumbags Welcome!’ on the road side you probably didn’t intend it to do much else.<\/p>\n

The pastor of Lake County church, Florida, hopes that the controversial billboard will help bring people closer to God.<\/p>\n

Moses Robbins, of the Saturday Night Live (SNL) church, put the billboard up along Highway 441 between Tavares and Leesburg.<\/p>\n

In less than a week, he said the phone has been ringing off the hook – not from Scumbags wanting to be welcomed – but from people criticising it and its message.<\/p>\n

But Robbins said there is nothing vulgar about the sign and he doesn’t care if it offends people, assuring this was not his goal.<\/p>\n

He said that for people to understand they must read the Bible verse Mark 2:13-17, in which Jesus eats with sinners and tax collectors,\u00a0to realise what inspired the billboard.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The SNL<\/a> church\u2019s novel approach to advertising makes a refreshing contrast to that of the typical\u00a0inclusive<\/em> church; let\u2019s hope that, unlike liberal churches who love to include everyone except committed Christians, those who attend are encouraged to become less scummy.<\/p>\n

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