Exhibit #317 on knowing your community
So some church in Tennessee sent out a mailer regarding a series on marriage. And put on racy title across the top of it. Apparently, they "do church differently." I have this sneaking suspicion that this isn't the Gospel Jesus modeled. Maybe it's just me.
"Church preaches power of sex" (1:25, via CNN.com).
Money quote:
Concerned Parent: Why don't they take the thousands, literally thousands, they spend on the mail-outs and put that directly in the community, as opposed to having some kind of shock value to their mail-outs?
[crickets]
I'm filing this under "When Doing Church Differently Makes You Look Stupid on National TV."
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posted by Peter at 8:11 PM
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