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    Bad Church Signs

    I saw this one today here in Louisville, out in front of one of the many PC(USA) churches in our city. I was driving so I only caught the first two lines of the syllogism, so I'm guessing as to the third...

    God is love.
    Love is here.
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    You object to the doctrine of the omnipresence of God?
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    Quote Originally Posted by steven-nemes View Post
    You object to the doctrine of the omnipresence of God?
    God is not present in the same way in all places. Hell can sometimes be referred to as a place where God is "absent," because He is not there in the sense that He offers no blessings there, but only curses. Likewise, God could be at that church, but not in the sense that He is among His people, blessing them.

    But never mind me, I have to go get some pizza now!

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    As for bad signs that I've seen, I hate the ones that pretend to be a "letter" from God, unless they're direct Bible verses. For instance, I remember seeing one that said:

    We need to talk. See you Sunday.
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    I saw a funny one after Easter that said, "Still open between now and Christmas"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vonnie Dee View Post
    I saw a funny one after Easter that said, "Still open between now and Christmas"
    Now that's funny!
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    I like the ones that say, "Revival here this week." How do those people get the Holy Spirit's 800 number? How do they get to schedule Him?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Curt View Post
    I like the ones that say, "Revival here this week." How do those people get the Holy Spirit's 800 number? How do they get to schedule Him?
    Dial 1-888-CFINNNEY
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marrow Man View Post
    Dial 1-888-CFINNNEY
    Now that was good!
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    My old church in Highlandtown had one that said, "Hypocrites? In the church? Join us! What's one more?"
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    But not what I would call a "bad" church sign.

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    I seen one at a Lutheran church just this past week and I was wanting to rant about it and here's my opportunity! It read: "Good News! God believes in you!" Seemed to me they were making God out to be just some cosmic cheerleader. Made me very nauseous.
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    You can make your own here: Church Sign Generator

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    but not now, cause the website is down
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    My wife saw a truly sad one outside of a Unitarian Church the other day:

    "We don't do guilt"

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    Quote Originally Posted by ericfromcowtown View Post
    My wife saw a truly sad one outside of a Unitarian Church the other day:

    "We don't do guilt"

    I'm sure they don't do sin either.
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    This sign was at OxyPres down the street from the LA RP. I still have NO IDEA what it means! Notice that this one is real... not from church sign generator! You cannot fake stuff this bad!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ericfromcowtown View Post
    My wife saw a truly sad one outside of a Unitarian Church the other day:

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    That's Osteenian
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    Quote Originally Posted by Backwoods Presbyterian View Post
    Here ya go Rev. Eshelman...

    Wha....? That doesn't even make sense.

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    I need to make a correction to the OP. As I stated there, I could not read the entire sign while passing by (always a good indicator of a bad sign -- too wordy!). I passed by the church again today and this is what it said:

    God is love.
    Love is here. Come and see.
    While that's cheesy and all, it's not nearly as bad as I had assumed. My apologies for suggesting otherwise.
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    God is love.
    Love is here. Come and see.
    Unfortunately for them, now it's invalid!
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