And yet there's a whole church flock that gleefully thinks that sh!t is clever. But I guess you gotta rely on word play because quoting actual scripture could be considered pornography, incite lynch mobs or simply scare the bejeezus out of potential parishioners so that they don't go in.
Word play is a way of 'asking' or graving for attention? There will always be people who will ask questions about it. Probably a new way to get in touch with people and to get them to visit the church and attend a service? I get a lot of advertising brochures from churches , somethimes i'll read it out of curiosity but mostly that go's directly in the trash. Here we don't see marquees infront of churches.
"Word play is a way of 'asking' or graving for attention?"
Perhaps so, including a way of sprucing up something that may be lackluster or ineffective on it's own.
"Probably a new way to get in touch with people and to get them to visit the church and attend a service?"
Right, noting that while it might lure some new church members, dollars to doughnuts, those will be people who already believe in things like "Hell", "Sin", "the Son of God", etc., etc. IOW, I would wager a lot of money that such nonsense has never lured an atheist into church, much less, converted them to theism. Like I always say, no one is more fearful of "Hell" than those who actually believe in it.
... a way of sprucing up something that may be lackluster or ineffective on it's own.
Precisely - Church elders are well aware that folks won't "buy in" to what the bible (or other scripture) says at face value, so they MUST spin it into something that gives hope and calms fears. It becomes easy to do when you can "interpret" it to fit whatever message you want to send and if someone questions the actual texts they just spin it as "Well, that's in the old languages, but today it would mean X so ..."
(I don't always use the contraction for the possessive, but when I do, I blame it on gremlins)
"Church elders are well aware that folks won't 'buy in' to what the bible (or other scripture) says at face value"
Right. And if things like "The Fall" can't be taken at face value, then we can kiss the "solution" goodbye, since if there's not a literal "Original Sin", then there's no need for an "Atonement", or, um, "Son block" :)
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And yet there's a whole church flock that gleefully thinks that sh!t is clever. But I guess you gotta rely on word play because quoting actual scripture could be considered pornography, incite lynch mobs or simply scare the bejeezus out of potential parishioners so that they don't go in.
"there's a whole church flock that gleefully thinks that sh!t is clever."
Yes, hence, being torn between laughing and crying.
Happy B-day, BTW
Word play is a way of 'asking' or graving for attention?
There will always be people who will ask questions about it.
Probably a new way to get in touch with people and to get them to visit the church and attend a service?
I get a lot of advertising brochures from churches , somethimes i'll read it out of curiosity but mostly that go's directly in the trash.
Here we don't see marquees infront of churches.
"Word play is a way of 'asking' or graving for attention?"
Perhaps so, including a way of sprucing up something that may be lackluster or ineffective on it's own.
"Probably a new way to get in touch with people and to get them to visit the church and attend a service?"
Right, noting that while it might lure some new church members, dollars to doughnuts, those will be people who already believe in things like "Hell", "Sin", "the Son of God", etc., etc. IOW, I would wager a lot of money that such nonsense has never lured an atheist into church, much less, converted them to theism. Like I always say, no one is more fearful of "Hell" than those who actually believe in it.
"Here we don't see marquees infront of churches."
Europe, I take it? Lucky you!
... a way of sprucing up something that may be lackluster or ineffective on it's own.
Precisely - Church elders are well aware that folks won't "buy in" to what the bible (or other scripture) says at face value, so they MUST spin it into something that gives hope and calms fears. It becomes easy to do when you can "interpret" it to fit whatever message you want to send and if someone questions the actual texts they just spin it as "Well, that's in the old languages, but today it would mean X so ..."
Thanks for the birthday wishes :)
Correction: "its"
(I don't always use the contraction for the possessive, but when I do, I blame it on gremlins)
"Church elders are well aware that folks won't 'buy in' to what the bible (or other scripture) says at face value"
Right. And if things like "The Fall" can't be taken at face value, then we can kiss the "solution" goodbye, since if there's not a literal "Original Sin", then there's no need for an "Atonement", or, um, "Son block" :)
Update: The same church as since changed their marquee to this zinger:
"The best vitamin for a Christian is B1"
Oh, Dios mio!
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