Looking for a way to pack people into your church? How about this? Porn and Pancakes!
According to an article on wcbstv (Click here: wcbstv.com - Upstate NY Church Hosts 'Porn And Pancakes' Event) . . .
(AP) ONTARIO, N.Y. It's not your typical church breakfast.
An event billed as ‘Porn and Pancakes’ is being hosted by a church in rural upstate New York. The breakfast discussion on the pornography industry in America is planned next month at the Living Word Assembly of God Church in the town of Ontario, in rural Wayne County about ten miles east of Rochester. A billboard advertisement near the church shows the words ‘Porn and Pancakes’ written in syrup on a stack of flapjacks. Organizers said the Feb. 10 event will be an honest discussion about pornography and its impact on society. The discussion will be led by XXX Church, a group of youth ministers who travel the country talking about porn and the porn industry. The pastor of the Wayne County church said that churches from Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse have asked about also hosting ‘Porn and Pancakes’ events.
And you thought I was kidding . . . This one is so bad it is hard to say anything in reply. Before anyone has a cow, the picture comes from the wcbstv website reporting on the event.
Looks to me like a "bait and switch" operation of the first order. And just what will the pastor say to all the sweet little old ladies and curious teens and their angry parents in his church? I guess they just have to put up with this so the church can "reach out."
I give up . . .
The above is from a website I visit regularly. Why does it seem to be ok that the church can pull off a bait and switch routine but it’s against the law for a car dealership to do it. After living long enough in our society, I guess the church feels they have a product to sell. Too bad all we have is a story to tell. All this reminds me of a song.
I could hear the church bells ringing,
they pealed aloud your praise.
The member's faces were smiling,
with their hands outstretched to shake.
It's true they did not move me.
My heart was hard and tired.
Their perfect fire annoyed me.
I could not find you anywhere.
Could someone please tell me the story
of sinners ransomed from the fall?
I still have never seen you, and somedays
I don't love you at all.
The devoted were wearing bracelets
to remind them why they came.
Some concrete motivation
when the abstract could not do the same.
But, if all that's left is duty, I'm falling on my sword
at least then, I would not serve an unseen distant lord.
Could someone please tell me the story
of sinners ransomed from the fall ?
I still have never seen you, and somedays
I don't love you at all.
If this only a test,
i hope that i'm passing, cuz i'm losing steam
but I still want to trust you.
Peace be still
