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Church signs
August 29, 2010 at 1:22 pm
So, here in the grand Bible belt, we have a church nearly on every block, and I often find it amusing (and sometimes annoying) to notice what sort of goofy messages churches are adding to their front signs.
One that I saw yesterday read, to paraphrase: "God's original txt message to the world: the Bible."
Pretty corny.
Anyone seen any good ones lately?
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RE: Church signs
August 29, 2010 at 2:06 pm
I can't remember the specific messages, but the church just in front of my high school always has amusingly fire and brimstone signs; one in particular that I can recall was something to the affect of "Not accepting Jesus means you will burn!" My friend and I always get a laugh out of it.
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RE: Church signs
August 29, 2010 at 3:38 pm
There are church sign generators all over the web.
http://www.says-it.com/churchsigns/
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RE: Church signs
August 29, 2010 at 4:02 pm
There's one near my house that says "Sign broken, come inside for message." Fat chance.
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RE: Church signs
August 29, 2010 at 4:17 pm
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HAHA... ha!!!
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RE: Church signs
August 29, 2010 at 4:37 pm
One near us said, 'Fight truth decay... read the Bible!' and, around election time, 'God doesn't need your vote.' The latter one's clearly false, as he's always blackmailing people to vote for him with their souls.
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RE: Church signs
August 29, 2010 at 8:50 pm
I saw one that said the flipping church of god and another that said laying in bed and yelling oh god! doesn't constitute going to church, heh. I also read one that said "god doesn't believe in Atheist therefore Atheist don't exist" Isn't that hypocritical sense god doesn't exist anyways?
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RE: Church signs
August 29, 2010 at 9:10 pm
this wasn't on a church sign, but a billboard my boyfriend saw when he was little "We need to talk -God" my boyfriend thought someone was actually saying that specifically to him, but he was little so that is to be expected.
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RE: Church signs
August 29, 2010 at 10:56 pm
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(August 29, 2010 at 4:02 pm)Shell B Wrote: There's one near my house that says "Sign broken, come inside for message." Fat chance.
lol. I think I've seen one to that effect before.
(August 29, 2010 at 4:17 pm)chasm Wrote:
HAHA... ha!!!
Ha! I thought it was the missionary position. Oh well. Christopher Hitchens already covered that one!
(August 29, 2010 at 4:02 pm)Shell B Wrote: There's one near my house that says "Sign broken, come inside for message." Fat chance.
Love that quote from Twain, by the way. It was referenced in a book I've read in the last year or two. I've ready many in that time, so I can't remember which one.
(August 29, 2010 at 9:10 pm)Cego_Colher Wrote: this wasn't on a church sign, but a billboard my boyfriend saw when he was little "We need to talk -God" my boyfriend thought someone was actually saying that specifically to him, but he was little so that is to be expected.
Ahh yes. I've seen the "We need to talk - God" billboard
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"As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; for the first time, in that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world. Finding it so much like myself—so like a brother, really—I felt that I had been happy and that I was happy again." — Albert Camus, "The Stranger"
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RE: Church signs
August 29, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Quote:Ahh yes. I've seen the "We need to talk - God" billboard
Perhaps what is needed is an Atheist sign saying " So? Talk."
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