Church Sign: 'God Wants Spiritual Fruits, Not Religious Nuts' Gets Strong Reaction

[cbayer]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/08/god-wants-spiritual-fruit-church-sign_n_2426026.html

Posted: 01/08/2013 7:12 am EST | Updated: 01/08/2013 11:32 am EST



A small church on Madison Avenue in New York City is turning heads these days -- especially to look at the church's messages out front.

"It’s amazing the amount of attention that those signs get," Brian Crowson, office manager of Madison Avenue Baptist Church told The Huffington Post, "We've been in the New York Post, the Drudge Report and others."

Sometimes the signs from this small Baptist church get political. After one election Crowson put up a quote from Will Rogers that read: 'The problem with political jokes is sometimes they get elected.'

Rev. Susan Sparks is the Senior Pastor of Madison Avenue Baptist Church as well as an established stand up comic. Pastor Sparks told The Huffington Post that she loves the reactions to the signs:


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[GeorgeGist]

1. A Baptist Church in my neighborhood had that on their sign recently.

It was refreshing compared to their usual lamitudes.

[Walk away]

2. Then maybe he should have made his religions more open minded...

and rational!

[cbayer]

3. Do you think all religious are close minded and irrational?

[riverbendviewgal]

4. no I do not

I find the non denominational ones pretty good. And I am a non believer. I like to hear love and kindness preached and put into action.

[cbayer]

5. Welcome to the religion group, riverbendviewgal.

There are a wide variety of both believers and non-believers who post here and it's a great opportunity to see many different perspectives. And, for the most part, there is a great deal of love and kindness going around.

[icnorth]

7. Well stated cbayer. n/t

[cbayer]

8. Thanks, icnorth and welcome to you as well!

[Walk away]

12. I think the definition of religion is close minded and irrational. nt

[cbayer]

13. That's a pretty close minded and irrational position, imo.

[Walk away]

14. Wow! I didn't see that coming!

Religious don't have much of a sense of humor about their beliefs either

[cbayer]

15. Sure they do, but was that supposed to be funny?

[skepticscott]

16. You didn't make her feel warm and fuzzy

So you don't get a welcome. Hope you weren't expecting much. Double standards are rampant among the group's self-appointed scolds and thought police.

[xchrom]

6. Du rec. Nt

[roguevalley]

9. my fave of a local apostolc here was i looked to be happy and i was.

[TrogL]

10. It's better than the heresy my local Baptist church puts on their sign

[cbayer]

11. Hi, TrogL! How have you been?

What kinds of things do the locals put on their signs?

[TrogL]

18. Jesus is God, Jesus is Lord, various combinations

They have absolutely no conception of the Trinity.

[trotsky]

17. "ridicule and mockery are very weak arguments"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1218&pid=63310

Except when you think it's OK, apparently.