I probably shouldn't find this funny, but.....

[marmar]

[Aerows]

1. LOL!

What a joyous future, indeed. Sorry, I found it hilarious, too. I guess we have the same twisted sense of humor.

[Drale]

2. Epic Fail!

Wouldn't be the first religious based Epic Fail though and I'm sure it won't be the last.

[jillan]

3. That is funny!!!

[Kurovski]

4. See? We're only "this close" to getting our shit together.

K&R

[MichiganVote]

5. Where's the 'You're All Going to Hell' message

Just can't give kids and seniors a decent scare with religion anymore.

[SusanaMontana41]

58. roflmao! n/t

[calimary]

69. Probably in that "joyous future" sermon at the end of the week.

:eyes:

[RKP5637]

6. Still Laughing!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. So um, what's the bad news?

It is funny in a strange way.

[NEOhiodemocrat]

8. Now that is funny :)

and sadly true

[catabryna]

9. Hahahahahaha

That's great! :rofl:

I guess this means I'm twisted, as well!

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. If I don't laugh, I would cry, that sort of thing.

Irony can be SO delicious, yes?

[Dappleganger]

11. OMG, you are so right!

[GodlessBiker]

12. Bwahahahahaha... I'd bet you'd find Freepers to be more than 50% of those meetings.

Gotta learn not to beat your wife at the same place ya pray to your jebus.

[Union Scribe]

25. ...

And if they were? I don't get what the criticism is here. Or is it just looking down on support groups and church people in general?

[avebury]

49. The point is that

Monday thru Saturday all reflect bad times while Sunday is about America's Joyous Future. Sunday's sermon totally contradicts Monday thru Saturdays' Messages.

[Union Scribe]

75. Not really.

People having personal problems, and dealing with them via responsible group support, hardly spells doom for America. It's a good thing. Those problems will exist in any society, should we sweep them under the rug so that optimism for the future is more credible to snarky internet sites, or maybe the people going through various problems should abandon hope for a bright future and the title of the Sunday talk could be "We're all fucked" like half the posts here.

It doesn't matter, really, I just don't find it as ironic as everyone else.

[whathehell]

73. That's part of it..

If you're wondering, you might check out "godless biker"...A name

created, no doubt, to distinguish him from all those "godfull" bikers

I guess he can't ride his bike, "while praying to his jeebus"

It gets pretty thick around here..:eyes:

[robinlynne]

70. don't knock people who go to get help. I know you didnt mean it that way, but....

[pauldg0]

74. If you had a clue my friend....

...these are people who have opened up for new understanding in their lives. I for one have gone to AA for twenty years and have found that just about all of us Are either Democrats or liberal Republicans. None of us are anti-people...we help each other.

Of a matter of fact, before I started recovery many years ago I was a repuke and thought like one...a narcissistic egomaniac asshole.

Good luck ....keep an open mind!

[Marie Marie]

13. Is this a case of Denial or Faith?

:rofl:

[dhill926]

14. got a guffaw outta me......n/t

[La Lioness Priyanka]

15. lol

[midnight]

16. OMG this is what comes from an economy ruined by war....

[jwirr]

17. It looks to me like that church is hosting quite a few outside groups

that help people. We do that in our church also. However, I get what you are talking about - the name of the sermon tends to ignore the suffering of the people they host.

[pipi_k]

18. Well I can kinda see their point...

I mean, at least the people in these groups acknowledge they have a problem and are doing something to help themselves.

That's at least one ray of sunshine...



But yeah...on its face, it's pretty amusing. :7

[lunatica]

19. Good one! I had to scroll down to get the last part

It made me burst out laughing.

[Mnemosyne]

20. Too good. Thanks marmar! K&R n/t

[getting old in mke]

21. Nice Irony

but it is nice to see a church that is actually living the mission and not ignoring it. And at least the implication is you can't have the last "Joy" without dealing with the other six first.

[Lucky Luciano]

22. LOL! Brilliant! nt

[RoccoR5955]

23. Taken from Failblog, I see! n/t

[HughBeaumont]

24. K & R. I blame many churches for the mess we're in now.

It's where the weak minded actually learn that hating others is perfectly OK and also let others do the thinking for them.

[Recursion]

57. Yeah, they learn to paint large groups of people with a broad brush ...

... and look down on them as lesser people.

This from a message board that thinks this is a real church sign.

:eyes:

[HughBeaumont]

63. Yeah, it's a real time-saver, I've found.

[Recursion]

64. "Homer, it's easy to criticize"

"Yeah. It's fun, too!"

[LanternWaste]

68. I think politics, television, radio and pop culture does that too.

I think politics, television, radio and pop culture does that too.

Unless of course we merely restrict our indictments to other people's sacred cows...

[raccoon]

26. K&R. You rock, marmar. nt

[peace frog]

27. The Wall of Shame

but there is no shame anymore, is there.

[dawg]

28. Funny. But if it is real ....

then I think that is a great church! Look at all they are trying to do to help people in the community.

[sinkingfeeling]

29. Are the sessions for the community or just the parish?

[dawg]

30. With most churches, all are welcome.

At least that's how it's supposed to be.

[Recursion]

54. It's an art piece by Erika Rothenberg

Kind of a bummer to find that out.

[LeftinOH]

31. What kind of soup is it?

[AnneD]

32. Stone Soup!!!!

EOM

[jtuck004]

33. +1 We need more of that. eom

[SacoMaine61]

34. Optimistic in the face of adversity

I like their pluck!

[xchrom]

35. Funny! Nt

[mountainlion55]

36. effin sad

What was the old bumper sticker that said if you love them set them free and if they don't come back hunt them down and kill'em. Thats religion in a nutshell.:evilgrin:

[Citizen Worker]

37. A case of cognitive dissonance, perhaps?

[lumberjack_jeff]

38. At first, it's funny. Then it's not.

Churches like it when they're the only go-to organization for social needs, it makes them powerful.

From the Preacher's perspective, it's a joyous future indeed.

[eppur_se_muova]

39. I'm reminded of Boxer from "Animal Farm" ...

"I will work harder", as he's carted off to the glue factory ...

[nolabear]

40. Well, it is the definition of "faith" isn't it?

I'm not a fan of many things churches do, but often they do provide a place for people to go when they're in need, and the gov't. certainly doesn't.

[femrap]

41. I see the humor....no doubt. nt

[upi402]

42. US growth sectors: McDonalds and mental health intervention

yeah no

[Wounded Bear]

43. Unintended irony is often the very best....

Funny on its face, but it shows the underlying series of problems facing many people today.

I have to echo the sentiments of those who applaud the outreach, at least. As a member of one of the "upper six" categories, I appreciate that many churches provide low cost access to meeting rooms for groups such as those.

I'm still not very religious, but some of them do it right.

[Recursion]

55. It was intended. It's a piece of social satire

http://erikarothenberg.com/ptgsetc/ptgs.shtml

[Jazzgirl]

44. LOLOLOL!!!

Yes....it is funny! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[livefreest]

45. lol. this can't be real. i hope it's not real

[Recursion]

56. Well, it's a real work of art in Chicago. It's not a real church sign (nt)

[Smarmie Doofus]

46. Who said 'there is no God'? nt

[Keith Bee]

47. !

:rofl:

[the_chinuk]

48. It's dead on-target.

In the future (provided we have one), digital archaeologists will come up with this picture and our previously inscrutably-insane civilization will be explained to a fare-thee-well.

[JohnnyRingo]

50. Now that's an uplifting sermon.

Here's a picture I took last year in Kent Ohio:

[didact]

51. No...that is funny*

:rofl:

[intaglio]

52. I can imagine George Carlin making this part of his stand up n/t

[Recursion]

53. This is an installation by Erika Rothenberg at the Art Institute of Chicago

http://erikarothenberg.com/ptgsetc/ptgs.shtml

FWIW

[ItNerd4life]

59. Thanks for sharing. I like the 'Pushing the right buttons'. nt

[ItNerd4life]

60. You should correct that this is art, not an actual church sign.

It's funny as art, would have been a 'fail' if it was a real sign.

[Recursion]

61. Interestingly it "cuts" at us too

It's a satire of American churches, sure, but it also works as a satire of how we latte-drinkers look at American churches (particularly given the responses here).

[orbitalman]

62. Ironic and... typical....

especially a sermon entitled, "Obama's American Failure.":sarcasm:

[Jackpine Radical]

65. My personal favorite, and seen on a real church sign, was

SUN WORSHIP 10 AM

I always knew there were a lot of pagans in my neck of the woods, but I hadn't realized we had actually captured a Methodist church.

[slackmaster]

66. There's nothing wrong with you marmar, that's the funniest thing I've seen all day.

And I've seen some funny shit.

[El Supremo]

67. That says it all!

[wxgeek7]

71. Makes sense

...when you're down, where else can you go, but up :)

[Solly Mack]

72. Snicker