Yet another reason for atheists to quit being so spiteful: This is what the backlash looks like.
“I know it’s a crazy idea,” said pastor Kelly Lohrke, whose 600 members attend services in Kansas City, Kan., and nearby Lee’s Summit, Mo. “I know it’s a radical idea. Christians can have fun with their faith and sharing their faith.”
Lohrke said he came up with the idea out of frustration over the removal of crosses, nativity scenes and other religious symbols from public view…
“We’ve gotten nothing but positives,” said Lohrke, who has dressed like Jesus at a Starbucks, a Target store and a post office.
Time’s piece on church attendance on Christmas makes an interesting point about pastors increasingly orienting holiday services toward first-time attendees, instead of regular congregants. These guys are just the opposite: Having Jesus sidle up next to you at Wal-Mart might not faze believers, but if you’re a “seeker” who’s thinking of dipping a toe into the Christian pool, you might want to start a little slower than the church where members wear, um, crowns of thorns.
Exit question: If emulating the leader of one’s sect is now de rigueur, does that mean I have to be drunk all the time?
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