Church wants 'Santa will take you to hell' sign in Olympia

[pokerfan]

Want to witness a religious circus this holiday season? Look no further than the third floor of the state capitol in Olympia.

A controversial Kansas church known for blaming American casualties in Iraq on nationwide tolerance for homosexuality has asked the state for permission to erect a sign stating that "Santa Claus will take you to hell."

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/thebigblog/archives/156716.asp?from=blog_last3">Radical church wants 'Santa will take you to hell' sign in Olympia

:popcorn:

[eShirl]

1. how about another next to it stating "BAH! HUMBUG"

[pokerfan]

4. I hope the Flying Spaghetti Monster makes it in

[rooboy]

2. Hopefully with a big picture of Billy Bob Thornton as Bad Santa!! :) n/t

[Wapsie B]

3. Aside from the obvious homophobia here there's one question I've got.

Do I have to believe in Satan? Seems these people think you do.

[nomorenomore08]

6. Well, to them, those who don't believe in Satan are essentially "useful idiots" for his dark works.

And to those who don't believe in the Prince of Darkness, these guys have a rebuttal:



:rofl:

[Wapsie B]

9. That is just spooky. Not to mention just plain wrong.

I thought it was a parody until I Googled it. :eyes:

These people must've read a different Bible than I did. It said believe in God. I don't remember anything about having to believe in Satan.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

5. I just thought he'd throw you in a sack and beat you

with 6 to 8 black men acting as accomplices.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCUHTDrca4s

[pokerfan]

8. You really don't want to mess around with Santa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recurring_human_characters_from_Futurama#Robot_Santa

[sniffa]

7. This reminds me of something

Church Lady: Hello, I'm the Church Lady, and this is "Church Chat". Well, you know, the holiday season has arrived. And, with it, a little letter from Toledo, Ohio. Let's read that, shall we?

< reading > "Dear Church Lady: I am shocked at the number of people who bring their children to total strangers in Santa suits, and allow them to hold their young ones firmly on their pelvic regions, offer them candy and whisper, 'Don't be afraid to tell me what you really want!' What causes this mass hysteria?" Signed, Elaine.

Well, Elaine, let's examine thew word "Santa", shall we? < holds up board with "SANTA" spelled across it in removeable letters > Santa. Let's see, what have we got here? We've got an S and an A, an N, a T, and another A. Hmm.. < rearranges the letters > Who could be causing all those laps to bounce up and down curiously? Who would help grown men peel the focus from the baby Jesus on his birthday? Who could it be, I just don't know. Could it be.. < echo > Satan!! < the letters now spell "SATAN" >

Alright, and now, speaking about bouncing up and down curiously, let's welcome my first guest, Jessica Hahn.

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/87/87fchurchchat.phtml

[zbdent]

10. I say let them ...

and put up another sign, pointing to that one, saying "and these people think Bush and McCain are too liberal ..."

[SalmonChantedEvening]

11. Phelps and his dimwitted followers should be eaten by fireants.

Disclaimer: My apologies for wishing acid reflux on poor defensless fireants.

De-Disclaimer: I'd paint those bigoted asses with honey just to watch the feast. Then spring for the Pepcid.

[FLyellowdog]

12. Wish I'd taken a photo

of the beautiful huge billboard I saw here in FL that says "Santa is for everyone" and "Merry Christmas"...The Santa image is really nice. Don't know who sponsored it, but they apparently are much nicer than those Kansas people in Olympia.