Found this on the window of a local dry cleaner’s today (notice my Birkenstocks in reflection). Website here. Bet you people in Northampton, Mass., don’t see ads for events like this in your public square. Anyway, if you’re in Starhill this weekend, and looking for something to do…
Joe the Plutocrat says: what am I going to do when the world is on fire? I suspect burn like Minister Clay and his lovely “Lady Elect”. what is a “Lady Elect”? a male who just got the “green light” from his insurance provider to go ahead with gender reassignment surgery?
Sands says: “(notice my Birkenstocks in reflection)”
The 90s called and they want them back.
jaybird says: Grown men who wear Birkenstocks are definitely going to Fashion Hell.
John E_o says: Those two don’t look like they’ve missed any meals – must be steady work in telling folks they are in danger of hellfire.
Matt in TX says: Bet you people in Northampton, Mass., don’t see ads for events like this in your public square.
As a New England native, I see the hand of the Devil in that atrocious graphic design.
MH - Secular Misanthropist says: We don’t but not for lack of trying. NETS has had a church planting campaign in New England for several years now:
http://www.netsinstitute.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=111&Itemid=186
But they’re running headlong into our spiritually hard soil and referred to it as the graveyard of churches.
TWylite says: With a few tweaks, this could be a typical street-posted advertisement for a heavy metal gig.
Charles Cosimano says: Well, considering that Heaven is obviously going to be a lunatic asylum…
David J. White says: When I was growing up, the pastor of our parish would regularly give a sermon with the tag line, “There is a Hell, and you may go there!” My mother always remarked to us that it sounded as if he was giving us permission.
Mr. Patrick says: Who’s Going To Hell? is playing with Crusade and Ministry? This should definitely psyche up the metalheads.
James Kabala says: Once Northamptoners (Northamptonites?) were of sterner stock: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Edwards_%28theologian%29
Steve in Ohio says: “Lady Elect”–must be a Calvinistic ministry.
Joanna says: At least he left the black socks at home!
cecelia says: I love my birkenstocks so much that I wear them in the winter with heavy wool socks. I get dozens of pairs of colorful socks from friends as gifts because of this perceived eccentricity. Personally – I have doubts about those who do not recognize the wonderfullness of birkenstocks.
Lord Karth says: I’m almost tempted to drive by the Star Hill Baptist Church, open the windows and crank up some AC/DC on my car speakers.
Anyone care to guess which tune I’d play ?
Your servant,
Lord Karth
Peter H says: I can’t vouch for Northampton, Mass, but here’s something similar from Saint Paul, Minnesota: Revelation Darkest Secrets Uncovered You Must Attend!
Liam says: Rod
Just to be sure that your reference to Northampton was deliberately ironic: you are aware that Northampton MA was Ground Zero for the First Great Awakening, right?
And now….
But they’re running headlong into our spiritually hard soil and referred to it as the graveyard of churches.
That’s weird because where I live we have a lot of churches in the area. I think maybe it’s more because we are saturated with them and can’t absorb any more. There’s like 34 churches in my town of 40,000 people, and virtually every town has multiple ones-it’s not like we are that big of a hub.
JMW says: Well, Rod, I don’t know much about who is goin’ to Hell, but I do know who was bodily assumed into heaven, and you’re missing our parish festival in celebration of her, which began with a Triduum of evening prayer and which culminates in porcetta sandwiches, beer, and music, after Mass on Sunday. I’d write more, but I’ve got to go set up the tents.
MH - Secular Misanthropist says: Dave Dutcher, remember that NETS is affiliated with Southern Conservative Evangelicals. So from their point of view only 2% of New England churches are biblically wakened and the need for the gospel is great. It’s no wonder New England has become the epicenter of the nones.
BTW I got that from reading their site which I thought was a riot.
Franklin Evans says: As a card-carrying member of the Repaving Crew, I expect to be one of the first down that Road. I’ve spent a lifetime with Good Intentions, and I’ll be damned before they go to waste.
I still like to sing, when helping my smallest child tie her shoes, “I got shoes, you got shoes, all God’s children got shoes…” with its un-PC refrain “Everybody talkin’ ’bout Heaven ain’t goin there….”
I add that I think I would like now to change my title from “Mrs” to Lady Elect.”